South African Nationals 2011

Südafrika,   10. Dezember 2011 – 22. Dezember 2011

After flying - Day 5 16th December .. Carol says .....


Launching commenced at noon and the gate opened for the Club class after 12.30 and for the Open/18m class a little after 1 p.m. and then similarly to yesterday there was quite a long wait before any of the pilots made a start.  

The afternoon was a lot calmer with little wind on the ground.  Just before 15.30 the first Club class was calling a finish, and then the rest of the Club class followed suit over the next 40 minutes, as some of them had started a good 30 minutes after the first starter.

Conditions have been good with a lot less wind up above compared to yesterday, and reports of 2.5m/sec up to 4 m/sec being enjoyed.  

Being a public holiday, there have been a number of local Welkom people visiting the airfield and watching the gliders.  

As I write all the pilots have returned to the airfield and appear to have enjoyed their day – one has only just landed, so not the quickest of flights for him!

Till tomorrow

Geschrieben am 16. Dezember 2011 um 16:58.

Letzte Sieger

1. Conrad Gerte 104,79 km/h
2. Gunter Kruger 85,83 km/h
3. Konrad Stark 83,68 km/h
3. Stephan van den Berg 86,25 km/h

Letzte Aufgabe

Wertungstag 11, 21.12.2011
Aufgabengröße: 139,66 km  /  391,43 km  (259,41 km)
Aufgabenzeit: 2:15:00
Aktualisiert: 21.05.15, 06:38
Wertungstag 12, 22.12.2011
Aufgabengröße: 105,99 km  /  332,65 km  (214,42 km)
Aufgabenzeit: 2:00:00
Aktualisiert: 21.05.15, 06:38