On Jul 16, 6:04*am, Tuno wrote:
Is your flight on OLC ... ? Thirteen knots, you gotta share that!

Alas, I've been unable to read the files from my Colibri data logger
since I upgraded my PC's OS -- the Colibri uses a serial port and
either my serial-USB adapter doesn't work since that upgrade or the
Colibri itself is broken. I've seen 11 kts before on the averager, but
I am pretty sure 13 is a new record for mine, especially in 3 or 4
thermals in the same flight. Once I took the fork to the Sierras, the
lift was nowhere as good -- though that was partly expected. I was
willing to sacrifice thermal strength (and maybe even having to turn
on the engine) for the fantastic views the Sierras offer compared to
the more barren ranges to the east. Meadows, lakes, glacial remnants
make for great sightseeing, but do cut into thermals. Coming home to
the Bay Area was a bit problematic in that the clouds made an arc far
to the east before I could cross the Sierras, so I had to turn on the
engine for about 10 minutes near Mammoth Lakes to gain enough altitude
to safely cross as a glider at Yosemite. But I'd kinda expected that
since the BLIPMAP showed that would be the case at 5 PM local time.
Even so, I had a 6.6 hour flight with only 1.0 engine time.

Sorry not to be able to post the track, but an earlier one-day trip is
described (including a SeeYou map, showing engine use) at
http://tinyurl.com/5ahbcm

Martin

PS The ship is for sale. I'll miss it, but a project is taking too
much time and passion that used to go in here. If interested,
http://tinyurl.com/56qseu has a description of that project -- and
even connects it to soaring.