1125KM Minden to Steamboat Spgs, CO IGC file available

[Gordon Boettger]

The April 15 downwind wave flight (IGC file) from Minden, NV to
Steamboat Springs, CO can be viewed by visiting:

www.gliderforum.com

under flights.

This flight was completed utilizing wave until western UT and thermals
for the remainder of the flight. The flight was conducted under an
IFR flight plan through LOA's with the applicable ATC agencies. Kudos
to all controllers involved. This flight could not have been done
without the expertise and superb support from the best soaring
meteorologist out there, Doug Armstrong.
Thanks also to Henry Combs for his knowledge and support.
There will be a future writeup in Soaring magazine.
Thanks,
Gordo

[Nine Juliet]

The writeup by the local reporter in Steamboat is at:

http://www.steamboatpilot.com/section/frontpage_lead/story/23207

400 foot rope? 8^)

Kemp

[Bill Daniels]

"Nine Juliet" > wrote in message
om...
> The writeup by the local reporter in Steamboat is at:
>
> http://www.steamboatpilot.com/section/frontpage_lead/story/23207
>
> 400 foot rope? 8^)
>
> Kemp

Eleven hours and fifteen minutes in flight. There was a transponder, radio,
flight computer and electric varios on all the time. That's not possible,
the batteries wouldn't last that long - right?

Bill Daniels