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Tony[_5_]
May 8th 20, 06:23 PM
Barry Yeager and Dick Andrews launched this morning at 10 AM (10 AM!!!) from Fairbault. They are about to cross I-80 in Iowa as of 12:30. They are flying Barry's Arcus M. My understanding is the goal is 750km just east of St Louis which ought to be good for a multiplace distance to declared goal National Record.
Barry's SPOT:
https://maps.findmespot.com/Track?ishr=27d067a0-fd7f-4b9d-8840-ab5f01070229#panel-history
Tony[_5_]
May 8th 20, 06:31 PM
Ah! Screwed up the link. This should work:
https://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0KGn0hRPeQEvThM4BkvYJ6QUZA5C4x5 ee
MNLou
May 8th 20, 07:47 PM
And they are screaming fast!
Damn - there went my day!
Lou
Is there a second tracker for a ground vehicle?
The findmespot ruler shows 535 miles (860km). Nice flight.
MNLou
May 8th 20, 11:48 PM
It looks like they landed in Covington TN. Roughly 7 hours in the air.
634.8 miles / 1021.6 km Straight line.
Wow! That's the longest flight out of MN ever!
Lou
Tom BravoMike
May 8th 20, 11:54 PM
On Friday, May 8, 2020 at 5:48:40 PM UTC-5, MNLou wrote:
> It looks like they landed in Covington TN. Roughly 7 hours in the air.
>
> 634.8 miles / 1021.6 km Straight line.
>
> Wow! That's the longest flight out of MN ever!
>
> Lou
Great flight, respect, congratulations! You make us, glider pilots, proud (and envious, especially these days).
Congrafs on that run. Downwind dashing is bad enough (us low performance guys don’t mind) but a JS3, thats even more vulgar lol. Congrads again. Now where is Tony with his cirrus to show em up? LoL
Dan
Tony[_5_]
May 9th 20, 12:18 AM
No way to compete for the Sancho Panza this season!
Congrats Dick and Barry! A dream come true!
Enjoy the drive home tomorrow :)
IADPE
May 9th 20, 12:52 AM
This retrieve is going to cost more than an ice cream cone. :)
MNLou
May 9th 20, 02:08 AM
Likely 1 National record and 7 MN state records pending.
Lou
MNLou
May 9th 20, 02:09 AM
On Friday, May 8, 2020 at 6:52:38 PM UTC-5, IADPE wrote:
> This retrieve is going to cost more than an ice cream cone. :)
Yep - over 11 hours of driving time each way. Not including trailer speeds, stops, etc.
Lou
On Friday, May 8, 2020 at 12:23:11 PM UTC-5, Tony wrote:
> Barry Yeager and Dick Andrews launched this morning at 10 AM (10 AM!!!) from Fairbault. They are about to cross I-80 in Iowa as of 12:30. They are flying Barry's Arcus M. My understanding is the goal is 750km just east of St Louis which ought to be good for a multiplace distance to declared goal National Record.
>
> Barry's SPOT:
> https://maps.findmespot.com/Track?ishr=27d067a0-fd7f-4b9d-8840-ab5f01070229#panel-history
Can we get a IGC file and congrats on the record, Lou you did the retrieve I assume?
On Saturday, May 9, 2020 at 8:55:08 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> On Friday, May 8, 2020 at 12:23:11 PM UTC-5, Tony wrote:
> > Barry Yeager and Dick Andrews launched this morning at 10 AM (10 AM!!!) from Fairbault. They are about to cross I-80 in Iowa as of 12:30. They are flying Barry's Arcus M. My understanding is the goal is 750km just east of St Louis which ought to be good for a multiplace distance to declared goal National Record.
> >
> > Barry's SPOT:
> > https://maps.findmespot.com/Track?ishr=27d067a0-fd7f-4b9d-8840-ab5f01070229#panel-history
>
> Can we get a IGC file and congrats on the record, Lou you did the retrieve I assume?
Found it on OLC
Tony[_5_]
May 9th 20, 03:46 PM
https://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-3.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=7730066
MNLou
May 9th 20, 04:49 PM
"Lou you did the retrieve I assume?"
Nope - that was done by the pilot's very loving wives.
Lou
MNLou
May 9th 20, 04:52 PM
On Saturday, May 9, 2020 at 8:42:13 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> Jim Hard would approve
The paperwork will tell the story but I don't think they beat Jim Hard's Sports Class Free Distance record. I think they were a few miles short.
Interesting that the old record was set by Jim with different handicaps.
If Jim flew that flight today with today's handicaps, I don't think the record would ever be broken.
RIP Jim!
Lou
Eric Greenwell[_4_]
May 9th 20, 06:00 PM
MNLou wrote on 5/9/2020 8:49 AM:
> "Lou you did the retrieve I assume?"
>
> Nope - that was done by the pilot's very loving wives.
>
> Lou
>
I'm going to suggest that to my wife:
"Look, honey, other pilots have more than one wife. Wouldn't that be great for us?
Think how much easier retrieves would be if you could share the driving! And
alternate on the household chores!"
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- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorgliders/publications/download-the-guide-1
Wow! Way to go guys. That's an amazing flight.
Mike Koerner
Mick Yeager?
May 10th 20, 05:53 AM
On Friday, May 8, 2020 at 12:23:11 PM UTC-5, Tony wrote:
> Barry Yeager and Dick Andrews launched this morning at 10 AM (10 AM!!!) from Fairbault.
The OLC link doesn't work at least for me. The pilot's name is Jaeger, not "Yeager" and the link that works for me is https://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-3.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=7732029#comment
On Friday, May 8, 2020 at 5:48:40 PM UTC-5, MNLou wrote:
> It looks like they landed in Covington TN. Roughly 7 hours in the air.
>
> 634.8 miles / 1021.6 km Straight line.
>
> Wow! That's the longest flight out of MN ever!
>
> Lou
What an amazing flight. In the Midwest no less. Great job.
Chris
On 5/9/2020 8:42 AM, wrote:
> Jim Hard would approve
>
I am sure Jim Hard was watching from above and tipping his hat to them.
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