Another non-flying day today, due to a weather pattern pumping lots of moisture into Europe, producing a solid overcast predicted to persist until evening. We have updated...
Lithuania’s highly variable weather pattern continues. We woke today to a solid overcast, low clouds and threats of rain. Very little optimism could be found for the possibility...
At last a day with some genuinely good weather prospects. In the eastern US - well, at least the northeastern US, where I live – we look forward to...
A non-flying day today, featuring rain and low clouds as a convoluted cold front makes its way through southern Lithuania. This was a “clean kill” – there was no...
The first competition day of WGC2016 arrived with mostly overcast skies and a dubious weather forecast: We were told to expect low clouds early and high clouds (thick cirrus) plus...
At a World Gliding Contest, the final day before the start of competition is traditionally not a flying day. All pilots are...
Weather did not break our way today – Pocuiani had low cloud and occasional light rain through mid-afternoon. At the morning briefing a practice task was set, optimistically hoping to...
At one point forecasts seem to suggest that today would offer decent soaring (which no doubt most here would welcome). It was not to be: rain began around 8:30, was...
It’s the first official practice day at the 34th World Gliding Championships, in Pociūnai, Lithiuania. Some 120 pilots from approximately 30 countries are here to contend for championships in three...