Wednesday 23 July 2014

July 24th (Brett)

It's raining lightly this morning and a cool 17 degrees. There is unlikely to be any flying today.
At best there is only one more official practice day and the contest organisation has yet to implement class gridding, glider weighing (they say they will weigh all 148 gliders each morning pre-gridding and I suspect they have only one set of scales), and start gate opening.
They have hosted a number of WGCs at this site in the past so we can only hope they come through.

Adam Cumberlege (Team Captain) has arrived and is now registering the team. Steve has had his glider insurance confirmed so will complete his registration this morning, so all our formalities will be complete today.
Barbara, my wife & crew is en route from NZ  (Malaysian Airlines(!)) and I will pick her up from Poznan tomorrow afternoon.
Skirting around a downburst on the last leg

Through the front and 22km to run with 1670ft excess height to finish. Only just made it.

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