07.03.2013
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El Peñon Classic Race
Results found
here.
http://corinnaflies.blogspot.mx/2013/03/no-day-for-small-girls.html
Today we flew 83km around 4 turnpoints, a very fast race and Zippy
won. I learnt that "convergence" doesn't always mean "line of lift", but can
also mean some really strong, rough and tight thermals, and some really big sink
in between. My vario showed -11m/s down... no wonder I nearly landed after the
first turnpoint. After that humbling experience I was more careful and stayed up
higher. I left the thermals at 4500 m, but cloud base was in outer space when
some few cumulus developed high above us!
The thermals are strong, but quite tight all day. There are a few spots out to
the east of take off where the thermals were wider and a little smoother. But in
the big glider without a zoom A-frame, without carbon tubes, and with a sail
that has probably flown 500 hours already, it is a little exhausting for me to
shift it around in the strong air. Guess I am just spoilt with my RX3.
http://OzReport.com/1362619406
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