Pre WGC ~ Champagne, France August 4-10, 2019
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JWGC-Szeged: Closing thoughts from Michael Marshall
I finished the JWGC on a strong note. Saturday was our last flying day with reasonably strong but seriously blue conditions. I started with the gaggle and flew with...
PAGC Captain’s Report Day 7
I spoke with several Canadians who said that they are impressed with how many days good flying days they have had for this contest. Poor weather has not been a...
John Good JWGC End of Contest Report-8/11
Closing ceremony today, on a very hot day under a broiling sun. Mercifully, the JWGC2019 organization knows the value of brief meetings. It probably helped that the presenter...
John Good JWGC Report 8/10-Final Contest Day
A hot day today (around 96F) – hot enough to make a moderately stable airmass work moderately well, (though not hot enough to produce cumulus clouds). Good climbs were...
PAGC Captains Report Day 6
The Pilots Briefing started with the US 18 Meter Team presenting its findings in regard to their exhaustive research into competition soaring that one secret thing that wins contests....
John Good JWGC Report 8/9-Contest Day 10
For possibly the first time here at JWGC2019, the weather exceeded the forecast. Not by a lot, and not for the whole day, but at least for a...
John Good JWGC Report 8/8-Contest Day 9
Widespread morning cloud was accompanied by considerable skepticism that flying would be possible today. We duly gridded all gliders on the possibility that a clear area approaching from the...
John Good JWGC Report 8/7-Contest Day 8
A warmer day today, with another dose of quirky weather. One feature near home was wave over cumulus clouds, which allowed many pilots to climb to their best...
John Good JWGC Report 8/6-Contest Day 7
We had another dose of weird weather today. The key feature was an unusual line of lift, probably controlled by wave generated by interaction between low-level southerly winds...
John Good JWGC Report 8/5-Contest Day 6
A difficult and eventful day today. At the morning pilot briefing, we were told to expect the best weather of the contest – and when the tasks were...
John Good JWGC Report 8/4-Contest Day 5
A challenging day today, with post-frontal weather that produced some very good lift and some difficult areas, with spreadout, light rain and then dead skies on final glide. In...
JWGC 1st Week Wrap Up from Michael Marshall
The flying here is very challenging. The last 4 race days have had a little bit of everything - strong thermals, big gaggles, massive thunderstorms, thick overcasts, and landouts....
John Good JWGC Report 8/3-Rest Day
Rest day today, due to rain and occasional thunderstorms. Second half of the competition begins tomorrow. We were invited to a cookout dinner tonight by...
PAGC Captains Report Contest Day 1
The first day started with a bang and ended with a whimper. We landed out 4 pilots. All classes flew the same task starting 20 minute intervals....
John Good JWGC Report 8/2-Contest Day 4
Probably the trickiest day yet at JWGC2019. All forecasts called for thickening mid- and high-level cloud to march into central and eastern Hungary by noon, and a morning...
John Good JWGC Report-8/1 Contest Day 3
This was predicted to be the best day yet, with climbs to over 6000’ possible in areas north and west of Szeged. Tasks were set just a bit...
John Good JWGC Report 7/31-Contest Day 2
A more difficult weather day today, with highly varied conditions that were tricky to predict and navigate. Of the 80 pilots here (yes, that’s the correct total number), just 55...
John Good JWGC report-7/30 Contest Day 1
The weather at Szeged has improved, enough that a good task was possible for both classes. The day offered challenges, but 66 of 81 pilots got home and...
John Good JWGC report – 7/29 Still no flying
It’s the second scheduled competition day, and we still haven't seen a competition launch. A river of moist air off the Adriatic has been flowing into eastern Europe, producing extensive...
John Good JWGC report-7/28 No Flying Today
Today was meant to be the first competition day of JWGC2019 – but the weather wouldn’t have it. We woke to mostly clear skies, but with clouds approaching...
John Good JWGC Report-7/27 Opening Ceremony
It’s Saturday evening, and the 11thJunior World Gliding Championships is officially open. This happened at a short and effective Opening Ceremony, held at the Szeged airfield. All teams...
John Good JWGC report-7/26
Today was the final scheduled practice day at the 11thJunior World Gliding Championships, in Szeged Hungary. The practice week has gone well here: All four US pilots have...
Michael Marshall update from JWGC after Practice Days.
After two days of flying, Alex and I have decided to stand down today to relax and re-energize. (I think Alex also wanted a day off after retrieving me...
JWGC-First Flight for Michael Marshall in Szeged
I flew! I took off in “DA” around 2pm yesterday afternoon on unofficial training day 1. The skies looked good (like good-day-at-Perry good) and I decided to fly the...
More JWGC Prep from Michael Marshall
This article is all about how I approach flying at new soaring sites and describes what I put into practice during recent visits to the Blue Ridge Soaring Society...
Michael Westbrook in Champagne, France for Pre-World 2019
Fresh from his recent win as the 2019 Club Class Champion, Mike Westbrook is heading to sample the Champagne thermals in Champagne, France as a warm up for the...
3rd Pan American Gliding Championship
The 3rd Pan-American Championship will be held at SOSA Gliding Club in southern Ontario, Canada. This is the first FAI sanctioned contest ever to...
Michael Marshall
Michael Marshall has been flying gliders for over a decade and racing gliders since 2012. He soloed on his 14th birthday at Chilhowee, TN under the instruction of Sarah...
Mike Westbrook
Mike is a third generation pilot that grew up around the Texas Soaring Association and currently works as an instructor for FlightSafety International. First soloing on his fourteenth birthday,...
Daniel Sazhin
Daniel Sazhin has been flying gliders since 2008 and loves racing and record flying. He earned all of his Badges and Diplomas in Aero Club Albatross’ 1-26E. He has competed...
JP Stewart
JP Stewart has been hooked on aviation for over 10 years Beginning with radio control aircraft he flew competitive giant-scale aerobatics before moving into full-scale flying. He joined...
Noah Reitter
Noah Reitter was given a sailplane ride as a gift in late August of 2012 at Harris Hill Soaring. The next spring, he joined their junior organization, soloed...
John Good
Team Captain, John Good has been a member of the US Team at many World Gliding Championship event. He has served as crew, Team Captain and daily report...
