Day 1 from Mike Westbrook & Tim McAllister
Traveling from Pocuinai Airfield to Poland on contest day 1.... "Team IF and YU representing the USA on Day 1 of the WGC placed 18th and 19th out of [...]
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 [...]
From Mike Westbrook’s cockpit today
"Day 0 - A quick final practice flight prior to the opening ceremonies later this afternoon The team is ready to race!", Mike Westbrook Because the weather has not [...]
Scrutineering-what is that?
One of the pre-competition requirements at the world championship level is scrutineering. The scrutineering or technical inspection is carried out to verify that the sailplane complies with the rules [...]
Lithuania: “here we come: Team USA
Lithuania-"here we come" Team USA Club Class Ace, Tim McAllister and his Club Class teammate, Mike Westbrook have spent the last weekend practicing and honing their team mojo for the [...]
Texas Club Class Guys – About to Start Their Journey
Mike Westbrook and Tim McAllister have had the good fortune of living close enough to practice for the upcoming WGC and are currently helping with the Junior Contest at TSA [...]
2016 34th FAI World Gliding Championship
Interviews with the pilots we managed to catch while they were still in the US... and not in a glider. US Soaring Team going to Lithuania Tim McAllister ~ Club [...]