Day 6
Today I can do no better than to reproduce the Contest Director's morning message.
"With the best will in the world, there's no way to ignore the forecast for this afternoon; thick cloud and scattered rain showers.Rain radar confirms already showering. We can't set a task in this.. Sorry but no choice other than to cancel today."
Tough call, but good to make it early. Thanks Rob.
Day 5
Unfortunately another "no fly" day with 50 kt winds at cloudbase. Can't win them all.
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Day Four
Today at least lived up to its promises ..... it promised nothing, and nothing was what we got. Wind too strong, cloud too low, wave too far away. With a miserable forecast for the next couple of days as well, many have headed home, so another victim of the day was our planned roast dinner at the Club tonight. Shame. Fingers crossed for at least one more good day before the end of the week.
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Day Three
Day Three and Task 2. Unfortunately it was a "politician" day - it promised much, but delivered little! The weather looked quite promising with a "sea-breeze" type convergence coming from Hawke's Bay so a task was set to take advantage of that. A sniffer was sent up just before 1300 and on his (albeit limited) success a launch was commenced. It wasn't long, however, before the circuit started coming alive again with returnees; it was just too tough. No-one got around, but the good news is that e...
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Day Two
"Racing Class and Sports Class, your gate is now open!" Great to hear those words again. The season is underway! Overcast skies this morning broke up to reveal some promising looking Cu's, so a task was set and a launch began just after midday. Thus far everyone is doing well. A modest task with big circles is appropriate for the day and for the field with its greatly varying experience, so everyone is having fun (except the retrieve crews SO FAR!)
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Day One
Lots of good "shakedown" flights yesterday, and only one landout! No task today due to weather conditions having deteriorated somewhat, but should be flyable this afternoon. The improvement is forecast to continue so looking forward to better news tomorrow.
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Practice Day
A bustle of activity at Centennial Park today. A dozen or more gliders being rigged and readied under some promising-looking Cu's. The runway is looking good after numerous mowings, the tow planes are out - let's go!
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