Dashing downwind

On 2/26/2016 6:36 AM, Chris Snyder wrote:
On Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 5:25:33 PM UTC-5, Tony wrote:
Made it to declared goal of Talihina, OK with not much trouble. Spent a
little more time below 5500 msl than I'd have liked in the last 40 miles
there.


Truly amazing! That's farther than I ever flew in a POWERED airplane.

Thank you all for explaining. There's a lot to learn in this sport!

We're forecast to get 5k' in Central Virginia on Saturday. Maybe I should
give this "downwind dash" a try in the club 2-33.


Here, now - don't be dissing the 2-33! The first guy in the world to ever soar
farther than 1000km, got his Gold distance and Diamond goal in the 2-33's
predecessor, the 2-22. (Exceeded 200 miles! Vulgar downwind dash! A claimed
17:1 [on a good day?].) Guy by the name of Al Parker - you can read all about
some of his more major exploits in "Soaring" mag's archives (great resource
for SSA members!).

Bob W.