JWGC-Szeged: “Thanks” & Photos from Noah Reitter
"I learned an incredible amount at the 2019 JWGC and I'd like to thank all of you, it would not have been possible without your support." Most of all, I'd [...]
JWGC-Szeged: Closing thoughts from Michael Marshall
I finished the JWGC on a strong note. Saturday was our last flying day with reasonably strong but seriously blue conditions. I started with the gaggle and flew with the [...]
John Good JWGC End of Contest Report-8/11
Closing ceremony today, on a very hot day under a broiling sun. Mercifully, the JWGC2019 organization knows the value of brief meetings. It probably helped that the presenter (Andras Kerekes – contest [...]
John Good JWGC Report 8/10-Final Contest Day
A hot day today (around 96F) – hot enough to make a moderately stable airmass work moderately well, (though not hot enough to produce cumulus clouds). Good climbs were available [...]
John Good JWGC Report 8/9-Contest Day 10
For possibly the first time here at JWGC2019, the weather exceeded the forecast. Not by a lot, and not for the whole day, but at least for a while lift strength [...]
John Good JWGC Report 8/8-Contest Day 9
Widespread morning cloud was accompanied by considerable skepticism that flying would be possible today. We duly gridded all gliders on the possibility that a clear area approaching from the west would [...]
John Good JWGC Report 8/7-Contest Day 8
A warmer day today, with another dose of quirky weather. One feature near home was wave over cumulus clouds, which allowed many pilots to climb to their best altitudes of the [...]
John Good JWGC Report 8/6-Contest Day 7
We had another dose of weird weather today. The key feature was an unusual line of lift, probably controlled by wave generated by interaction between low-level southerly winds and the upper-level [...]
John Good JWGC Report 8/5-Contest Day 6
A difficult and eventful day today. At the morning pilot briefing, we were told to expect the best weather of the contest – and when the tasks were displayed, we learned [...]
John Good JWGC Report 8/4-Contest Day 5
A challenging day today, with post-frontal weather that produced some very good lift and some difficult areas, with spreadout, light rain and then dead skies on final glide. In the [...]