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March 30th 12, 03:57 PM
There were some nice flights on the Pennsylvania ridges yesterday including a 700K by Ron Schwartz in a 1-26.

http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/daily.html?st=olcp&rt=olc&df=&sp=2012&c=US&sc=

Kevin Christner
March 31st 12, 10:59 PM
On Mar 30, 10:57*am, wrote:
> There were some nice flights on the Pennsylvania ridges yesterday including a 700K *by Ron Schwartz in a 1-26.
>
> http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/daily.html?st=olcp&rt=ol....

No OLC posting but got a ride in the back seat of KS Thursday... Eagle
Field - Tazwell VA and return (1000km or so) in 7.5 hours and we were
playing around on the way home. On the ground by 3:30. I only almost
landed us out once! Thanks for a once in a lifetime experience Karl!

2C

Scott Alexander[_2_]
April 4th 12, 03:10 AM
On Mar 31, 4:59*pm, Kevin Christner > wrote:
> On Mar 30, 10:57*am, wrote:
>
> > There were some nice flights on the Pennsylvania ridges yesterday including a 700K *by Ron Schwartz in a 1-26.
>
> >http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/daily.html?st=olcp&rt=ol...
>
> No OLC posting but got a ride in the back seat of KS Thursday... Eagle
> Field - Tazwell VA and return (1000km or so) in 7.5 hours and we were
> playing around on the way home. *On the ground by 3:30. *I only almost
> landed us out once! *Thanks for a once in a lifetime experience Karl!
>
> 2C

Outstanding! Any video or .igc for the flight?

John Godfrey (QT)[_2_]
April 7th 12, 11:51 PM
> Outstanding! Any video or .igc for the flight?
The igc file can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1OVcDrcv8ULUUR3QUJHNUlTQ2VtTXpVV3lpcUJHQ Q

QT

Scott Alexander[_2_]
April 9th 12, 10:29 AM
Bet those wings were hot! Smokin!!

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