The club participates in an "online contest", where logs from secure data recorders are shared with other glider pilots (onlinecontest.org - select Gliding, then, Canada, then, ON/QC). Gatineau now has logged over 20,000 km of cross-country flying in Canada (a bit more for North America, where flights in the US count). This puts us fifth in the region, of 12, and rarely, in front of SOSA. The Club de vol a voile de Quebec (CVVQ) is only 800 km ahead of us... something to aim for!
Thanks to Rick and Peter for the tows, and Ullo for the tireless instructing. A couple or three of airtow retrieves got our friends home, when the weather cycled, and they landed at convenient airfields (Plantagenet and Windover Field).
We're doing a cross-country week, but the weather Wednesday and Thursday doesn't look good, but Friday may be spectacular... watch this space.
Here are pictures from Tuesday's flying courtesy of Roberto Figueroa.
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| L23 on tow behind Pawnee (nice sky) |
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| Jarek beside 55 (Norm in back) |
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| Norm in IN |
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| Roger in AT with Lucile |
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| Wolfgang in M7, the club ASW24 - the CFI goes flying! |
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| Nick's flight - south to the Seaway, north of the Ottawa River, | Haweskbury and home - 335 km at 85 kph... nice! |
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