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Austria - Day 4 (Wednesday) - Flight 1

As the weather team promised, we finally got a flight in this morning. The winds above 500 feet were up around the 15 knot mark, but there was a small inversion that was expected to stick around until about 9am. David Levin set 2 HWZ tasks with a planned launch period at sunrise (6.30am).

Most teams took off quite quickly after the green flag went up. It was pretty fast flight, with both markers being dropped within 20 minutes of each… Continue

Added by Andrew Robertson on September 17, 2008 at 8:00pm — 9 Comments

Worlds – Day 3 (Tuesday)

There is still nothing happening over here in Austria. They canceled this morning's flight last night at 9.30pm. The rain is definitely easing, but the wind has come in and there are some nasty, unstable looking clouds in the area. This afternoon is looking doubtful at this stage.

Hopefully tomorrow will be better. We just now need to find ways to entertain ourselves and stay focused on the competition.

Added by Andrew Robertson on September 16, 2008 at 9:57pm — 1 Comment

Worlds - Day 1 Flight 1 Canceled

Not much to report yet. We rocked up to the briefing this morning and there were 2 markers and 2 HWZ tasks on the task sheet. However with light showers in the area and more on the radar the flight was canceled.

The weather is not looking great for this afternoon either, but you never… Continue

Added by Andrew Robertson on September 14, 2008 at 7:17pm — 3 Comments

Austria – Here comes the weather

I had been hoping to post more about what is happening over here up until now, but the weather has been too good and we have been too busy running around doing all those little things that always need doing in the days leading up to a championships.

So the weather in the week leading up to the Worlds has been fantastic. The teams have been able to practice as much as they have wanted or their wallets have allowed (gas is pretty pricey over here). The Master Briefing and the official… Continue

Added by Andrew Robertson on September 13, 2008 at 10:30pm — No Comments