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On November 30th 2015, 45 pilots scored over 1000 points on OLC. 40 of those flights were distances "over 1000k".
Jim |
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On Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 7:09:50 PM UTC-7, JS wrote:
On November 30th 2015, 45 pilots scored over 1000 points on OLC. 40 of those flights were distances "over 1000k". Jim That's pretty remarkable. An interesting side observation is that not one of those 45 pilots flew a glider having wingspan less than 18m. In fact, you have to look all the way down to position #61 that day to find a lesser span. I guess if you're going to Africa, you don't take a knife to a gunfight. |
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Am Mittwoch, 2. Dezember 2015 05:46:16 UTC+1 schrieb Steve Koerner:
That's pretty remarkable. An interesting side observation is that not one of those 45 pilots flew a glider having wingspan less than 18m. In fact, you have to look all the way down to position #61 that day to find a lesser span. I guess if you're going to Africa, you don't take a knife to a gunfight. The reason for that is probably quite simple: There's no "local life" in these locations, so people are shipping their own glidern to Africa, and almost all gliders shipped there are selflaunchers. Which rarely come with less than 18 meters. Bert Ventus cM TW |
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Maybe because the local life is hungry lions rather than just angry farmers!
On 12/1/2015 9:46 PM, Steve Koerner wrote: On Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 7:09:50 PM UTC-7, JS wrote: On November 30th 2015, 45 pilots scored over 1000 points on OLC. 40 of those flights were distances "over 1000k". Jim That's pretty remarkable. An interesting side observation is that not one of those 45 pilots flew a glider having wingspan less than 18m. In fact, you have to look all the way down to position #61 that day to find a lesser span. I guess if you're going to Africa, you don't take a knife to a gunfight. -- Dan, 5J |
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I was the only one to score any points in North America on the 30th with my open class 2 seater...
😉 Boggs. |
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On the contrary. Potchefstroom on the middle of South Africa is the
birthplace of the JS1. There are fair number of decent 15 and 18m ships around. ASW27 - and Ventus and LAK17b - as well as a lot of JS1s... The thing is - if you are spending a lot of money and time shipping a glider to Africa from Europe or the USA - are you going to ship a 15m? So - in the high energy thermal conditions - the highest wingloading and high speed L/D is the key. The days are not that long - so you have to go fast to get long distance. Current state of the art and rules combined seem to favour 21m as the sweet spot. As noted - in Namibia, and much of South Africa, the ability to self launch and motor home is a distinct advantage. A lot of the best soaring country is very sparsely populated, relatively inaccessible by road, and generally low on amenities like cold beer/water/beds etc. -- Bruce Greeff T59D #1771 |
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On Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 3:35:02 PM UTC-5, BruceGreeff wrote:
As noted - in Namibia, and much of South Africa, the ability to self launch and motor home is a distinct advantage. A lot of the best soaring country is very sparsely populated, relatively inaccessible by road, and generally low on amenities like cold beer/water/beds etc. -- Bruce Greeff T59D #1771 Interested in motor homes sold in SA. If you wanted a MB Sprinter chassis, what make and model would you choose? |
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We have a Citation 24 by Thor mounted on a MB Sprinter. We're very
happy with it. On 12/2/2015 3:21 PM, wrote: On Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 3:35:02 PM UTC-5, BruceGreeff wrote: As noted - in Namibia, and much of South Africa, the ability to self launch and motor home is a distinct advantage. A lot of the best soaring country is very sparsely populated, relatively inaccessible by road, and generally low on amenities like cold beer/water/beds etc. -- Bruce Greeff T59D #1771 Interested in motor homes sold in SA. If you wanted a MB Sprinter chassis, what make and model would you choose? -- Dan, 5J |
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Am Mittwoch, 2. Dezember 2015 21:35:02 UTC+1 schrieb BruceGreeff:
On the contrary. Potchefstroom on the middle of South Africa is the birthplace of the JS1. There are fair number of decent 15 and 18m ships around. ASW27 - and Ventus and LAK17b - as well as a lot of JS1s... The thing is - if you are spending a lot of money and time shipping a glider to Africa from Europe or the USA - are you going to ship a 15m? So - in the high energy thermal conditions - the highest wingloading and high speed L/D is the key. The days are not that long - so you have to go fast to get long distance. Current state of the art and rules combined seem to favour 21m as the sweet spot. As noted - in Namibia, and much of South Africa, the ability to self launch and motor home is a distinct advantage. A lot of the best soaring country is very sparsely populated, relatively inaccessible by road, and generally low on amenities like cold beer/water/beds etc. -- Bruce Greeff T59D #1771 Yeah, there is also a (very) nice club in Worcester, north of Cape Town. However, most of the big flights are done in Gariep Dam, Kuruman, Kiripotib, Pokweni, Bitterwasser, which are more or less resorts for visiting pilots. |
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On Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 9:09:50 PM UTC-5, JS wrote:
On November 30th 2015, 45 pilots scored over 1000 points on OLC. 40 of those flights were distances "over 1000k". Jim Just got back from 10 days of flying in Bitterwasser, Namibia. I was there a little early to catch the strong weather of the past week, but even so the flights were spectacular. Here is the 1000km OLC flight we did on Nov. 19: http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0...htId=553986820 For those wanting adventure travel in a 4x4 camper, here is the best place to rent: http://www.ascocarhire.com/ |
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