Well Done Bernard !!!!!! ian P. ----- Original Message ----- From: "B&C Eckey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 7:59 AM Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] What a day??
> 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 > > _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
