1000km flights

On Monday, January 1, 2018 at 1:05:16 PM UTC-5, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:
Call a 1000K task on a good day at a Nephi contest and you will have 65 1000k's in a day.


Jonathan: Actually, no you won't. 1000 km requires 7.6 hours of flying at 130 kph (the average speed of the 30 folks who did it in Africa on 12/30). You can't launch 65 gliders,open a start gate, and get around a 1000 km course on a contest day other than at a strong ridge site on a great day. On 1000 km days in Africa we start really early and we fly really late. Go to OLC for 12/30 and look at how long some of those guys were flying. Markus Frank was close to 10 hours. 10 hours at 133 kph!
ROY

My comment was tongue in cheek. I was thinking of New Castle and what a great call by the CD that was!!! I have attended a Nephi event and I launch was very efficient, I thought after a few days all 65 glider were launched in an hour. On a 17,500 foot day, tasks of 3 or 4 hours do not do Nephi justice.



On Monday, January 1, 2018 at 10:35:31 AM UTC-8, Roy B. wrote:
Jonathan: Actually, no you won't. 1000 km requires 7.6 hours of flying at 130 kph (the average speed of the 30 folks who did it in Africa on 12/30). You can't launch 65 gliders,open a start gate, and get around a 1000 km course on a contest day other than at a strong ridge site on a great day. On 1000 km days in Africa we start really early and we fly really late. Go to OLC for 12/30 and look at how long some of those guys were flying. Markus Frank was close to 10 hours. 10 hours at 133 kph!
ROY

I think the 2005? Open Europeans in Rayskala Finland had a 1000 k
task with about 17 finishers - all thermal of course! :-) .

On Monday, 1 January 2018 23:15:07 UTC+2, Paul T wrote:
I think the 2005? Open Europeans in Rayskala Finland had a 1000 k
task with about 17 finishers - all thermal of course! :-) .

Correct, that was the one and only 1000K task in EGC/WGC level competition. Briefing was announced to be early in the morning and I think they were launching right after 10. Some 15m class pilots were furious because they got only 850K task.

If tasks were set to the maximum every day then Sebastian would win by more, based on my observation of him relative to other pilots over the last four WGC and a couple of GPs.
Here in Australia we have an ageing pilot group, (like USA) and a rash of accidents in the over 75 group unfortunately.
Tom
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6 January 2018 - another huge day for 1000km flights. I am seeing 41 on OLC so far. Some may still be added by pilots who only get online later and there are perhaps some too done by pilots who are not on OLC. More of a mix of venues - with the longest distances for the day being flown from Potchefstroom in South Africa - the home of Jonker Sailplanes.

Uys Jonker's 1250km FAI triangle at 157km/h - new world record? Looks like they were trying to show what the JS3 is really capable of

Not all contestants were happy with that call.
Yes, I have flown there before.
No, I was not at that contest.

Still, a remarkable achievement from one site on one day.
Wish I was there, not sure I would have completed it.....

I remember when they called the first diamond distance length task at the open national in minden. It was on the longest daylight day of the year, I think it was 1977 or 78. All I remember is the triangle sent them way out to Austin NV. My bro was one of the few 15 meter ships flying that contest and made it home (zuni). I was glad since I was the crew and them zuni wings were heavy lol.

In 1983 I called a 509.36 mile task for 24 Open Class pilots, 18 completed and 5 landed within the area.
Went to Ravendale, Mill City, Austin and return as I remember. Flying my 1000K from Parowan on June 19, took off at 10:20 and landed at 7:20.

gkemp