SC Nats Day 5 quick report

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
the organizers.