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Sorry I will not be out at SS on Saturday. Everyone be safe and stay well hydrated. Keep a watch for thunderstorms in the afternoon.
— DonThe Rockford Forecast for the rest of the day is posted below. Scattered Rain may extend into the early morning tomorrow. We may be able to get some flights in Saturday late morning and into the afternoon. Sunday is looking good.
AMD KRFD281305Z 2813/2912 16008KT 6SM -SHRA SCT060 OVC090 TEMPO 2813/2817 4SM -RA BR BKN060FM281900 19013G23KT P6SM BKN060FM290000 19009KT P6SM SCT060 BKN080 PROB30 2900/2904 4SM -TSRA BKN035CBFM290400 20010KT P6SM -SHRA BKN040 TEMPO 2904/2908 4SM -TSRA BKN035CB=Your lesson for the day.here is a link on how to read a TAF forecastI will not be out at sky soaring on Saturday. Please stay well hydrated and in the shade when possible. T-storms possible in the afternoon.
Donflight chair 🪑
We have a new tow pilot at Sky Soaring. Let’s all congratulate Mike Palmer on his checkout on the Pawnee. May you have many happy glider pilots, after dropping them off in lift.
— Don
Looking at the 0700 SkySight convergence chart, it looks like we
will have a rare occurrence of a convergence line running on a
line that goes from Sky Soaring to Beloit.What does this mean to a glider pilot? For you xcross country
pilots, it means that you may have an opportunity to fly along
that line and never have to thermal. Wouldn’t that be something!
For our pilots that fly with LXnav and can load the weather into
your device, be sure to load the convergence chart so you can
navigate that line.Otherwise, Skysight is predicting good strong lift today with some
cu’s. Winds will be around 10-12kts starting out from the
northwest then shifting to the northeast throughout the afternoon.Happy Soaring and see you at the field!
DonBreakfast at Alan’s corner is at 8 AM. But try to be there about 10 minutes prior so you can reserve a table. It’s first come first serve and they can be busy on a Saturday morning.
— DonWish I could make it out today but, I already had plans for a day in the city. I would love to see Geoff’s new glider. Looks like it will be a nice day today. If there is a tow pilot available to come out today would you please post a message here.
Don
