Check out Ron Tabery's 1000km

Ron Tabery's 1000km Texas thermal flight on 7.11.09 includes the most
impressive first leg I have ever seen. Launch at 1045am central,
flies 137sm south on early morning texas thermals, equivelant to that
of a cow fart, in two hours WITHOUT A SINGLE 360 TURN at an average
altitude of less than 3000' agl. The rest was standard hill country
phukinbooming soaring.

No ridge, no wave, very impressive.

Sure was an impressive overall performance, but if averaging over 4.5
kt climbs on that first leg (in fact better than the flight average) I
wonder if you haven't slightly understated the conditions. Great
flight anyway.

Geoff Vincent
Melbourne
Australia

On Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:46:45 -0700 (PDT), WR wrote:

Ron Tabery's 1000km Texas thermal flight on 7.11.09 includes the most
impressive first leg I have ever seen. Launch at 1045am central,
flies 137sm south on early morning texas thermals, equivelant to that
of a cow fart, in two hours WITHOUT A SINGLE 360 TURN at an average
altitude of less than 3000' agl. The rest was standard hill country
phukinbooming soaring.

No ridge, no wave, very impressive.

Geoff hasn't seen Texas cows. The steaks are bloody enormous!
....And they're free if you eat two (chunder disqualifies you).
Jim

I have flown with Ron and he just does not like to turn, it scares
him. I have seen a couple of his traces from the Opens at Uvalde and
he is afraid to turn while winning these contests. I would say his
inability to turn would be a weakness... if he flew standard class
instead of open class.


On Jul 12, 12:46*pm, WR wrote:
Ron Tabery's 1000km Texas thermal flight on 7.11.09 includes the most
impressive first leg I have ever seen. *Launch at 1045am central,
flies 137sm south on early morning texas thermals, equivelant to that
of a cow fart, in two hours WITHOUT A SINGLE 360 TURN at an average
altitude of less than 3000' agl. *The rest was standard hill country
phukinbooming soaring.

No ridge, no wave, very impressive.