December 28, 2012
Expected temp of 29 for Renmark and 15kts from the south gave the task setters cause for concern … the day would be a challenge and most pilots would agree it turned out to be exactly that good bits with some not so good especially if you found yourself below 2000 ft. With a 2:30 …
December 17, 2012
Saturday started out overcast with low cu, but which we expected to clear later. It did begin to lift and break up and by midday it looked quite soarable. A hint of shear wave was also evident with the streeting across wind and some cu’s showing a rounded or bread loaf look. Pete Paine, Craig, …
November 7, 2012
Last weekend, 3 and 4 November 2012, we had a weekend’s flying to start off the cross-country season. Saturday 3rd, all the club single seaters were filled and the usual suspects went out to do a short task – Waikerie Wunkar Kingston Waikerie, as a 1.5 hour AAT task. Climbs went to about 6000 feet, …
August 20, 2012
The competition is over for another two years and the next open class championships will be held in Poland. Here are some stats quoted by our comps director at the closing ceremony. ‘Now for some interesting statistics: I believe that the winning scores of this championships are more points than have ever been earned at …
August 16, 2012
Well it is the end of day 10 and we have another 3000 points up for grabs did I get that quote from Top Gun ? The Ozzies are doing PB’s every day and the best of the best are here doing battle in the sky’s over the Texas southern plains. Today’s result in the …
August 7, 2012
Australian Gliding Team: Uvalde 2012 Several gliders were rigged this morning (most crews would have seen the wonderful orange glowing sun rise) By 8:30 all the Australian gliders have been prepared for the day, towed out to the staging positions beside the launch points, having been weighed on the way out. Time for breakfast and …
August 7, 2012
The 32nd FAI World gliding championships in Uvalde Texas has been billed as the Olympics of Gliding with 120 pilots from 40 difference countries. All roads lead to Uvalde which is at the cross roads of two major highways. Highway 90 runs east west from Florida to Los Angeles ; Hwy 83 runs from the Mexican …
15M & 18m and Open class world comp Uvalde Texas Read More »
February 10, 2012
Day 4 It was a good day for me as I won the day and gained much more satisfaction from this win than winning the Hw last day last year in 2011. The competition winner will be John Orton flying his ZSD55 as he has won every day so far except this one. Flying a …
February 5, 2012
HORSHAM WEEK 5th February 2012 All gliders arrived safely at Horsham and were rigged and tied down by 1600. On arrival at our accommodation Cottage on Searle a traditional weather board house with Baltic pine floors and a very farm house feel to it. Just for a bit of fun and to add some random …
January 19, 2012
January 2012 saw the return of Orange Week to the Waikerie skies. Under the directorship of John Hudson the twelve pilots sought to maximise their flying fun with some even electing to add spice to their tasks by risking “Fresh” class. Some wont do that again. Overall winner and recipient of the “Orange Week” trophy …
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