Challenging Wx.-Lessons to be learned
After 100% landouts on August 9, I messaged Captain Fernando Silva because of the low number of points scored AND because Soaring Spot was indicating zero points for all of [...]
John Good report – August 9
This was perhaps the toughest day yet. It involved assembling, gridding and launching 110 gliders (more than a few multiple times) only to see every one fall to earth in [...]
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 [...]
August 7: To fly or not to fly???
Mike Westbrook captured these shots on a contest day that was not to be. All were gridded and ready to go??!!!! The Club Class was launched and task opened [...]
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 [...]
Competition Day 4-Will there be a “shake up” with the scores?
A sunny day emerged in the am hours, but multiple landouts could shake up the leaderboard. Mitch Hudson snapped this pic as he left the airfield for his pilot; [...]
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 [...]