John Good report – August 8
Another struggle with weather today, this time moderately successful. Wind was forecast to be a big issue: it would be southwest and strong all day. Tasks had all classes headed [...]
John Good report – August 7
This was a day to try hard for a valid task - we’ve been sidelined too often by tricky weather patterns. We did try, and hard – but failed. It [...]
John Good report – August 6
Another tough weather day today – with flying cancelled at the morning pilot briefing due to low cloud, rain on the way, and generally grim conditions. Northeastern Europe is in [...]
John Good report – August 5
A difficult and eventful day today. The primary responsibility for this lies with a convoluted cold front just west of Lithuania, forecast to meander during the day in ways that [...]
John Good report – August 4 (updated)
Another non-flying day today, due to a weather pattern pumping lots of moisture into Europe, producing a solid overcast predicted to persist until evening. We have updated information on Larry [...]
John Good report – August 3
Lithuania’s highly variable weather pattern continues. We woke today to a solid overcast, low clouds and threats of rain. Very little optimism could be found for the possibility of motorless [...]
John Good report – August 2
At last a day with some genuinely good weather prospects. In the eastern US - well, at least the northeastern US, where I live – we look forward to the [...]
John Good report – August 1
A non-flying day today, featuring rain and low clouds as a convoluted cold front makes its way through southern Lithuania. This was a “clean kill” – there was no possibility [...]
John Good report – July 31
The first competition day of WGC2016 arrived with mostly overcast skies and a dubious weather forecast: We were told to expect low clouds early and high clouds (thick cirrus) plus [...]
2016 WGC ~ 30 July Report
At a World Gliding Contest, the final day before the start of competition is traditionally not a flying day. All pilots are expected to have done enough practice flying to [...]