Wave soaring nort of the polarcircle

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Hi,

If you want to have a look at how wave soaring looks north of the polar circle then have a look at the little movie I made of our trip to a place called Pirttivuopio which is close to the highest mountain in Sweden called Kebnekaise.
Very good wave soaring in almost all wind directions exept east which is rare at Easter time when the camp is organized.

The youtube link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii7IftronyM

Cheers
Tom

[Bob Whelan[_3_]]

On 9/2/2012 3:07 PM, wrote:
> Hi,
>
> If you want to have a look at how wave soaring looks north of the polar
> circle then have a look at the little movie I made of our trip to a place
> called Pirttivuopio which is close to the highest mountain in Sweden called
> Kebnekaise. Very good wave soaring in almost all wind directions exept east
> which is rare at Easter time when the camp is organized.
>
> The youtube link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii7IftronyM
>
> Cheers Tom
>

Superbly done! Thank you for sharing this!!! Surely 50 consecutive years of a
camp - much less a remote one as this - must be some sort of longevity record.

I noticed an "Experimental" on the fuselage of one of the towplanes. Is this a
recognized licensing category in Sweden or Norway?

Thanks again!

Bob W.

[son_of_flubber]

Thanks for the video. This is very nicely done. I will watch the whole thing this evening.

I thought http://www.mtwashingtonsoaring.org/ was a bit edgy... but you guys are at another level.

Is the helicopter at the airfield for search and rescue?

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On Monday, September 3, 2012 1:59:03 AM UTC+3, Bob Whelan wrote:
> On 9/2/2012 3:07 PM, wrote:
>
> > Hi,
>
> >
>
> > If you want to have a look at how wave soaring looks north of the polar
>
> > circle then have a look at the little movie I made of our trip to a place
>
> > called Pirttivuopio which is close to the highest mountain in Sweden called
>
> > Kebnekaise. Very good wave soaring in almost all wind directions exept east
>
> > which is rare at Easter time when the camp is organized.
>
> >
>
> > The youtube link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii7IftronyM
>
> >
>
> > Cheers Tom
>
> >
>
>
>
> Superbly done! Thank you for sharing this!!! Surely 50 consecutive years of a
>
> camp - much less a remote one as this - must be some sort of longevity record.
>
>
>
> I noticed an "Experimental" on the fuselage of one of the towplanes. Is this a
>
> recognized licensing category in Sweden or Norway?
>
>
>
> Thanks again!
>
>
>
> Bob W.

Hi Bob,

It is allowed to tow with a plane that belongs to the Experimental category, this particular Piper Colt is basically a sertified plane but has undergone so many changes that it was allowed to be added to the Experimental category. The maintenance is much easier and cheaper this way :)

BR, Tom

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On Tuesday, September 4, 2012 12:27:29 AM UTC+3, son_of_flubber wrote:
> Thanks for the video. This is very nicely done. I will watch the whole thing this evening.
>
>
>
> I thought http://www.mtwashingtonsoaring.org/ was a bit edgy... but you guys are at another level.
>
>
>
> Is the helicopter at the airfield for search and rescue?

Hi,

The one at the airport is a Autogyro which is owned by one of the organisers. He trains autogyro students with it to get a little younger blood into the Club that would hopefully continue to arrange the camp.

BR, Tom

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Tom,

Great video! Enjoyed it very much, although I'm not sure I would have lasted even one day there ;-).

Frank (TA)

[tom arppe]

On Thursday, September 6, 2012 3:44:33 AM UTC+3, wrote:
> Tom,
>
>
>
> Great video! Enjoyed it very much, although I'm not sure I would have lasted even one day there ;-).
>
>
>
> Frank (TA)

Thanks Frank,

It is not that harsh, when the sun shines in the cabin it is okay, the coldest part is the feet as they are tucked in under the gauges where the sun don’t shine. Last year I used battery powered heated soles in my boots which proved very nice.

-Tom