On Jun 21, 9:17*am, Papa3 wrote:
On Jun 21, 8:15*am, "
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On Jun 20, 10:06*pm, Frank wrote:

The task today was a MAT with a required last turnpoint about 15 miles
to the north. *Did I tell you I HATE MAT tasks? *The weather was windy
(20kt + out of the southwest) with some clouds in the north of the
task area.

As it turned out, the day was sharply divided into a REALLY GOOD first
half and a REALLY CRAPPY second half. *Most pilots elected to go for
the clouds to the north (downwind), and when we got to the clouds it
was WONDERFUL - had to watch the altimeter closely to avoid an
airspace penalty for busting 17,500, and it was pedal to the metal all
the way. *I was running about 95-100mph average (dry!) all the way out
to a turpoint some 150 miles downwind. *However, the run back upwind
became a nightmare for many pilots as the front (west) ridge was not
working at all (wave suppression??) and there were many landouts. *In
the *top of the scoresheet, MP, TT, KS, and OO all landed out.

TA

Thanks for the report, it is frustrating to not get daily reports from
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Reports this year have been miserable for most contests. * There's no
narrative - no sense of having been on task with the gang. * While I'm
sure the folks are doing their best, it would make a lot more sense to
recruit one or two pilots to be on the hook to write up a paragraph or
two each day. *If they took turns, it would mean no more than 10
minutes of work every other day *- not a lot to ask.

Thanks Frank... we're feeling pretty in the dark out here in work-a-
day land.

-T8