not always- the day at LK I was down low all the time , could not get up, I could hear the early starters going and I thought why is this why is this, there has to be a reason, I was in the area where the above wave was suppressing the convection, when i realised this i moved several Kms, found a thermal and went straight to base, out the front at 9000, into the wave to 11,700 and off - simple!
On 13 August 2013 17:19, Peter Champness <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Ron, > > I wish I was as skilful as you are. > However I definately would not like to inhibit the potential winner who > gets high at the start. That seems to me to be part of the comp. It > does however disadvantage the guy who launches last. > > > On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 6:06 PM, Ron Sanders <[email protected]> wrote: > >> So a guy who is skilfull and astute enough to catch the wave before start >> may as well not bother? >> Why dont we all just go to the comps and rig our gliders and then stand >> around them drinking beer and slapping ourselves on the back?? >> I have won a few races in the old days by noticing that wave was there, >> climbing to 11,000 feet before start. It was there for all to see not just >> me. and I remember one flight at LK years ago where I flew the whole first >> leg of a 300 K triangle in wave, turned the fist TP at about 10 thou and >> only took my first thermal some 20, 30 k before the second TP, three >> thermals later and I was on final glide. start ten mins after the pack >> arrive home 15 before. >> >> Ron S >> >> >> On 13 August 2013 15:51, Adam Woolley <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Heard on the grape vine again... >>> >>> >>> Max start height no more than 500ft below convection; and >>> >>> less than 150 kph groundspeed.. >>> >>> >>> Thoughts? Discuss? >>> >>> >>> WPP >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Aus-soaring mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> To check or change subscription details, visit: >>> http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Aus-soaring mailing list >> [email protected] >> To check or change subscription details, visit: >> http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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