Check out Ron Tabery's 1000km

[WR]

Ron Tabery's 1000km Texas thermal flight on 7.11.09 includes the most
impressive first leg I have ever seen. Launch at 1045am central,
flies 137sm south on early morning texas thermals, equivelant to that
of a cow fart, in two hours WITHOUT A SINGLE 360 TURN at an average
altitude of less than 3000' agl. The rest was standard hill country
phukinbooming soaring.

No ridge, no wave, very impressive.

[Geoff Vincent]

Sure was an impressive overall performance, but if averaging over 4.5
kt climbs on that first leg (in fact better than the flight average) I
wonder if you haven't slightly understated the conditions. Great
flight anyway.

Geoff Vincent
Melbourne
Australia

On Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:46:45 -0700 (PDT), WR > wrote:

>Ron Tabery's 1000km Texas thermal flight on 7.11.09 includes the most
>impressive first leg I have ever seen. Launch at 1045am central,
>flies 137sm south on early morning texas thermals, equivelant to that
>of a cow fart, in two hours WITHOUT A SINGLE 360 TURN at an average
>altitude of less than 3000' agl. The rest was standard hill country
>phukinbooming soaring.
>
>No ridge, no wave, very impressive.

[JS]

Geoff hasn't seen Texas cows. The steaks are bloody enormous!
....And they're free if you eat two (chunder disqualifies you).
Jim

[Hunter[_2_]]

I have flown with Ron and he just does not like to turn, it scares
him. I have seen a couple of his traces from the Opens at Uvalde and
he is afraid to turn while winning these contests. I would say his
inability to turn would be a weakness... if he flew standard class
instead of open class.


On Jul 12, 12:46*pm, WR > wrote:
> Ron Tabery's 1000km Texas thermal flight on 7.11.09 includes the most
> impressive first leg I have ever seen. *Launch at 1045am central,
> flies 137sm south on early morning texas thermals, equivelant to that
> of a cow fart, in two hours WITHOUT A SINGLE 360 TURN at an average
> altitude of less than 3000' agl. *The rest was standard hill country
> phukinbooming soaring.
>
> No ridge, no wave, very impressive.