Agree with Ron on this one. Adam, are you being provocative for fun? My best comp flight in my old Std Cirrus was at Narromine, 540km at 129.7km/hr after getting into wave pre start-CB 9,000, started at 12000. I used to visualise this flight before other comp flights regularly. I know that several open class pilots were also in the same wave system. First thermal was 12 knots average, about 100 km post start and I got strange looks from Lars when I rejected the next climb that he and Griffo were established in because it was only 10 knots (the next climb was another 12). As you can tell, I enjoy recalling it!
I'd hate to think these skills are never tested / exposed again. Cheers Bruce Campbell On 13/08/2013, 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
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