| Club | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B5 | Rafael Bravo | 2,554 |
| 2 | 1DM | Predrag Kupcevic | 2,525 |
| 3 | NV | Paul Parker | 2,395 |
| Open/18 Meter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XG | Jerzy Szemplinski | 2,291 |
| 2 | 7T | Sean Fidler | 2,236 |
| 3 | MS | Sergei Morozov | 2,212 |
Last night was the mandatory pilots' meeting followed by a beer and Pizza welcome dinner sponsored by XU Aviation. Located at the London, ON airport XU is the premiere composite repair shop in the area and can handle all of your maintenance needs! The forecast for the day was good in terms of thermal strength and convective height, but there were a few wrinkles to factor in as well. B/S ratio was showing a 3 with wind at +15 kts on the ground and +20 kts at 5000 ft, smoke reducing visibility...
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Monday was the first practice day and with thunderstorms in the afternoon forecast there was no flying. Tuesday the thunderstorm forecast was better, although a brief rain shower did envelop the airport just as the launch had been completed. Prior to the rain a large hole appeared in the release area around the middle of the launch and many of the club class gliders had a sled ride back to the runway with not a ripple in the air. The rain then reinforced their decisions to stay on the ground...
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