1000km flights

On 30 December 2017, there were 34 flights of over 1000km posted onto the OLC. These were all in Namibia and South Africa. What is the record number of +1000km flights done in a single day? I would imagine there could have been more flights done because not everyone posts their flights on OLC.

On Sunday, 31 December 2017 13:26:10 UTC+2, wrote:
On 30 December 2017, there were 34 flights of over 1000km posted onto the OLC. These were all in Namibia and South Africa. What is the record number of +1000km flights done in a single day? I would imagine there could have been more flights done because not everyone posts their flights on OLC.

There is another thread from 2015 called "Africa!".
On November 30th 2015, there were 40 flights posted on OLC with distances exceeding 1000km.

Call a 1000K task on a good day at a Nephi contest and you will have 65 1000k's in a day.

On Sunday, December 31, 2017 at 9:42:31 PM UTC-8, Surge wrote:
On Sunday, 31 December 2017 13:26:10 UTC+2, wrote:
On 30 December 2017, there were 34 flights of over 1000km posted onto the OLC. These were all in Namibia and South Africa. What is the record number of +1000km flights done in a single day? I would imagine there could have been more flights done because not everyone posts their flights on OLC.

There is another thread from 2015 called "Africa!".
On November 30th 2015, there were 40 flights posted on OLC with distances exceeding 1000km.

Not if its a 1-26 national lol

On Monday, January 1, 2018 at 1:05:16 PM UTC-5, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:
Call a 1000K task on a good day at a Nephi contest and you will have 65 1000k's in a day.


Jonathan: Actually, no you won't. 1000 km requires 7.6 hours of flying at 130 kph (the average speed of the 30 folks who did it in Africa on 12/30). You can't launch 65 gliders,open a start gate, and get around a 1000 km course on a contest day other than at a strong ridge site on a great day. On 1000 km days in Africa we start really early and we fly really late. Go to OLC for 12/30 and look at how long some of those guys were flying. Markus Frank was close to 10 hours. 10 hours at 133 kph!
ROY

My comment was tongue in cheek. I was thinking of New Castle and what a great call by the CD that was!!! I have attended a Nephi event and I launch was very efficient, I thought after a few days all 65 glider were launched in an hour. On a 17,500 foot day, tasks of 3 or 4 hours do not do Nephi justice.



On Monday, January 1, 2018 at 10:35:31 AM UTC-8, Roy B. wrote:
Jonathan: Actually, no you won't. 1000 km requires 7.6 hours of flying at 130 kph (the average speed of the 30 folks who did it in Africa on 12/30). You can't launch 65 gliders,open a start gate, and get around a 1000 km course on a contest day other than at a strong ridge site on a great day. On 1000 km days in Africa we start really early and we fly really late. Go to OLC for 12/30 and look at how long some of those guys were flying. Markus Frank was close to 10 hours. 10 hours at 133 kph!
ROY

I think the 2005? Open Europeans in Rayskala Finland had a 1000 k
task with about 17 finishers - all thermal of course! :-) .

Not all contestants were happy with that call.
Yes, I have flown there before.
No, I was not at that contest.

Still, a remarkable achievement from one site on one day.
Wish I was there, not sure I would have completed it.....

I remember Sebastian Kawa expressing himself in one of the interviews against extremely long tasks. A competition is more about a comparison between pilots, and not necessarily about endurance or chasing for records or 1000 km diplomas. It has to do with safety, as too long tasks over several days inevitably bring exhaustion with them, and possibly accidents.

On Monday, January 1, 2018 at 2:50:49 PM UTC-6, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:
My comment was tongue in cheek. I was thinking of New Castle and what a great call by the CD that was!!! I have attended a Nephi event and I launch was very efficient, I thought after a few days all 65 glider were launched in an hour. On a 17,500 foot day, tasks of 3 or 4 hours do not do Nephi justice.

They'd have to be able to launch the grid in under an hour to be able to do that