lørdag den 8. juni 2013

Heat 5 last day.

In the morning the forecast and sky did not look good.
Low base, wind and overcast. Finaly we decided to do a task.
And after the window opened conditions had improved. Cloud base got to 800 - 900m and gradualy more sun on the ground.
A short 42km task with goal in Tamdrup.
On route the sky cleared and the day turned out nice.
4 pilots Nils Ole, Rob, Jesper and Flemming made goal. But time was fast 50min, giving low score for the day.

Heat 4 Out and return

And out and return task was set 74km to the east (and back).

4 pilotes flew the last 70% of the task together. Nils Ole, Jesper and Flemming made it Joakim missed the last thermal and landed few km from goal.

torsdag den 6. juni 2013

Heat 3. Fooled by the weather forecast.

Forecast promised very light winds and good conditions.
The task is a 83,4km ending in Fasterholt.
Start at Fasterholt TP1 Them TP2 Voervadsbro TP 3 back to Them and goal home at Fasterholt.
The day started a little late with blue conditions.
The wind was stronger than predictet, and big areas of shaddow between 1 and 2. turnpoint.
We never got to cloud base but some was in 1500meters 2 to 3m/s thermals.
No one made it to goal, day winners Flemming and Vegar landed at the same spot on the way from TP 2 to TP3.
An interesting day, patience was needed and low safes made a big difference.

Heat 2. The day of bad luck

Heat 2
5 june 2013
New wind direction, a little less wind than yesterday.
1800m base 3m/s thermal.
A 83,5km goal flight was set.
 

4 pilots made it to goal and had a fantastic flight.
Again Jesper the fastest and day winner.
The day of bad luck!
Charles got into turbulens at the landing at goal, lost all the his height and landed hard into a fence in the lee of bushes and trees.
He broke his arm in several places and needs surgery.
Rob made it to goal, he might have been the fastest, but we will never know since his track log was corrupt.
Nils Ole was few km from goal but was disqualified, hes track was a little inside Tirstrup TMA area.
Back at Fasterholt Joakim broke his carbon speed bar.
And Tormod hurt his tumb.
Getting the first thermal was difficult and more pilots got min. distance 5km.

Heat 1. North wind clear skies.

Heat 1
4. June 2013

Less wind but still from the north.
A small task is set 52,3km with goal back at Fasterholt.
 

52,3km seems short, but in flatland and having to fight the wind its an ok task.
It proved that we coul have flown a bigger task, but the flight was nice.
The sky was crystal clear so it was possible to se both the west and east coast at the same time.
Cloud base above ground more than 2000m and best lifts 4-5m/s.
6 pilots in goal and 4 very close.
Fastest pilot and day winner Jesper Hassing.
This year only 8 Danish pilots the lowest number ever.
But luckily 1 Dutch 1 swedish and 3 norwegian pilots decided to fly with us.
Danish open 2013.
First 2 days canceled, weather is perfect except to strong wind from north.
North is the worst direction for us for strong wind.
1.June Training day.
Lots of tows, windy low base and still lots of gliders in the air.
All flying localy and landing at the airfield.