Team USA Report – JWGC Contest Day 12-13
Contest Day 12 The penultimate day of the contest – and our 9th flying day. We were treated to cumulus fields again today with drying from the west later in [...]
Team USA Report – JWGC Contest Day 9-11
Contest Day 9 Today was scrubbed due to a front approaching from the west that brought with it thick high level overcast and light rain. Although conditions were blue during [...]
Team USA Report – JWGC Contest Day 7 & 8
Contest Day 7 Today dawned with the promise of a good thermal and cumulus forecast but with the specter of high and mid-level cloud cover during the [...]
Team USA Contest Day 6 – USA Wins Standard Class!!
Contest Day 6 Contest day 6 task was a massive Area Task with a minimum distance of 460km even for club class. Maximum standard distance was over 800km! [...]
Mike Westbrook-Contest Day 5 Ostrow
Possibly toughest day I’ve ever flown. Made it 260 km at about 55 kph, only needed about 700 ft of climb but just couldn’t find it under the overcast and [...]
Club Class Day 1-Crew Report from Mitch Hudson
The boys had a rough go of it today as they got hung up in the second turn. Their team flying continues to be exemplary, and it’s a very long [...]