Calling all UK pilots......."The Bladder-Busters"

ASH33M · Post by **ASH33M** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:15 am

Anytime just after 8pm is good for me, so if I'm not too late I hope to join the server.

markjt,

Will your TS server be setup as well.

markjt · Post by **markjt** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 7:35 pm

Yes, FREDO TeamSpeak is always online 24/7

Mark

PA157 · Post by **PA157** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 6:40 pm

Hi all, who's up for the lowlands tonight? 300k task, oh boy might take me all night. Are we all using teamspeak again?, good fun last time.

See you later Paul

CN 157

mach_one_man · Post by **mach_one_man** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 6:46 pm

300k, slightly too much for me, I hardly average over 100km/h

Anyway, hope to fly Sunday and I hope my thing wont I/O Error 32 either.

Anyway good luck too all tonight, I may pop in on TS sometime

staylo · Post by **staylo** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 6:21 pm

I've just joined LLC but my internet's slow as hell at the moment so won't be competing at the moment. Count me in though

sinker · Post by **sinker** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 9:34 am

Day 23 .. o what a night. I blipped out again

.. flew well to near 4000m turn .. but straight thro' amazing wave under the penalty box and then got stuck. Slowly, slowly up to 4100m .. screwed up getting thro' window, lost the wave .. clawed my way eventually back up (very and flying worse and worse) to finish just in time to watch Higgins get in and beat O'Sullivan's 60 break to win 10-9.

Paid a huge penalty for lack of concentration. *sob*

Well done to you all for finishing!

Vertigo · Post by **Vertigo** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:17 am

Big Bird, you did great!
congrats on your 4th place:
http://195.159.209.37/DedicatedPilots.asp

KarlKoch · Post by **KarlKoch** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:42 am

sinker wrote: to watch Higgins get in and beat O'Sullivan's 60 break to win 10-9.

yeah, it was a really awesome match, Higgins was absolutely unbelievable. I think he will dream of that match for a while...

sinker · Post by **sinker** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:54 pm

Vertigo wrote:Big Bird, you did great!
congrats on your 4th place:
http://195.159.209.37/DedicatedPilots.asp

Lies, damned lies and statistics.
Brilliant ... with your grasp (manipulation!) of statistics we can all be winners

Thanks!

sinker · Post by **sinker** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:35 pm

Wave map is here (sorry can't remember who posted it)...
http://forum.condorsoaring.com/files/sl ... ie_140.jpg

Gliding Grand Prix here:
http://www.cnvv.net/wsgp/

desktopsimmer · Post by **desktopsimmer** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:08 pm

You've slipped to 5th

Think we could have a session on tueday? anyone free or do you charge reasonable rates

sinker · Post by **sinker** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 6:14 pm

I don't have the stamina to re-try for 4th again! Mind you day 25 task would be good day to try for a monster duration.

I did a "do or die" very low run at a cloud on day25 - ended in tears (pigeons and pine leaves) *sob*. I missed the gaggle (they came out of the start like greyhounds) - flying in a group was really useful on this task. I can't believe I didn't dump any of my full water load - why do I miss these things

?

Couldn't get very far even after two restarts (off-line)

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Tuesday is OK- I can cope with the shame, humiliation and embarassment of flying day25 yet again if you are feeling cruel

markjt · Post by **markjt** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:02 pm

I'm up for a re-fly. I tried once offline after my freeze and was going really well... past TP1 and back into the mountains at an average 128kph and still 1100m... then crash bang wallop. Missed one thermal and I was down

Tuesday: What time? 7, 8 or 9 GMT?

I can host on FREDO.

Mark

sinker · Post by **sinker** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:51 pm

20:00 GMT suits me. Anyone else? Desktop?

I managed to get round turn point 1 and back to the mountains where I nestled ungracefully in a valley with a tree sticking out of my cockpit.

mach_one_man · Post by **mach_one_man** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 6:08 pm

Might fly this one, 20:00GMT is ok, but perhaps slightly late, depends how long it takes me to fly the task

Anyway, hope to be there. My internet has been rather unreliable which is real pain but nevertheless it has been partially working and I just hope it doesnt disconnect tonight