Sunday started at Renmark with two gliders waiting to be rigged, but we didn't have enough people for that until lunchtime. Amid the usual calls of "It's not engaged. Move it IN", and "Hurry up, it's heavy" I started hearing things like "Wow, look at that sky".
Some rapid glider preparation happened, and the first launch was at 2:20pm, Jim doing the evaluation flight on the Blanik. My launch was next, in the Hornet. I released into a changeable 3-4 knot thermal and clambered up, after a while spotting the Blanik above me. That can't be allowed to happen, but I couldn't get up to him. By persisting, some time after Jim had gone away I made it almost to 12,000 feet. Right, done that, nobody else wants the glider, so where now? I cruised off to the south-west, following clouds around a blue hole, and after a while I was at Wunkar topping up to 11,000. That was the last worthwhile climb I found, but it was enough to glide to Veitch and back to Renmark in still air, having done 120+ km. In a bit less time, David Campain had got to 10,000, and done Taplan - Lake Victoria - Renmark, 182 km, while evaluating the Mosquito. His best climb was an average 8.3 knots. I didn't find anything that good. It was a very pleasant afternoon. Anyone who had made a whole day of it could have done some reasonable distance. Any other stories? -- _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
