Kowbell

Today is the 53rd Annual Kansas Kowbell Klassic. Pretty simple, whoever lands furthest away from Sunflower Gliderport wins the coveted trophy. No handicaps. I think many of the competitors will show up on the SSA tracking page so if you're looking for something to do on this Independence Day, follow along!

Darn! We are driving they Kansas today! I'll be looking up and following you on the tracker page.

On Saturday, July 4, 2015 at 9:03:38 AM UTC-4, Tony wrote:
Today is the 53rd Annual Kansas Kowbell Klassic. Pretty simple, whoever lands furthest away from Sunflower Gliderport wins the coveted trophy. No handicaps. I think many of the competitors will show up on the SSA tracking page so if you're looking for something to do on this Independence Day, follow along!

We're "assuming" "furthest away from Sunflower Gliderport" after STARTING from Sunflower Gliderport?"

Otherwise Australia pilots will win (since they would likely be furthest away)..... LOL.....

Hope you have good conditions there..... in Kansas.....

Tony is 211 miles downwind and still at 5000'. I guess Leigh is hot on the trail with the trailer. Great adventure for the 4th (for Tony). He better find a nice place to take the crew for dinner and a movie.

The smart phone app really makes watching fun. A repair for the 3D view is being issued soon. Google Earth has been very unstable recently.

Lane
XF

Leah was only a few hours behind. We made it to Burwell, NE just in time for fireworks!

I think my distance was 274 miles. Bob Holiday flew to Good land, KD around 225 Miles I think and Steve Leonard made it 150ish after a late start in the FJ-1.

It was mostly a scratchy day with about 2 hours of pretty good soaring in the middle.

Not many places to land in Nebraska!

On 7/4/2015 8:20 PM, Tony wrote:
Leah was only a few hours behind. We made it to Burwell, NE just in time
for fireworks!

Studly! Upwind (such as it was)...at least according to the satellite loop.

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Not many places to land in Nebraska!

Heh. 'Actual Nebraska geography' prolly differs considerably from the general
perceptions of most who don't live there. Once north of I-70 on your Kowbell
track, you're getting to the eastern edge of the sandhills...pretty much
ranching country, and darned pretty from the air - at least if you're not
having to worry about immediately landing.

Bob W.

Bob, low level winds were southerly at 15-20.

Terrain wasn't so much an issue as the transition from cut wheat fields in Kansas to Very Tall Corn in Nebraska. I hit the south edge of sand hills at Taylor and without enough altitude to clear them and no landabke field in sight on course I turned 90 degrees and landed at Burwell

Lane,

I've really been enjoying flying with IGC Droid since you educated us all at Cordele.

Leah and I are stopped halfway home enjoying an Ice Cream break. That's her standard charge for a retrieve. Its about 100 degrees outside.

No she doesn't have any sisters.