Gariep Dam

Thanks for the update, Bruce. I have noticed that every day since, starting November 27th, there has been at least one 1000KM+ OLC flight somewhere in the world. WIth the majority being in Southern Africa.

Good show, guys! Keep it up!

It's the darn weather. Last Saturday I was obliged to use full airbrake
on my Kestrel to get back down while we were checking out a new
tug+pilot combination.

I got off tow at 1000" so as to get back for the next launch, set up a
lazy orbit and was somewhat surprised to find the vario "malfunctioning"
with 6.2m/s indicated by the time I had cleaned up the wheel and set the
airfield s the correct destination etc.

The cycle time was somewhat longer as a consequence.

Huge fun.

On 2012/12/20 9:02 PM, Steve Leonard wrote:
Thanks for the update, Bruce. I have noticed that every day since, starting November 27th, there has been at least one 1000KM+ OLC flight somewhere in the world. WIth the majority being in Southern Africa.

Good show, guys! Keep it up!


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Bruce Greeff
T59D #1771

Very nice weather in Africa this season.
Many a thermal 1000k has been flown in Kestrels (and 2000k has been done in wave)... But what happened to that ~800km flight out of Gariep Dam in an Antonov A-15, no longer on OLC?
Jim

Hi Jim

Sorry - don't know.
"My" kestrel has done a couple of thermal 1000s. Just not with the
current incompetent behind the stick.

Bruce

On 2012/12/23 3:47 AM, JS wrote:
Very nice weather in Africa this season.
Many a thermal 1000k has been flown in Kestrels (and 2000k has been done in wave)... But what happened to that ~800km flight out of Gariep Dam in an Antonov A-15, no longer on OLC?
Jim

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Bruce Greeff
T59D #1771