January 3, 2008
Today there will be a short task. It’s a bit windy with wind increasing but there will be a lot of air to heat up before it triggers. 5000′ expected. Tug flew a trace this morning. So late start and wind increasing = short task Cath
January 2, 2008
Day 4 was another “hot and high” day, maybe not quite as great as Day 3 but Graham Parker still averaged 121 km/hr. The task was: Start – Meringur – Maggea – Renmark – Waikerie Finish. Scores are here. No task was set for 2/1/2008. With the cooler SW change that came through last night, …
January 1, 2008
The last day of 2007 is one which will be remembered by several pilots flying in the SA State Comps at Waikerie. A 3 hour AAT task, Waikerie – Morkala Repeater (60 km circle), Alawoona (20 km circle) – Peebinga (50 km circle) – Waikerie was set, with a forecast of high climbs under Cu. …
December 31, 2007
The year ends with one of the best days I can remember for a long time. Cu’s at 14,000 ft and 10 kts on the averager. The task for day 3 was Waikerie – Repeater (60 km radius) – Alawoona (20km) – Peebinga (50km) – Waikerie. AAT with a 3 hour time. There were …
December 31, 2007
Sunday 30th December 2007 was forecast another hot day in the Riverland – and seemingly most other parts of South Australia. A temp trace flight revealed a low level inversion requiring temperatures into the high 30s to break, but with the possibility of another good day. A 3 hour AAT task – Waikerie, Lake Culleraine …
December 30, 2007
Saturday 29 December 2007 The first day of the 2008 SA State Comps. Entrants to the competition were David Pietsch (AS W20), Haidyn Dunn (Pik 20), Gavin Wrigley (LS-7), Peter Paine (Discus), Craig Vinall (Mosquito), Nigel Zimmermann (Astir), Andrew Horton (Mini-Nimbus) and Graham Parker (AS G29). With a forecast temperature of 42 C and light …
December 29, 2007
Friday 28th December 2007. Slowly increasing maximum temperatures were predicted for the following 5 – 7 days, with todays max predicted at 39 C. The forecast for the day indicated a late start with lift to around 6000 – 7000.A few pilots set 500Km tasks and others smaller tasks. Haidyn Dunn in his PIK 20 …
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