Sierra Wave: Kestrel vs. 1-26

[Ray Lovinggood]

While Gordon Boettger had a fantastic flight, the OLC
web page

http://www2.onlinecontest.org/olcphp/2005/ausw_wertung.php?olc=olc
-usa&spr=en

shows two other nice flights. Pat Martin flying a
DG 505 and Robert Spielman in a 1-26D! The OLC website
scored him with 706.62 km!!! In a 1-26!

Nicely done, Robert!

Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
LS1-d, 'W8'

[Eric Greenwell]

Ray Lovinggood wrote:
> While Gordon Boettger had a fantastic flight, the OLC
> web page
>
> http://www2.onlinecontest.org/olcphp/2005/ausw_wertung.php?olc=olc
> -usa&spr=en
>
> shows two other nice flights. Pat Martin flying a
> DG 505 and Robert Spielman in a 1-26D! The OLC website
> scored him with 706.62 km!!! In a 1-26!
>
> Nicely done, Robert!

If an old Kestrel can go 1950 km, and an old 1-26 can go 706 km, why
aren't there a dozen of the "good" gliders out there going great
distances? Or, maybe, Gordon, Pat, and Robert are just exceptional pilots?

I suspect a lot of pilots don't think about flying "outside the box"
(wave window or glider operating area), and are still stuck on the idea
wave flying is only about going high.

I do know of one other experienced pilot that attempted wave XC that
day, but had difficulties with too much cloud preventing an exceptional
flight, so it probably wasn't an "easy" day.

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Eric Greenwell
Washington State
USA

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2,000 km wave flights are so, like two years ago, dude!

What's really remarkable is the prospect of somebody unseating Doug
Levy on the OLC.

[BTIZ]

"Eric Greenwell" > wrote in message
...
> Ray Lovinggood wrote:
>> While Gordon Boettger had a fantastic flight, the OLC
>> web page
>>
>> http://www2.onlinecontest.org/olcphp/2005/ausw_wertung.php?olc=olc
>> -usa&spr=en
>>
>> shows two other nice flights. Pat Martin flying a
>> DG 505 and Robert Spielman in a 1-26D! The OLC website
>> scored him with 706.62 km!!! In a 1-26!
>>
>> Nicely done, Robert!
>
> If an old Kestrel can go 1950 km, and an old 1-26 can go 706 km, why
> aren't there a dozen of the "good" gliders out there going great
> distances? Or, maybe, Gordon, Pat, and Robert are just exceptional pilots?

Who has every weekend off for flying??

B

[Eric Greenwell]

BTIZ wrote:
> "Eric Greenwell" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Ray Lovinggood wrote:
>>
>>>While Gordon Boettger had a fantastic flight, the OLC
>>>web page
>>>
>>>http://www2.onlinecontest.org/olcphp/2005/ausw_wertung.php?olc=olc
>>>-usa&spr=en
>>>
>>>shows two other nice flights. Pat Martin flying a
>>>DG 505 and Robert Spielman in a 1-26D! The OLC website
>>>scored him with 706.62 km!!! In a 1-26!
>>>
>>>Nicely done, Robert!
>>
>>If an old Kestrel can go 1950 km, and an old 1-26 can go 706 km, why
>>aren't there a dozen of the "good" gliders out there going great
>>distances? Or, maybe, Gordon, Pat, and Robert are just exceptional pilots?
>
>
> Who has every weekend off for flying??

I don't know their names, but I'd guess 20-30 pilots in the Minden area.
Let's see, there's Minden, Air Sailing, Truckee - did I miss any of
the places there that have pilots every weekend?


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Eric Greenwell
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USA