Each year the Soaring Society of Boulder runs a Summer Soaring Series.
The purpose of the series is to encourage cross country soaring by SSB members of all abilities and to select a club champion.
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SSB Summer Soaring Series Flight Stories 2003
Last Update - August 17, 2003
| Gold Division |
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| Colin Barry ( 2014 points ) |
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| 5/27/2003 |
Discus B |
879 pts |
312 sm |
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Declared and completed Salida (Start), 7 Mountain, Hagerman Pass, Crestone Peak, Salida. First leg to 7 Mountain was slow as I heard that 7U had landed at Baca Grande(aka Crestone, I will let him describe his interesting experience). I finally figured out that I should fly the east side of the Sangre de Christos. Got low and headed for JZ Ranch where I hit a boomer to 17,500. Rest of the trip was easy but flown conservatively for a 500k. |
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| 8/16/2003 |
Discus B |
597 pts |
254 sm |
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Declared 300k out and return flight Gross Res, Laramie, Gross Res. After a low tow to 7000ft Dick Hogue let me go in a 4kt thermal to 10,000 ft. I heard 8U , XL and BG well up the course at Poudre Canyon so I just pressed all the way with long glides under good cloud streets. It was relatively sunny out in the Laramie valley but a big overcast was moving in from the West, so I tried to stay connected with the clouds and cruised out and got my turnpoint. Turning to fly south again conditions looked pretty daunting and I elected to move a little bit more East and keep Owl Canyon as a bail out spot. I hit heavy rain which knocked me down quite a bit but on clearing this I saw an eagle circling and sure enough he was in a thermal which got me home. After completing my course I went back to the Twin Sisters and then Mt Eldorado for 63 bonus miles. |
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| 4/10/2003 |
Discus B |
538 pts |
191 sm |
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Decided to fly the gold distance task recently flown by 8U.
After low tow completed declared flight of:
Gold Hill
Poudre
Mt Evans
Pinewood Springs
Kossler Lake
Excellent day with climbs to 17,900 |
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| Ivan Jaszlics ( 1824 points ) |
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| 5/28/2003 |
Discus CS |
838 pts |
340 sm |
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Declared 451K broken line flight:
Start at Poncha Ridge
Turn 1 Valley View
Turn 2 Climax Molybdenum Mine
Turn 3 Mt. Ouray
Turn 4 Leadville A/P
Finish Salida Alexander Field
Followed it by 100K triangle (start on leg) for "extra" points
Claim summary
Declared Portion: all turnpoints rounded OK
Undeclared portion following finish of declared portion:
Alexander zxp1 38 40.284 106 00.677
to zxp2 38 20.014 105 53.438
to zxp3 38 27.790 106 12.797 102.4km = 63.63 sm = 60 pts
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| 5/24/2003 |
Discus CS |
574 pts |
230 sm |
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Finally a finished task.
May 24, 2003 (my 68th birthday)
Declared part
Start: Salida Harriet Alexander N 38d32.300m W 106d 2.83m
Turn 1 Leadville A/P N 39d 13.22 W 106 d 19.00m to
Turn 2 Valley View N 38d 11.560m W 105d 48.940' to
Turn 3 Buena Vista N38d 49.000m W 106d 07.268m to
Finish Salida Harriet Alexander N 38d32.300m W 106d 2.83m
191.0 sm = 191.0 x 3 x 0.939 = 538 pts
followed by non-declared:
Salida Harriet Alexander N 38d32.300m W 106d 2.83m to
Mt. PrincetonN N38°46.778'W106°13.776'
Return to Salida
for 38.8 mi OR = 38.8 x 0.939 = 36 pts
Total = 574 pts
Description: Fast first leg (5-6 turns at most after climbout ) and fast 1st half of second leg, after that slow because of storms over Sangre de Cristos. |
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| 6/26/2003 |
Discus CS |
412 pts |
264 sm |
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Declared: Poncha Ridge(Start) to Tennessee Pass to Valley View to Hagerman Pass to Salida (Finish). On the way from Valley View to Hagerman Pass (Leg 3) I actually crossed the Salida Finish Line. Made the last turn at Hagerman Pass but landed at Leadville.
Claim under three turnpoint rule: Poncha Ridge-Tennesse Pass, Valley View-Salida 281.5 km = 329 pts ( (281.5 /1.609) x 2 x 0.939 = 328.56) - then under free flight rule: 142.7 km = 83 points:
Salida
Mt. Elbert
La Plata Ridge (W. of Granite Dam)
Hagerman Pass
Point N. of Twin Lakes (39:07.691 106:18.929)
Leadville A/P
= [(142.7/1.609) x 0.939 = 83.28)] for total of 412 pts.
Description of Flight: Declared 3-turnpoint 461K task from Salida. After the usual glorious up and down runs on the Collegiate Peaks and Northern Sangre de Cristos, approaching the last TP at Hagerman Pass, Colorado's two largest peaks, Elbert and Massive, have failed to do their duty. Landed at Leadville A/P. Note: if you labd there after hours, call 911 and the Sheriff's dept. will let your crew in through the locked gates. |
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| John Seaborn ( 1081 points ) |
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| 4/11/2003 |
Ventus 2B |
742 pts |
331 sm |
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4/12/03 - Boulder Start, Horse Creek, Vowers, Meyer, Boulder, Anthanasiou, Boulder
Undeclared distance 331.4 (533.22km) Declared Distance 254.3 was Boulder Start, Horse Creek, Meyer, Boulder. See trace for details. Had to be back by 4:00pm. |
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| 4/20/2003 |
Ventus 2B |
339 pts |
384 sm |
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Synoptic picture looked positive. Declared task to Tower north of Kimball (132mi), to Wray (123mi) and back to Boulder for 416 +- miles to break the Colorado State Triangle record. Alas, I landed at Greeley Weld on the way back at 6:51pm. The total achieved distance was 383.8mi, The highest point was 11,000ft with the lowest 5,935ft. The major factor was wind (mostly North at 15-20), a very slow first leg and again the wind on the last leg including getting stuck at Brush on the way home. FYI - They have a helicopter (!) parachute operation at Brush. The flight took 7:35 hrs from launch to landing. |
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| Gary Baughman ( 510 points ) |
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| 4/13/2003 |
ASW 28 |
510 pts |
184 sm |
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Declared the task Boulder Hospital, Meyers, Crystal Lakes, Boulder Hospital for 184 miles. Had trouble getting west into the good lift and spent 1 1/2 hours thrashing around between Gold Hill and Kossler before finally making it to Niwot Ridge and setting out on course. Once underway flew mostly without turning 184 miles in 2:11 hours for an average speed around 84 MPH. |
| Silver Division |
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| Bill Hoadley ( 2032 points ) |
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| 5/28/2003 |
Ventus B |
866 pts |
312 sm |
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Declared a start point in the foothills NE. of Salida, to the Climax Moly Mine (NE of Leadville), a point South of Crestone Peak, a point just North of the Leadville Airport, then return to Salida for the Diamond Distance. The first leg was slow as the day was not yet going and I had a load of water. Southern turnpoint near Crestone Peak was in an area of lowered ceilings and overdevelopment, requiring a turn out to the center of the San Luis Valley to find lift. The day ended with strong streets in the Arkansas River Valley. Score includes 25 points for completion of Diamond Distance Badge. |
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| 3/15/2003 |
Ventus B |
626 pts |
231 sm |
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Declared Gold Hill, Poudre, Mt. Evans, Pinewood Springs, Kossler Lake (307km, 191 SM). Added Kossler, Buttonrock Dam, Kossler (40 sm) at the end for bonus points. Good early season day, with widely separated thermals, many strong, with few areas of big sink. Weak wave conditions developed by the end of the day. This flight completed Silver/Gold Duration, Gold Distance, Gold climb.
Points: 191 miles declared x 3 = 573 x massive ventus handicap (.899) = 515
40 bonus miles x massive ventus handicap (.899) = 36
Badge leg bonus x 3 (duration, alt, distance) = 75
Total = 626 |
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| 4/13/2003 |
Ventus B |
540 pts |
198 sm |
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It sure was some work getting going and into the convergence lines today so 5:32 hours in the cockpit.
Attached is my IGC file. It appears valid, and I made all the turnpoints. It is a bit congested around Gold Hill! I was glad I had made two starts, but I believe I was valid on the second, higher start anyway. I think SeeYou uses the last start, as in a contest. Not alot of turning, but not alot of speed either. I was in "don't blow it" mode from Mt. Evans onwards.
Declared Gold Hill, the 10,711' peak several miles west of Crystal Lakes, a point on the ridge ESE of Mt Evans (near Meyer strip), Gold Hill. Tough getting started, making the jump from weak thermals to the convergence. Long stretches flown slowly, without turning, in the extensive convergence. This entry includes 25 bonus points as the Diamond Goal flight. |
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| Rob Patterson ( 394 points ) |
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| 4/12/2003 |
LS-3 |
198 pts |
208 sm |
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Colorado/Wyoming Line, to north of Cheyenne, Boulder |
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| 4/13/2003 |
LS-3 |
196 pts |
206 sm |
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Into South Park, with return via Winter Park and Longs Peak to Boulder |
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| Ken Baker ( 117 points ) |
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| 7/10/2003 |
ASW 19 |
117 pts |
121 sm |
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Day 6 of the SSB Dalhart Camp, Miller Field (25TS), TX.
Declared a 300km Out and Return: Miller Field (25TS) to Liberal, KS (LBL)
and back to 25TS. The day was blue with winds out of the south at
approximately 10 to 15 kts. Everyone launched late due to the tow plane
being in the shop and was not returned to service until the afternoon of
7/10. For this flight, I launched at approximately 3 pm CDT. From Miller,
I slowly poked my way up Route 54 towards Liberal. I landed on the ramp at
LBL 4 hours and 10 minutes later (approx. 7:10pm) after the day died and it
became clear that a return to 25TS would not be possible. |
| Bronze Division |
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| Gary Haynes ( 768 points ) |
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| 6/14/2002 |
304CZ |
578 pts |
194 sm |
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Declared Gross, Poudre, Idaho Springs, Estes Park, Gross. The flight was
basically along the Peak to Peak highway. Good lift band between 13 and 15K
if you stayed close to the clouds on the west side. This was the same day
that Bob Carl went south and flew to Crestone and back. Flight satisfied my
Gold 300K distance. |
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| 4/12/2002 |
304CZ |
107 pts |
113 sm |
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Declared Bolder Hospital, ColWy, Meyer, Bolder Hospital. Lessons learned was to get up into the operating band. John Seaborn and Rob Patterson both flew the same route, but about 4,000 feet higher and had much better flights |
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| 4/17/2002 |
304CZ |
83 pts |
29 sm |
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Declared and flew a very short course trying to understand my new flight computer. Blazing fast speed at 25mph. |
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