Proving Grounds

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    • #11478
      Steven SnyderSteven Snyder
      Participant

      TASK FLYING AND RECOGNITION WITH THE NOVICE GLIDER PILOT IN MIND

    • #11764
      Steven SnyderSteven Snyder
      Participant

      Just flew the Sprint task in the 1-26. Below are the results. Winds 180@7 Cloudbase 8k.
      <h1>Scoring Sky Soaring tasks</h1>
      <h2>Condor Soaring Simulator Flight</h2>
      <h2>Completed Sky Soaring Sprint CW in 1:36:21</h2>
      <h3>98.2 km scored flight distance at 33.0 kt
      Handicap speed: 52.8 kt [Beta]</h3>

      • Hit Sky Soaring at 12:14:37
      • Hit Poplar Grove at 12:47:42
      • Hit Galt at 13:27:22
      • Hit Sky Soaring at 13:50:59

      <h3>Flight passed within 2.0 km of the following waypoints</h3>

      • 12:00:31 to 12:14:41 near: Sky Soaring
      • 12:33:59 to 12:36:12 near: Walpole
      • 12:47:40 to 12:49:52 near: Poplar Grove
      • 13:27:20 to 13:32:41 near: Galt
      • 13:50:57 to 13:57:00 near: Sky Soaring

      <h3>Other Flight Info</h3>

      • Take off detected at 12:00:31 UTC
      • Off tow detected at 12:04:35 UTC
      • Take off pressure altitude is 885.8 ft raw
      • Altitude correction is 0.0 ft
      • Guessing glider type: SGS 1-26D, handicap: 1.6
      • Multiple potential types identified as follows: SGS 1-26A (1.65), SGS 1-26B (1.65), SGS 1-26C (1.65), SGS 1-26D (1.6), SGS 1-26E (1.6)
      • Update your flight computer for a better match
      • Glider ID: MERLIN2
      • Pilot: Steve Snyder
      • Flight date: 2022-06-21
    • #11808
      Steven SnyderSteven Snyder
      Participant

      Another fun flight today. If you complete a Proving Grounds task email the IGC file to skysoaring@soaringtasks.com

      This was a tougher task today. Set the cloudbase at 5,700ft winds 270@10kt and medium strength thermals. Task time 34 min 50 sec. Aircraft Standard Cirrus, similar to 1-34R.
      <h1>Scoring Sky Soaring tasks</h1>
      <h2>Condor Soaring Simulator Flight</h2>
      <h2>Completed Sky Soaring Racetrack Sky Soaring in 0:34:50</h2>
      <h3>44.8 km scored flight distance at 41.6 kt
      Handicap speed: 41.6 kt [Beta]
      Completed one racetrack circuit</h3>

      • Hit Sky Soaring at 12:18:04
      • Hit Walpole at 12:31:59
      • Hit Funny Farm IL at 12:41:08
      • Hit Phyllis at 12:44:32
      • Hit Sky Soaring at 12:52:54

      <h3>Flight passed within 2.0 km of the following waypoints</h3>

      • 12:00:46 to 12:18:07 near: Sky Soaring
      • 12:31:58 to 12:35:21 near: Walpole
      • 12:41:08 to 12:42:48 near: Funny Farm IL
      • 12:44:30 to 12:46:17 near: Phyllis
      • 12:52:52 to 12:57:45 near: Sky Soaring

      <h3>Other Flight Info</h3>

      • Take off detected at 12:00:46 UTC
      • Off tow detected at 12:05:32 UTC
      • Take off pressure altitude is 885.8 ft raw
      • Altitude correction is 0.0 ft
      • Glider type: StdCirrus, handicap: 1.0 [Beta]
      • Glider ID: MERLIN2
      • Pilot: Steve Snyder
      • Flight date: 2022-06-21

      Done scoring PG Racetrack 3-13-22.igc

      Thank you for using the Proving Grounds scoring system

    • #11900
      Steven SnyderSteven Snyder
      Participant

      So it’s snowing outside. What’s better to do than Condor Soaring?

      Proving Grounds Sprint. 55LL to Poplar Grove to Galt and home again. In a 1-26!

      Now to try it for real.
      <h2>Condor Soaring Simulator Flight</h2>
      <h2>Completed Sky Soaring Sprint CW in 1:42:58</h2>
      <h3>98.1 km scored flight distance at 30.9 kt
      Handicap speed: 49.4 kt [Beta]</h3>

      • Hit Sky Soaring at 12:13:21
      • Hit Poplar Grove at 12:53:18
      • Hit Galt at 13:25:16
      • Hit Sky Soaring at 13:56:20
    • #11905
      Steven SnyderSteven Snyder
      Participant

      Todays flight was Racetrack. Based on Sky Sight’s forecast for Saturday I set the weather as close as I could.

      Winds 314 @10kt. Cloud base 4800ft. Thermals strong. Temp 53f Dew point 32f.

      Glider 1-26E

      Total flight time 1:07.54 Task time  55.06

      Condor Soaring Simulator Flight

      Completed Sky Soaring Racetrack Sky Soaring in 0:43:30

      45.1 km scored flight distance at 33.5 kt
      Handicap speed: 53.7 kt [Beta]
      Completed one racetrack circuit

      Hit Sky Soaring at 13:20:33

      Hit Walpole at 13:38:47

      Hit Funny Farm IL at 13:53:12

      Hit Phyllis at 13:57:44

      Hit Sky Soaring at 14:04:03

      Flight passed within 2.0 km of the following waypoints

      13:00:37 to 13:20:37 near: Sky Soaring

      13:38:44 to 13:42:05 near: Walpole

      13:53:09 to 13:55:21 near: Funny Farm IL

      13:57:42 to 14:00:18 near: Phyllis

      14:04:01 to 14:07:54 near: Sky Soaring

      Other Flight Info

      Take off detected at 13:00:37 UTC

      Off tow detected at 13:05:27 UTC

      Take off pressure altitude is 885.8 ft raw

      Altitude correction is 0.0 ft

      Guessing glider type: SGS 1-26D, handicap: 1.6

      Multiple potential types identified as follows: SGS 1-26A (1.65), SGS 1-26B (1.65), SGS 1-26C (1.65), SGS 1-26D (1.6), SGS 1-26E (1.6)

      Update your flight computer for a better match

      Glider ID: MERLIN2

      Pilot: Steve Snyder

      Flight date: 2022-04-09

    • #11906
      John DeRosaJohn DeRosa
      Participant
      Nice flight in a 1-26E (like SSI’s).

      45km. Just short of the 50km needed for a Silver Badge leg!

      John H DeRosa(OHM Ω)
      West Dundee, Illinois, USA
      mailto:john@derosaweb.com
      http://derosaweb.net
      “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”– Albert Einstein

      On Tuesday, April 5, 2022, 02:57:49 PM CDT, SSI <webmaster@skysoaring.com> wrote:

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