http://www.abvl.com.br/compes/competicao-20/
Just like the Dinosaur meet, three tasks out of seven days.
Fabiano Nahoum <<marusco>>
writes:
We had a hard time with the take-off conditions in Andradas so four days were
cancelled.
The cancellations were due to this:
2nd day: conditions were excellent but the wind switched from... mehr

Gail force winds force the end of the meet after three days of
flying.

https://airtribune.com/dinosaur2015/results
Final:



#
Name
Glider
T 1
T 2
T 3
Total



1
Zac Majors
Wills Wing T2C 144
962
928
1000
1962


2
Glen McFarlane
Wills Wing T2C 144
947
1000
945
1947


3
Christian Ciech... mehr

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NWS forecast for this afternoon,
here:
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly
cloudy, with a high near 77. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as
high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. mehr

Gordon Rigg writes:
I cannot get travel/repatriation/search and rescue insurance for a
professional competition. This is defined as not being able to compete for
monetary reward. A prize of an expensive physical item is not a problem. I could
not attend Dinosaur for that reason. The European pilot is employed by a glider
manufacturer -... mehr

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Forecast
here:
Isolated showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly cloudy, with
a high near 77. Breezy, with a southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south 15 to
20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of
precipitation is 20%.
NWS hazardous weather forecast for today
here:
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND... mehr

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NWS forecast for this afternoon,
here:
This Afternoon:  Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly
sunny, with a high near 81. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as
high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Glen sends:

And reports 30 mph gusts just as forecast. I wonder if there is anything to do
in Dinosaur,... mehr

Joe Schmucker <<wingloader>>
sends:
https://youtu.be/Nq_9WXiaryM


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http://ozreport.com/docs/cbfseptnewsletter.pdf
Help from the Tennessee Tree Toppers:

The Magic Valley Fundraiser was a complete success! Participants
battled the elements, but a little rain wouldn't stop the local pilots from
showing their support. The event stretched over two weekends to allow for some
great flying weather.
An incredible... mehr

https://airtribune.com/dinosaur2015/pilotsThere are only eighteen open class pilots flying in the Dinosaur competition.
But, fortunately there are eleven sport class pilots and two rigid wing pilots.
This with a competition that promised in advance $15,000 in prize money and had
lower costs because there was no need for towing.Without the... mehr

NWS hazardous weather forecast for today
here:
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN
HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING AND SPREAD SLOWLY NORTH DURING THE DAY
BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
GENERATING HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. mehr

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https://news.vice.com/article/for-the-first-time-on-record-three-category-4-hurricanes-occurred-simultaneously-in-the-pacific-ocean
Something unusual happened in the Pacific Ocean over the weekend:
There were three hurricanes, all with category-four status at the same time,
lined up across the central and eastern region of the world's biggest... mehr

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https://airtribune.com/dinosaur2015/blog__day_4
Zac in first, Glen second, Christian lands 9 km short. No one else in goal.

Dave Gibson makes it in later in third:

Nice looking sky. Thanks to Glen for his on the spot (goal) reports. mehr

Jonny Durand <<jonnyjnr80>>
writes:
If you want to know why I was not in goal today it was because I
was in front and at the last turnpoint I went to land because there was
lightning and rain on course. Glen reports he flew through hail to make goal and
win the day. I did the safe thing and turned around and landed away from the... mehr