Hello Leigh Yours truly did 1100km in the ASH25 but only made it because of a final glide climb on the approaching front.
By the way, the cumulus clouds were more like 13000ft in the mid north of the state. Bernard -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Leigh Bunting Sent: Tuesday, 9 December 2003 9:40 PM To: Soaring List Subject: [Aus-soaring] What a day?? Hi All, It was a stinker in Melbourne and even hotter in Adelaide. From Melbourne there appeared to be Cu from horizon to horizon. As we climbed out of Tullamarine on the 1745 to Adelaide, we passed through the base of the Cu at 12000 abeam Bacchus Marsh. We were tooling along at 400kts ground speed at FL390 in the tops of the cirrus. Through the gaps in the cirrus, I could see the Cu continuing all the way to at least abeam Bordertown. Sitting on the left side, I couldn't see what was happening in the northern sector as we approached the coastal area of the Coorong. Turning towards Adelaide, we descended through the Cu at FL150 to FL160. Walking across the Adelaide tarmac, the Cu was still active at 1830 local, all the way north. A day you seem to have been able to have gone anywhere in a glider. As it wasn't me, did anyone have the chance to use what appeared to be the best soaring day in years? If so, let's hear about it. Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia <Open Windows and let the bugs in> _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
