Um, I did just that last December 15, and again on the 9th of this
month. I flew a 100km triangle from one of my local fields without
much preparation to speak of:
Winds forecast looked favorable a couple days before and I was
scheduled to assemble the ship for the annual inspection. After the
inspection I declared 100k triangle for grins and flew it at 151.25
mph. (234.95 km/h)

On the Dec 15th flight, I was just going up for some local fun
soaring, but since wave was working, I declared 100k as a state record
attempt and it turned into a US record. It was faster thatn the world
record but not by the 2 km/h margin required for a claim.

There's still a few world records out there that could be done 'on a
whim' if one happens to be in the right place at the right time.

-Tom

Mike Borgelt wrote in message . ..

Not at all. Are you seriously suggesting that you can break a World
Record at essentially no notice on Sunday afternoon at your local
gliding club? Lots of luck.

Take a look at the effort that Steve Fossett and others are going to.

Nowadays it takes much preparation and planning which will take you
much longer than 30 days. It isn't at all unreasonable to require
prior notice of intention.

It has nothing whatever to do with weather forecasters (and I am one
-or used to be).

Mike Borgelt