Greg O'Sullivan (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} gjo) wrote,@ 2007-09-11 12:41:00 |
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167km flight in HP14 VH-GGB
http://www3.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/g
There is a link on that page to get a google earth kml file of the flight.
Got a bit low a few times. It wasn't a relaxing flight but
I got a good workout. The final glide was a bit interesting The wind
calculation from my last thermal was a slight westerly tail wind for the
homebound leg, but lower down and closer to the airfield it an easterly
head wind, increasing in strength. Arrived back with only enough height
to do a modified circuit into runway 01. Gliders were still launching with
a tail wind off 27 so a straight in approach on 09 wasn't a good idea.
http://www3.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/g
There is a link on that page to get a google earth kml file of the flight.
Got a bit low a few times. It wasn't a relaxing flight but
I got a good workout. The final glide was a bit interesting The wind
calculation from my last thermal was a slight westerly tail wind for the
homebound leg, but lower down and closer to the airfield it an easterly
head wind, increasing in strength. Arrived back with only enough height
to do a modified circuit into runway 01. Gliders were still launching with
a tail wind off 27 so a straight in approach on 09 wasn't a good idea.
