NS54 AMBER WARNING
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NS54 AMBER WARNING
Paul and I have conferred last night, and there is a provisional warning in place for a competition this weekend at MODEL ridge.
We will hopefully move that to green by Thursday.
We need to know who wants to compete?
Please put your names here.
Brian is team captain, so any complaints about selection, collar him!
We will hopefully move that to green by Thursday.
We need to know who wants to compete?
Please put your names here.
Brian is team captain, so any complaints about selection, collar him!
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I'm available to make up numbers if required by either NHPC, CSC or DHPC... ("Gun for hire".... water pistol anyway! )
Would rather see others involved first, but will try to get over to watch.
Fingers Crossed that it comes good. (I think there's an outside chance that XF may come good but doubt it)
Would rather see others involved first, but will try to get over to watch.
Fingers Crossed that it comes good. (I think there's an outside chance that XF may come good but doubt it)
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Actually Gary, I was going to agree with you about Cross Fell!
The forecast now has a lot more west in it than at the beginning of the week, and frankly if the forecast is right, then Model will not be an option at the weekend. (We can NOT use Carlton).
The wind strength has also increased, and bearing in mind that this is a comp where people who are only just post CP can compete, I am not going to have people launching in lulls where the wind speed on the hill drops to 18mph!
Paul and I will speak tonight, and post something on the board.
Even if it is not on, we still have a further two weekends in May.
The forecast now has a lot more west in it than at the beginning of the week, and frankly if the forecast is right, then Model will not be an option at the weekend. (We can NOT use Carlton).
The wind strength has also increased, and bearing in mind that this is a comp where people who are only just post CP can compete, I am not going to have people launching in lulls where the wind speed on the hill drops to 18mph!
Paul and I will speak tonight, and post something on the board.
Even if it is not on, we still have a further two weekends in May.
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I really don't envy Alastair & Paul with the job of trying to call this...
May be we should change the alerts to low, low medium, medium, high medium & high!
Any how the forecast should be a little more accurate by tomorrow (hopefully).
My guess is that the old girl will do us proud and come good (all will depend on what the ridge of high does)!
It is a two day event isn't it? And if it's lively there is usually the possibility of flying earlier or later in the day if that's acceptable?
I know you guys know all this already and as I say I don't envy your job one bit, but you're doing a great one, keep it up.
May be we should change the alerts to low, low medium, medium, high medium & high!
Any how the forecast should be a little more accurate by tomorrow (hopefully).
My guess is that the old girl will do us proud and come good (all will depend on what the ridge of high does)!
It is a two day event isn't it? And if it's lively there is usually the possibility of flying earlier or later in the day if that's acceptable?
I know you guys know all this already and as I say I don't envy your job one bit, but you're doing a great one, keep it up.
Fly Safe & Fly Far
I agree Tony, there is a possibility of cross fell, but at the minute all the forecasts I am looking at show Westerlies throughout the day on Saturday, and fairly strong.
Which limits the flying to the westerly facing bit of High Cap, which to be honest is not big enough for a comp, where potentially there could be twenty or thirty gliders in the air at one time. The first and paramount consideration has to be safety.
As you say, we will hopefully have a better idea tomorrow.
Which limits the flying to the westerly facing bit of High Cap, which to be honest is not big enough for a comp, where potentially there could be twenty or thirty gliders in the air at one time. The first and paramount consideration has to be safety.
As you say, we will hopefully have a better idea tomorrow.
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Just another thought and please tell me to keep my nose out if they're not welcome...
As it is quite likely if we keep this unstable airmass and cold over night temps that conditions in the middle of the day may be strong, and the N54S a entry level comp, would it be an idea to have mini talks / workshops around all things flying?
Was thinking something along the lines of what happens at CSC club nights (and I'm sure NHPC & other clubs) only much less formal, basically a criac on the hill.
That way if the conditions were not suitable in the middle of the day these would fill the time till they were.
I'd be happy to share my technocrap with anyone willing to listen, all sorts of rubbish really from airspace to track logs on mac computers and analysing thermalling technique on Google Earth.
I'm sure if we ask some of the Sky Gods might share with us some of their secrets and also others will have bits to share.
As I say just a thought, I know it might be a bit late to arrange but the offer is there.
As it is quite likely if we keep this unstable airmass and cold over night temps that conditions in the middle of the day may be strong, and the N54S a entry level comp, would it be an idea to have mini talks / workshops around all things flying?
Was thinking something along the lines of what happens at CSC club nights (and I'm sure NHPC & other clubs) only much less formal, basically a criac on the hill.
That way if the conditions were not suitable in the middle of the day these would fill the time till they were.
I'd be happy to share my technocrap with anyone willing to listen, all sorts of rubbish really from airspace to track logs on mac computers and analysing thermalling technique on Google Earth.
I'm sure if we ask some of the Sky Gods might share with us some of their secrets and also others will have bits to share.
As I say just a thought, I know it might be a bit late to arrange but the offer is there.
Fly Safe & Fly Far
The Amber warning is now down graded to a 40w yellow lightbulb sort of colour.
Paul and I have spoken, and think that there is less than a 50/50 chance of the comp going ahead this weekend.
Saturday looks to W or WNW for cross fell, and Sunday looks rained off.
So given there are still two weekends left in May, we will probably postpone to the following weekend.
However, forecasts can chamge, and we are still two days away.
We will make a final call tomorrow night.
Paul and I have spoken, and think that there is less than a 50/50 chance of the comp going ahead this weekend.
Saturday looks to W or WNW for cross fell, and Sunday looks rained off.
So given there are still two weekends left in May, we will probably postpone to the following weekend.
However, forecasts can chamge, and we are still two days away.
We will make a final call tomorrow night.
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Just videod the news ...weather forcast at the end looking quite canny for west coast :)
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The comp is cancelled for this weekend.
We think that Saturday is possibly flyable, but Sunday is definitely wet and miserable.
We have therefore decided to keep our powder dry, and hopefully next weekend or the weekend after will be better.
We will keep you posted.
Alastair
We think that Saturday is possibly flyable, but Sunday is definitely wet and miserable.
We have therefore decided to keep our powder dry, and hopefully next weekend or the weekend after will be better.
We will keep you posted.
Alastair
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