September 26th 05, 08:19 PM
The first few days seem to have been beset by rather nasty winds.
Annie Kienhofer reports ......
"26.9.05
Practice on Saturday was a windy affair but flyable for the Brave.
2T ventured out the furthest, got to almost 15 000 ft, where his GPS
told him "wind speed was 45 knots".
Yesterday a task was set for all classes (two sectors starting from
Ventersdorp and Koster with various time limits.
The wind on the ground increased to about 30 knots with an increasing
westerly component.
By 1 pm it was decided that conditions were unsafe especially for
potential "outlanders" and the day was cancelled.
Two piots took a launch in the afternoon and enjoyed 10minute flights
each.
Today looks more windy than ever. The Club Class has already been told
"no task!"
For the rest there will be another briefing on the runway at midday.
Well...."
To visit the championship web site, swing by: http://www.sssa.org.za
and follw the link ................
Annie Kienhofer reports ......
"26.9.05
Practice on Saturday was a windy affair but flyable for the Brave.
2T ventured out the furthest, got to almost 15 000 ft, where his GPS
told him "wind speed was 45 knots".
Yesterday a task was set for all classes (two sectors starting from
Ventersdorp and Koster with various time limits.
The wind on the ground increased to about 30 knots with an increasing
westerly component.
By 1 pm it was decided that conditions were unsafe especially for
potential "outlanders" and the day was cancelled.
Two piots took a launch in the afternoon and enjoyed 10minute flights
each.
Today looks more windy than ever. The Club Class has already been told
"no task!"
For the rest there will be another briefing on the runway at midday.
Well...."
To visit the championship web site, swing by: http://www.sssa.org.za
and follw the link ................