Ionia Results

One of the most beneficial functions of a regional contest is to mix
experienced racing pilots with novitiates. There are very few
unsoarable days, save when the heavens fall to earth in a deluge. A
handful of experienced pilots can demonstrate that even when the BL is
shallow and lift weak and hard to predict, it's still possible to
complete a hundred-mile-plus task over several hours. Yes, there will
be land outs, but as you mentioned, the satisfaction that comes with
besting such a day makes the apres vol beer seem colder and hoppier.

Opossum Chef

On Jul 20, 9:04 am, "kirk.stant" wrote:
On the practice day a task was published put no one flew it. Lift to 3000
AGL, but very spotty and unreliable.

Well, not quite true - At least two people flew and completed the
declared practice task, about 110 miles, at about 50 mph. Both were
LSs. One of the flights is on OLC.

Actually, a challenging and rather fun flight.

Kirk
66