Great Straight Out Flights From Ohio to New Jersey Yesterday

[Papa3[_2_]]

Dan Reagan and John Lubon covered about 800KM straight out on thermals from Caesar Creek, Ohio to Blairstown, New Jersey yesterday. I have to believe these are the longest straight out thermal flights ever made east of the Mississippi. Anyone know differently?

http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=2898841
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=2898164

Erik Mann (P3)

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David Noyes did nearly 1000 km from Marion OH almost to Cape Cod. Must've been 15+ years ago. He wrote it up in Soaring. Pretty sure it was on an April 15th. So similar conditions.

Jack Wyman

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On Sunday, April 21, 2013 10:40:39 AM UTC-4, wrote:
> David Noyes did nearly 1000 km from Marion OH almost to Cape Cod. Must've been 15+ years ago. He wrote it up in Soaring. Pretty sure it was on an April 15th. So similar conditions.
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> Jack Wyman

David Noyes' flight was on April 16, 1994. Article in Soaring in the Jan 1995 issue. A good read by a great pilot. And very good friend. RIP.

Jack

[Tony[_5_]]

Henry retting flew ~850km from Boca raton Florida to win the Barringer in 2008. Jerome Trowbridge did 766 km from Boca Raton in 1974, also a Barringer winner.

Bravo to John and Dave for great flights from Ohio. It has been a good year already for free distance flights

[Tony[_5_]]

Dave...make that Dan. Jeesh.

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Just for the record, David Noyes' 1994 flight was 1012 km in 7.1 hours for an average speed of 142 kph or 89 mph.
-Jack

[Papa3[_2_]]

On Monday, April 22, 2013 12:59:26 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> Just for the record, David Noyes' 1994 flight was 1012 km in 7.1 hours for an average speed of 142 kph or 89 mph.
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> -Jack

Thanks for reminding us of this spectacular flight. The first place I looked was the SSA Records section, and for some reason this flight wasn't listed. I guess I vaguely remember reading it at the time, now that you mentioned it.

P3

[Bob Whelan[_3_]]

On 4/22/2013 11:38 AM, Papa3 wrote:
> On Monday, April 22, 2013 12:59:26 PM UTC-4, wrote:
>> Just for the record, David Noyes' 1994 flight was 1012 km in 7.1 hours
>> for an average speed of 142 kph or 89 mph.
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>> -Jack
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> Thanks for reminding us of this spectacular flight. The first place I
> looked was the SSA Records section, and for some reason this flight wasn't
> listed. I guess I vaguely remember reading it at the time, now that you
> mentioned it.
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> P3
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*I* remember...rented 23' box van retrieve picture and all!. Studly!!! Back
when men were men and navigation required origami skills.

Bob W.