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#1
May 15th 17, 07:14 PM
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May the Schwartz be with you
Ron Schwartz has been pounding the Appalachian Ridge system since shortly after dawn this morning in his trusty 1-26. As of now (about 14:00 local) he's got about 600K under his belt and looks to be across the Potomac for the tricky Sleepy Creek Mountain transition. Assuming this works out, he has "only" about 200 miles of mostly downwind transitions to get back to the local ridge. Choose Blairstown Airport from the SSA Sailplane Tracker page:
http://www.ssa.org/sailplanetracker/default.asp? Erik Mann p.s. Ron claims he's hard of hearing due to years of sitting right next to the big radial engines in the S2F he flew for the Navy. We know it's due to all of the oil-canning. 
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May 15th 17, 08:00 PM
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May the Schwartz be with you
Go Ron......
Yep, 1-26 oil canning is a likely reason.....LOL......
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May 15th 17, 11:34 PM
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On Monday, May 15, 2017 at 12:00:18 PM UTC-7, Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot) wrote:
Go Ron...... Yep, 1-26 oil canning is a likely reason.....LOL...... Looked like good weather from the Finger Lakes district this morning. Intermittent tracking, but now back on the Mahantango... Jim
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May 15th 17, 11:58 PM
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May the Schwartz be with you
802 km and still going. Go man go!
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May 16th 17, 05:06 AM
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Rumor is he made the task, 1000km out of Blairstown. Fantastic! Congrats Ron!
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May 16th 17, 12:06 PM
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On Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 12:06:31 AM UTC-4, Tony wrote:
Rumor is he made the task, 1000km out of Blairstown. Fantastic! Congrats Ron! http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0...l?dsId=5701171 1000K 3TP flight (i.e. good for the diplome) with a 470 mile O&R. Well done! -Evan Ludeman / T8
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#7
May 16th 17, 01:23 PM
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May the Schwartz be with you
One of the most remarkable flights in the history of soaring!
Tom Knauff
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May 16th 17, 01:34 PM
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On Monday, May 15, 2017 at 11:14:35 AM UTC-7, Papa3 wrote:
Ron Schwartz has been pounding the Appalachian Ridge system since shortly after dawn this morning in his trusty 1-26. As of now (about 14:00 local) he's got about 600K under his belt and looks to be across the Potomac for the tricky Sleepy Creek Mountain transition. Assuming this works out, he has "only" about 200 miles of mostly downwind transitions to get back to the local ridge. Choose Blairstown Airport from the SSA Sailplane Tracker page: http://www.ssa.org/sailplanetracker/default.asp? Erik Mann p.s. Ron claims he's hard of hearing due to years of sitting right next to the big radial engines in the S2F he flew for the Navy. We know it's due to all of the oil-canning. Congrats to Mr. Schwartz. A truly amazing flight!
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May 16th 17, 02:02 PM
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On Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 12:06:31 AM UTC-4, Tony wrote:
Rumor is he made the task, 1000km out of Blairstown. Fantastic! Congrats Ron! A hearty WELL DONE! UH
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#10
May 16th 17, 02:29 PM
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On 5/16/2017 5:06 AM, Tango Eight wrote:
On Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 12:06:31 AM UTC-4, Tony wrote: Rumor is he made the task, 1000km out of Blairstown. Fantastic! Congrats Ron! http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0...l?dsId=5701171 1000K 3TP flight (i.e. good for the diplome) with a 470 mile O&R. Well done! -Evan Ludeman / T8 Ron's a STUD!!! And so is his young protege, Daniel S., who - in another American-designed-and-built sailplane - bagged World OLC #2 for the same day. Surely world domination can't be far behind!  Bob W.
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