It's another great day here in Luesse with over 30 degrees. A dry 10 - 15kt easterly breeze makes conditions on the ground quite comfortable. A a few cu with high bases are dotting the blue sky.
While Dave and Jerzy got the gliders ready, I wrestled with the registration bureaucracy, all documents for the gliders, calibration records for the loggers, proof of insurance and proof of health insurance for pilots and crews.
This is the first official training day with a pilots' briefing at 10:00 am. The task is an AAT with 4 turnpoints and a nominal distance of 410km:
Startpoint: SP2
Turnpoint 1: 104 - 20k radius
Turnpoint 2: 045 - 20k radius
Turnpoint 3: 048 - 30k radius
Turnpoint 4: SP4 - 1k radius - to channel approaches from the west.
Jerzy and Dave both launched mid grid. The have both since started. Jerzy (XG) 14:08; Dave (P8) 14:10.
The pilots are reporting good conditions.
There are still a lot to sorted out by the contest organization: We have other teams using our frequency, there are no Jonnies on the spot at the line and the public access wireless is still not working.
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