With a forecast for 18 to 20 mph southwest surface winds (NAM and
RAP) at 2 PM and a local (GFS) NWS forecast of 15 mph gusting to 21 mph at 1 PM
and later 17 mph gusting to 25 mph the safety committee met early and canceled
the day.
The winds at 9:55 AM were 13 mph ESE at the Casa Grande Municipal Airport and
the local forecast for that... mehr

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A flight from Lookout Mountain Flight park. First, heading SW to
Cloudland Canyon, then NE, back by LMFP and on to... mehr

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Raul Guerra <<dr.raulguerra>>
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Richard Thorp <rthorp>
writes:
I have been laid low with sinusitis for the past week – so thought
I would do a release force test on my barrel release – something that I have
been wanting to do for a while:I use the top black one in the picture - I forget the source of it but it is a
thin wall aluminum barrel 3/4in inside... mehr

Too long a task and against the wind. I knew right away that we
would not make it back unless the lift was really much better than usual and we
started getting to 11,000' as forecast right away. That didn't happen.The task was a triangle to the east then south then back to the Francisco Grande
Hotel, 130 km. Quite a task for days that end... mehr

1022 hPA = about 216’ below mean sea level (http://www.sensorsone.com/altitude-pre
re-units-conversion) and SeeYou showing: QNH = 4064', QNE = 3848', (http://code7700.com/altimetry_metric.html
).
216’ = 65.8 meters.
If I do the simple dumb thing and add 2,728 meters (the max pressure elevation
on Tom’s Oudie 3 IGC track log)... mehr

Fabiano Nahoum <<marusco>>
sends:
Transcription of Nenê Rotor´s account of his tumble, recorded by
Nenê himself on WhatsApp, later on the day it happened.
“I'm okay, just a few bruises, but it was pretty radical.”
“In competition we always fly very close to the edge of safety, or even beyond. I... mehr

September 9 - 11Friday: A soarable day with light to moderate upslope winds in the afternoon.
Lift will be between 4800 feet MSL (mean sea level) at Marshall and probably
5500 feet or 6K feet MSL at Crestline.Saturday: Don't miss the 31st Andy Jackson Memorial Fly-in! Food, Fun, Prizes,
and Flying! It will be a hot day, so bring your... mehr

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Thomas Weissenberger <<thomas.weissenberger01>>
writes:
The only instrument to be considered for maximum altitude is the
Oudie 3 itself. With this instrument now being compared and adapted to air
pressure changes to adjust the right QNH altitude.My highest altitude shown by Oudie 3 is 2,791 meters QNH. Subtracting 26 m gives... mehr

I've examined Tom's track logs to determine if he exceeded the
height limit on the fourth task of the pre-Worlds. One track log was from his
backup Flytec SensBox and is the one that he uploaded to the XContest here:
http://www.xcontest.org/world/en/flights/detail:tomtom01/1.9.2016/14:24 and
the other is from his Oudie 3 and can be found... mehr

Thomas Weissenberger <<thomas.weissenberger01>>
writes:
I have analyzed the altitudes at goal from my tracklog that I
uploaded to XContest (SensBox backup IGC file). I landed at 15:54:47
PM (GPS, QNH and given heights on task board):
- official map altitude in goal 1020 msl.
- GPS alt. In goal 1084 msl.
- QNH alt. In... mehr

Here is the entry on the track log. There is no entry for 47
seconds, just 46 and 48 (every two seconds):
B1854461547705S04752734WA010590108400109060000-02-08-04
1059 meters is the pressure altitude
1084 is the GPS altitude
Looking at this later entry:
B1908401547692S04752667WA010550108300109990000-01-03-09
1055 meters is the pressure altitude... mehr

Tim Dyer writes:
Now that I have recovered and had a chance to process the last 2
weeks, I feel blessed to have been part of history. I was launch Director every
day and had the chance to assist some great people and pilots off of one of the
most beautiful sites on earth. I am honored to be the recipient of the Colorado
Fly Week - Joe Julik... mehr

David Thompson <<sen144sormrmtn>>
writes:
When towing in any form it is advantageous to any pilot to be able
to get to a knife. Many years ago due to something that happened, following that
experience I found a nice scuba diving shop and invested in 5 knives all double
sided more than or just as razor sharp.Three are sewn to my... mehr