tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135067382024-03-13T05:07:08.133-05:00Susan's World of Sailplane RacingStories and adventures from the world of sailplane racing and glidingSusan McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14174686898187774113noreply@blogger.comBlogger143125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506738.post-53611634553701013532015-03-24T09:25:00.001-05:002015-03-24T09:25:36.139-05:00Getting ready for pre worlds6480e81f0c4e1ba0df23826fe4aa0cea.webp (500×1341) - http://pinterest.com/pin/A4zccQAQwIIC38M1k7UAAAA/?s=3&m=bloggerSusan McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14174686898187774113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506738.post-73450651075530935102015-01-30T10:38:00.001-06:002015-01-30T10:38:50.254-06:00A new addition to the family (it's a glider!)Tim and I are pleased to announce that we will be the exclusive North American brokers for the new GP family of gliders. Find out how our cooperation with Peszke S.C. came to be in Tim's blog post over at our new website www.gpglidersusa.com. Multiple time World Champion Sebastian Kawa will be flying a GP 14 VELO in the First 13.5 Meter Class WGC in Pociunai, Lithuania in August. Since we'llSusan McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14174686898187774113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506738.post-23303206396774332002013-05-21T21:41:00.003-05:002015-01-30T10:44:28.766-06:005/21 last morning at Mifflin
Super humid and heating up. Looks like another steamy contest day. Tim won the day in Club Class yesterday! Good job Tim. It's going to be an exciting day.
Susan McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14174686898187774113noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506738.post-77498224419632335992013-05-21T21:41:00.001-05:002013-05-21T21:41:21.309-05:005/21 waiting on the gridWaiting for the launch while Karl Sniffs.
Susan McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14174686898187774113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506738.post-65798994691228466932013-05-20T16:36:00.001-05:002013-05-20T16:36:53.747-05:005/20 at MifflinA tough day but only a few land outs. This could be our last competition day because tomorrow doesn't look that promising.
Last dinner tonight in the hangar. We thank Joanie and Janine who have been crewing AND preparing fantastic meals. Lots of us pitch in with salad prep etc. But these two are the key organizers. The warm and friendly atmosphere here makes it worth the 1300 mile trip from Big Susan McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14174686898187774113noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506738.post-23904582942613572772013-05-20T14:12:00.001-05:002013-05-20T14:12:00.112-05:005/20 out on taskAfter waiting for a while we launched the fleet for a short 1.75 hour task. It's gotten humid and bathtub-like on the ground. The ceiling is not that high, but things look sustainable. We shall see...
Susan McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14174686898187774113noreply@blogger.com0Mifflin County Airport, Reedsville40.6775 -77.626945tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506738.post-89467905669044134772013-05-20T11:47:00.001-05:002013-05-20T11:47:24.177-05:00Monday 5/20Grid squatting today waiting to see if the fog will clear out. The sun is coming out periodically and the ceiling is lifting a bit. More soon...
Susan McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14174686898187774113noreply@blogger.com0Mifflin County Airport, Reedsville40.6775 -77.626945tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506738.post-39932809196410612142013-05-18T11:24:00.001-05:002013-05-18T11:26:02.845-05:00Day 6 back side ridgeStanding on the grid karl says back side ridge looks d I able si here we go.
Susan McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14174686898187774113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506738.post-27919079712547354002013-05-18T09:23:00.001-05:002013-05-18T09:23:05.117-05:00Day 6 at Mifflin cloudy and coolWeather forecaster Richard Kellerman isn't too optimistic about today, but we plan to grid at noon. It's just cool, overcast, and with light winds from the south southeast...well, we shall see. It's Mifflin and it can change throughout the day. More soon.
Susan McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14174686898187774113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506738.post-8055155161253538912013-05-17T20:47:00.001-05:002013-05-17T20:47:36.534-05:00Day 5Oops! Pilot and glider safe and sound.
Susan McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14174686898187774113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506738.post-59414718870263943992013-05-17T14:50:00.001-05:002013-05-17T14:50:40.272-05:00Day 5 lots of land outsThe nittany valley around state college is proving to be a sink hole with 14 gliders landed out so far. One pilot who is back now mentioned that he saw others on his way back that were at 8000 feet. So it isn't a total bust.
Susan McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14174686898187774113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506738.post-67800527169946548882013-05-16T16:38:00.001-05:002013-05-16T16:38:42.995-05:00Day 4 lots of happy pilotsLots of happy pilots back safe this afternoon. Havent seen scoresheet yet. Am still out on the trailer area. People look like they had fun!
Susan McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14174686898187774113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506738.post-3531962727939267732013-05-16T12:48:00.001-05:002013-05-16T12:48:51.684-05:00Day 4 May 16Looks like an interesting day. It's much warmer and windy, with an interesting forecast. The winds later should be shifting to be favorable for the end of the task. Both tasks are open now and most are headed out. Here is the typical Mifflin scene of the launch crew waiting to get started. We even saw the Amish farmer harrowing the field right next to the runway with his team of 6 draft Susan McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14174686898187774113noreply@blogger.com0Mifflin County Airport, Reedsville40.6775 -77.626945tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506738.post-57294315885033413372013-05-15T09:11:00.001-05:002013-05-15T09:11:48.386-05:00Rest day!It's crew's choice today and we are going to the Belleville auction to buy a cow. High winds aloft out of 255 (the wrong direction) and better forecasts over the next days make this a good point for a break from flying.
Susan McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14174686898187774113noreply@blogger.com0Mifflin County Airport, Reedsville40.6775 -77.626945tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506738.post-24490631719805981922013-05-14T19:12:00.001-05:002013-05-14T19:12:46.112-05:00Chili dinnerAt least my pilot made it home! Chili dinner at the hangar in mifflin. Thanks to Joanie and all of the cooks! It's the volunteers who make Mifflin so special.
Susan McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14174686898187774113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506738.post-4620049486975924112013-05-14T15:21:00.001-05:002013-05-14T15:21:24.693-05:00Cold and cloudyWaiting for folks to return. Clouds have covered the area as predicted. It's cold and windy right now. A few are back having bailed on the task. A few are landed out. Chili dinner tonight. I think those who make it back will definitely need that, plus some beers, and maube electric socjs to warm up!
Susan McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14174686898187774113noreply@blogger.com0Mifflin County Airport, Reedsville40.6775 -77.626945tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506738.post-85093951125908856682013-05-13T21:36:00.001-05:002013-05-13T21:36:45.264-05:00Day 2 completeMost made it home today. Now it's very cold. Around freezing tonight. So we will see what knid of weather we get tomorrow. Definitely hat coat and gloves time!
Susan McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14174686898187774113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506738.post-81793203356581422732013-05-13T13:13:00.003-05:002013-05-13T13:14:42.186-05:00Day 2 at mifflinWindy and colder today. We are expecting a frost tonight! The pilots reported that yesterday was rough, as in bumpy, with lots of folks being jostled around in the cockpit. For Tim, this led to applesauce on the left wing when a pouch of gogo squeeze got away from him while trying to eat it!
Today is another ridge mission. I am enjoying hanging out at the Lewistown ford dealer having a fuelSusan McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14174686898187774113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506738.post-36348111137238421262013-05-12T08:42:00.001-05:002013-05-12T08:42:13.929-05:00Day 1 meetingUncle Hank giving a safety talk about how to safely "fall off" the ridge. Everyone is ready for day 1 to begin. Its windy out of the nw, shifting to more westerly later on.
Susan McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14174686898187774113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506738.post-60334618269808708462013-05-10T16:59:00.001-05:002013-05-10T16:59:21.998-05:00Making our way to Mifflin CountyAs our family makes the "hard shift" from rowing coaching season to soaring season, we are excited about returning to Mifflin County Airport in central Pennsylvania for the Sports Class Nationals. Practice Days are May 10-11 and the contest runs May 12-21.
If you have never been to Mifflin, you are certainly missing out! Not only is the ridge flying superb, but the people, scenery, and Susan McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14174686898187774113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506738.post-14551669133409311962012-06-29T21:15:00.001-05:002012-06-29T21:15:30.498-05:00ResultsOverall places
1st Doug Jacobs
2nd Sean franke
3rd Karl striedieck
Susan McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14174686898187774113noreply@blogger.com0Parowan Airport, Parowan37.857277 -112.824196tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506738.post-59118283387353255562012-06-29T19:36:00.001-05:002012-06-29T19:36:15.677-05:00Most are homeJust waiting for the scores. Pilots seem happy with the day. Enjoying the feeling of accomplishment at completing a nationals. And I never went on a retrieve! More soon,
Susan
Susan McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14174686898187774113noreply@blogger.com0Parowan Airport, Parowan37.857277 -112.824196tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506738.post-29286954004299507762012-06-29T15:21:00.001-05:002012-06-29T15:21:42.070-05:00Final contest day underwayI have emerged from the cloud of dust at the end of runway 22 on the last contest day. The task is a TAT Salinas (30) Wayne (15) bryce (25) beaver (19) we shall see how the scores shake out at the end of the day.
Susan McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14174686898187774113noreply@blogger.com0Parowan Airport, Parowan37.857277 -112.824196tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506738.post-72107416731925001642012-06-28T00:41:00.001-05:002012-06-28T00:41:04.313-05:00Pictures from day 5A few pics from the day. Note that Michelle Sorenson is the best mom around - wiping son Danny's wings at the end of the day.
Susan McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14174686898187774113noreply@blogger.com0Parowan Airport, Parowan37.857277 -112.824196tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506738.post-75341843970378105812012-06-28T00:07:00.002-05:002012-06-28T00:07:49.753-05:00Day 5 CompleteAnother windy day, but we managed to get a contest day in today. The task was a Turn Area Task, 4 hour minimum: Mt. Carmel Junction, Wayne's Wonderland, White Pine Peak, and Bald Hills. A few pilots decide
The winds at launch time were in the 15-20 range, gusting higher at times. Lots of blowing dust. This was one of those days where you would apply lip balm and immediately find it Caked in the Susan McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14174686898187774113noreply@blogger.com0