Another Epic Day over 5 hrs flying
11/11/14 00:16 Filed in: Stanwell Tops | Coastal Soaring
- LAUNCH:………Stanwell Tops: Bald Hill
- LANDINGS:……..…10
- TOTAL FLIGHTS:....380
- TIME HOURS:………5.8 hours
- TOTAL TIME:…..….189.3 hours
- WIND:………………10 to 20 kts……. SSW to SE
- WING:…………….…Mentor 2
- PHOTOS:…………. in "Read More"
- GPS MAP:…………..
Total of 10 flights starting just after 11am
flight 1: 11:15 to 11:25 10 min 0.2
flight 2: 11:40 to 11:52 8 min 0.2
flight 3: 12:02 to 12:07 5 min 0.1
flight 4: 12:18 to 12:28 10 min 0.2
flight 5: 12: 31 to 12:40 9 min 0.2
flight 6: 12: 43 to 12:45 3 min 0.1
flight 7: 12:54 to 1: 05 11 min 0.2
flight 8: 1:12 to 1: 22 10 min 0.2
flight 9: 1:26 to 4:26 180 min 3.0
furthest South Bulli Pass hairpin at 3:54
flying distance = 35 km going South
15 km going North to launch
9 km North to lookout
9 km South to Landing
total flying distance= 68 km
furthest North lookout beyond Garrawarra at 3:55pm
maximum height over Mitchells was 538 m
flight 10: 5:15 to 6:40 85 min 1.4
total flying in minutes 331 minutes or 5 hours 31 min
counts as 5.8 hours on HGFA decimal system
Bulli Pass looking North
Looking out on Bulli and
Me
Looking North from above Coalcliff
Flying high back to Stanwell
Looking down on lookout
Photo of Garie Beach from Northern extreme of flight
Holly throws his reserve
flight 1: 11:15 to 11:25 10 min 0.2
flight 2: 11:40 to 11:52 8 min 0.2
flight 3: 12:02 to 12:07 5 min 0.1
flight 4: 12:18 to 12:28 10 min 0.2
flight 5: 12: 31 to 12:40 9 min 0.2
flight 6: 12: 43 to 12:45 3 min 0.1
flight 7: 12:54 to 1: 05 11 min 0.2
flight 8: 1:12 to 1: 22 10 min 0.2
flight 9: 1:26 to 4:26 180 min 3.0
furthest South Bulli Pass hairpin at 3:54
flying distance = 35 km going South
15 km going North to launch
9 km North to lookout
9 km South to Landing
total flying distance= 68 km
furthest North lookout beyond Garrawarra at 3:55pm
maximum height over Mitchells was 538 m
flight 10: 5:15 to 6:40 85 min 1.4
total flying in minutes 331 minutes or 5 hours 31 min
counts as 5.8 hours on HGFA decimal system
Bulli Pass looking North
Looking out on Bulli and
Me
Looking North from above Coalcliff
Flying high back to Stanwell
Looking down on lookout
Photo of Garie Beach from Northern extreme of flight
Holly throws his reserve