Well, i'm sure youve noticed that we have managed 5 competition days so far.
Today we got as far as gridding up, changing the tasks, scrubbing the Club class, lining the tugs up and then cancelling the whole competition for the day!
Some of the more intrepid aviators have taken a launch, maybe in honour of the 110th anniversary of the Wright brothers first powered flight (but more likely just because they wanted to go flying!).
Tune in tomorrow for another day 6.
Yesterday we practiced sitting around in the rain. Today we hope for better!
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As always, the files you need for Airspace and Turnpoints are available at John Leibacher's Worlwide Turnpoint Exchange. Just click on the links provided via the Downloads tab shown above.
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Practice Day & Compulsory Pilots’ Briefing @ 19.00: Wed. 11th December 2013 (mandatory) Competition Days: 12th – 21st December 2013 Prize giving: Sat. 21st December 2013 – time/venue t.b.a. Bulletin 2: 1. Thank you for your entries – you can see your fellow competitors on www.soaringspot.com 2. Remember 11th December is a mandatory practice fly...
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Practice Day: Wed. 11th December 2013 (mandatory) Compulsory Briefing: Wed. 11th Dec. @ 19.00 hrs (mandatory) Competition Days: 12th – 21st December 2013 Prize giving: Sat. 21st December 2013 – time/venue t.b.a. Bulletin 1: 1. Early payment, and notification of your intention to enter is essential and will be appreciated so that the relevant organizational arrangements can be made, e.g. number of tugs, amount of fuel, no. of tow ropes, etc. that will be required. 2. As...
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