First flight of 2010

[Jim Britton]

Well I managed to get the first tow at Hollister yesterday 1/1/10.
11am local time.

Did I win?

Jim

[Mike the Strike]

On Jan 2, 4:10*pm, Jim Britton > wrote:
> Well I managed to get the first tow at Hollister yesterday 1/1/10.
> 11am local time.
>
> Did I win?
>
> Jim

Nope - the Kiwis were flying nearlier a day earlier than that,
courtesy of the International Date Line.

Mike

[Jim Britton]

On Jan 2, 4:18*pm, Mike the Strike > wrote:
> On Jan 2, 4:10*pm, Jim Britton > wrote:
>
> > Well I managed to get the first tow at Hollister yesterday 1/1/10.
> > 11am local time.
>
> > Did I win?
>
> > Jim
>
> Nope - the Kiwis were flying nearlier a day earlier than that,
> courtesy of the International Date Line.
>
> Mike

OK - I got that.

How about - did I win in my time zone? (PST)

Jim

[BT]

I'd have to check.. but I think the first pilot got off the ground at about
1030 PST at LVVSA.
We were busy all day with about 20 tows.. sled rides all as there was no
wind.. and not enough thermal heating for nary a bump.
BT

"Jim Britton" > wrote in message
...
> Well I managed to get the first tow at Hollister yesterday 1/1/10.
> 11am local time.
>
> Did I win?
>
> Jim

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On Jan 2, 6:10*pm, Jim Britton > wrote:
> Well I managed to get the first tow at Hollister yesterday 1/1/10.
> 11am local time.
>
> Did I win?
>
> Jim

11:00 first launch at Middletown NY- We slept in
If you do 1st flight on New Years Day - you win
Happy New Year to All
UH

[Frank Whiteley]

On Jan 2, 4:10*pm, Jim Britton > wrote:
> Well I managed to get the first tow at Hollister yesterday 1/1/10.
> 11am local time.
>
> Did I win?
>
> Jim

We did some winch launches.

Frank W
Colorado

[Steve Leonard[_2_]]

On Jan 3, 8:29*am, wrote:
>
> 11:00 first launch at Middletown NY- We slept in
> If you do 1st flight on New Years Day - you win
> Happy New Year to All
> UH

Some years back, one of our pilot's proudly announced "All the REAL
glider pilots flew on January 1." To which I responded "And all the
SOARING pilots are waiting until there are thermals." The icy glare I
got from him was priceless.

Steve Leonard

[Mike Brooks]

On Jan 3, 8:43 am, Frank Whiteley > wrote:
> On Jan 2, 4:10 pm, Jim Britton > wrote:
>
> > Well I managed to get the first tow at Hollister yesterday 1/1/10.
> > 11am local time.
>
> > Did I win?
>
> > Jim
>
> We did some winch launches.
>
> Frank W
> Colorado

On January 2, we had a few thermals later in the day and one of our
members stayed up 43 minutes in his first 1-26 flight.

Mike Brooks
Greater Houston Soaring Association

[Greg Arnold]

Mike Brooks wrote:
> On Jan 3, 8:43 am, Frank Whiteley > wrote:
>> On Jan 2, 4:10 pm, Jim Britton > wrote:
>>
>>> Well I managed to get the first tow at Hollister yesterday 1/1/10.
>>> 11am local time.
>>> Did I win?
>>> Jim
>> We did some winch launches.
>>
>> Frank W
>> Colorado
>
> On January 2, we had a few thermals later in the day and one of our
> members stayed up 43 minutes in his first 1-26 flight.
>
> Mike Brooks
> Greater Houston Soaring Association


Looking at OLC, over New Year's weekend there were 9 posted flights with
enough points to be scored:

5 at Santa Ynez
2 at Warner Springs
2 at TSA