A “lake Keepit Day” today - a term used by locals to describe a day with good lift under “honest” cumulus clouds, good visibility and no issues standing in...
A much better day today, featuring less smoke, more cumulus clouds, and tasks over mostly friendly terrain. Conditions never reached “booming”, and the day ended a bit early with...
A very unsatisfying day today. The forecast was for cooler temperatures (a high around 100, instead of yesterday’s 107), few clouds, and reasonable lift strength and height. But our...
A more difficult day today, especially for Club Class. The forecast said very hot, very blue (except well to the southwest) and a possibility of lift shutting down around...
It’s Opening Ceremony day of the 10th Women’s World Gliding Championship, at Lake Keepit in New South Wales, Australia. Practice flying is done and – other than a short...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...