Canadian Nationals 2023

Rockton, Canada,   July 24, 2023 – August 4, 2023

Day 3

Today, we flew.  Unfortunately, it took too long for condiions to develop to the point that a task could be flown.  Two sniffers were launched with the first at noon almost beating the towplane back to the ground.  The second sniffer launched around 1 PM was more successful managing to stay airborne for about 30 minutes under the first wispy cu.  At 1:30 a third sniffer was launched and was able to climb above 2500 ft AGL.

The launch started around 2 PM and there were a few relights due to unreliable clouds and weak lift.  Finally when things seemed to be getting better around 3 PM, there really wasn't enough time left in the day to get the gate opened and then fly minimum distances of 100 km in Club and 140 km in Open/18m.

Part of the problem was the large storm to the west that was throwing shade on the task area and shutdown the lift.

Written by: Dave Springford on July 29, 2023 at 3:04 AM.
Edited by: Dave Springford on July 29, 2023 at 1:52 PM.

Latest winner

1. Rafael Bravo 77.44 km/h
2. David Gossen 73.10 km/h
3. N. Kent Beckham 70.84 km/h
Updated: 8/15/23, 11:52 PM
1. Dave Springford 95.04 km/h
2. Jerzy Szemplinski 94.39 km/h
3. Sergei Morozov 93.49 km/h
Updated: 8/15/23, 11:36 PM

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Task 5, Aug 4, 2023
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Task duration: 2:30:00
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Task 5, Aug 4, 2023
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Task duration: 2:30:00
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