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Old January 2nd 10, 11:10 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Jim Britton
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Default First flight of 2010

Well I managed to get the first tow at Hollister yesterday 1/1/10.
11am local time.

Did I win?

Jim
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Old January 3rd 10, 12:18 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Mike the Strike
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On Jan 2, 4:10*pm, Jim Britton wrote:
Well I managed to get the first tow at Hollister yesterday 1/1/10.
11am local time.

Did I win?

Jim


Nope - the Kiwis were flying nearlier a day earlier than that,
courtesy of the International Date Line.

Mike
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Old January 3rd 10, 01:15 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Jim Britton
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Default First flight of 2010

On Jan 2, 4:18*pm, Mike the Strike wrote:
On Jan 2, 4:10*pm, Jim Britton wrote:

Well I managed to get the first tow at Hollister yesterday 1/1/10.
11am local time.


Did I win?


Jim


Nope - the Kiwis were flying nearlier a day earlier than that,
courtesy of the International Date Line.

Mike


OK - I got that.

How about - did I win in my time zone? (PST)

Jim
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Old January 3rd 10, 05:31 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
BT
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Default First flight of 2010

I'd have to check.. but I think the first pilot got off the ground at about
1030 PST at LVVSA.
We were busy all day with about 20 tows.. sled rides all as there was no
wind.. and not enough thermal heating for nary a bump.
BT

"Jim Britton" wrote in message
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Well I managed to get the first tow at Hollister yesterday 1/1/10.
11am local time.

Did I win?

Jim



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Old January 3rd 10, 02:29 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
[email protected]
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Default First flight of 2010

On Jan 2, 6:10*pm, Jim Britton wrote:
Well I managed to get the first tow at Hollister yesterday 1/1/10.
11am local time.

Did I win?

Jim


11:00 first launch at Middletown NY- We slept in
If you do 1st flight on New Years Day - you win
Happy New Year to All
UH
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Old January 3rd 10, 02:43 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Frank Whiteley
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Default First flight of 2010

On Jan 2, 4:10*pm, Jim Britton wrote:
Well I managed to get the first tow at Hollister yesterday 1/1/10.
11am local time.

Did I win?

Jim


We did some winch launches.

Frank W
Colorado
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Old January 3rd 10, 04:47 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Steve Leonard[_2_]
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Default First flight of 2010

On Jan 3, 8:29*am, wrote:

11:00 first launch at Middletown NY- We slept in
If you do 1st flight on New Years Day - you win
Happy New Year to All
UH


Some years back, one of our pilot's proudly announced "All the REAL
glider pilots flew on January 1." To which I responded "And all the
SOARING pilots are waiting until there are thermals." The icy glare I
got from him was priceless.

Steve Leonard
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Old January 4th 10, 08:30 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Mike Brooks
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Default First flight of 2010

On Jan 3, 8:43 am, Frank Whiteley wrote:
On Jan 2, 4:10 pm, Jim Britton wrote:

Well I managed to get the first tow at Hollister yesterday 1/1/10.
11am local time.


Did I win?


Jim


We did some winch launches.

Frank W
Colorado


On January 2, we had a few thermals later in the day and one of our
members stayed up 43 minutes in his first 1-26 flight.

Mike Brooks
Greater Houston Soaring Association
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Old January 4th 10, 08:39 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Greg Arnold
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Default First flight of 2010

Mike Brooks wrote:
On Jan 3, 8:43 am, Frank Whiteley wrote:
On Jan 2, 4:10 pm, Jim Britton wrote:

Well I managed to get the first tow at Hollister yesterday 1/1/10.
11am local time.
Did I win?
Jim

We did some winch launches.

Frank W
Colorado


On January 2, we had a few thermals later in the day and one of our
members stayed up 43 minutes in his first 1-26 flight.

Mike Brooks
Greater Houston Soaring Association



Looking at OLC, over New Year's weekend there were 9 posted flights with
enough points to be scored:

5 at Santa Ynez
2 at Warner Springs
2 at TSA
 




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