boulder - santa fe out and return july 4, 2011 pedja bogdanovich 011
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Boulder - Santa FeOut and Return
July 4, 2011
Pedja Bogdanovich011
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Overview
• Background• Weather for the day• Flight trace replay• Flight stats• Long flight considerations
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Background
• “Default” 1000 km O/R out of BDU• New glider• Day before was a good day
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Weather for the day
• General forecast– Hot
• Blip Map– Good lift– No chance of OD
• Cold front coming– Trough
• Monsoon season
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Flight Overview
• Started (relatively) late, launched ~10:30• First leg straightforward• Turned Santa Fe ~2:15• Day dying half-way on the way back• Too much N x-wind @ BDU, landed at EIK ~6:30
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SeeYou Playback
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• Takeoff ~10:30, Santa Fe ~2:15,finish ~6, land ~6:30
(7½ hrs for the task)
• OLC distance 1095km @ 141 kph
Stats
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Long Flight Considerations
• Key factors– Preparation• plan• physical & mental endurance• equipment: everything working
– Start early– Shift gears– Stay connected
=> Go fast
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Pedja’s blog: tiptop.com/011