Guys
Spot tracking devices have been installed in all gliders in the 18 metre and Open classes for Day 2 of the Australian Multi Class Nationals being held at Benalla, Victoria. Yesterday we had a few pilots who forgot to turn on the spots and a couple of failures due to low batteries, so not all gliders were shown. The ones that were on the track maps gave us a good look at what was happening out there! There are 8 gliders in Open class and 12 gliders in 18 metre. The link for Open class is: http://track.glidingmaps.com/event/multiclass09-open/current/display The link for 18 metre class is: http://track.glidingmaps.com/event/multiclass09-18m/current/display Launch time is 2:15pm. Class launch sequence is: Standard, 18M, 15M, then Open. The original task set for the day was a 720km fixed task, but the temperature didn't break the inversion so a delay was called. The B task was selected but the day again did not prove to be cooperative. Then the wind changed affecting the runway selection. The gliders have been re-gridded and a C task determined. The task is an AAT (Assigned Area Task) of 3 hours duration for all classes in the comp The task is: Benalla Boree Creek - 30 kilometre radius area Deniliquin - 70 kilometre radius area Glenrowan - 15 kilometre radius area Benalla Minimum distance is 319 kilometres; Maximum distance is 709 kilometres. Weather forecast is a blue day, temperature 41C in Benalla. Thermal strengths should be an average of 8-10 knots over the task. Heights forecast are 10,000-12,000 feet. Wind is currently Northerly to change in the late afternoon to more westerly. Browsers to use are Firefox or Safari. Internet Explorer does not function well. Thanks to New South Wales Gliding through the Narromine Club for the loan of their 10 spot devices. Thanks also to John Wharington and Scott Penrose for the development effort for glider tracking. John Switala Ops Director
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