| Day | Name | Distance | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd of January 2009 | CHARLES DAY | 240km | Slow wander to Mt. Strathbogie, Violet Town and Tallarook |
20 kt S wind, max 23 deg C, good cumulus cover S of Benalla, but very sparse to the north. Explored S of Benalla with Jonathon Walker in his Discus for wave over the Strathbogies, without success. Pushed into wind to just S of Seymour, following clouds over the edge of the hills. 80 kph |
| 1st of January 2009 | CHARLES DAY | 300km | 3 valleys, 3 waves - O & R Dartmouth Dam |
Strong W wind (29 kt reported below cloudbase, much stronger higher up), 27 deg C with good cumulus affected by wave. Played with broken wave on first leg, without success. Met up with Bob Nicholls in his 18m Ventus 2 at Dartmouth Dam. We both had difficulty in getting a decent climb, due to wave breaking up the thermals, so decided not to go further east. Ran into wave in Mitta Mitta valley on return leg, which went to 10,000 ft, a second one in the Kiewa Valley which reached 13,000 ft and, finally, a stronger one just E of Mt. Buffalo that peaked at 5 kts and was still giving 3 kts at 13000 ft. I didn't go higher, because the oxygen mask was safely back in the hangar. ATC gave clearance to climb in this wave and to go towards Benalla, but asked me to park in the wave for about ten minutes to clear other traffic. 82 kph |
| 31st of December 2008 | CHARLES DAY | 430km | Henty, Murchison, Benalla triangle. |
Strong SW wind, 26 deg C. Cu's over area flown, blue further N and W. Some good streets. Max 6500, min 4000, 108 kph overall. |
| 20th of December 2008 | L JOHN MILLOTT | 513km | Ardlethan O/R |
Light SE wind, blue thermals with convection starting from 4000' and building to 7000'. Thermals were generally difficult to organise. Conditions peaked at Ardlethan, then became slow south of Rand. |
| 15th of December 2008 | Temporary Member | 1105km | David Jansen ASG29 Benalla to Queensland |
Today there was a southerly blowing at the start of the day, which changed to a Southwesterly during the day. The thermals started about 09:30 and RASP predicted that they would be brocken and go to 7000 foot later in the day. In the event they went to 5000 foot. David Jansen flying his ASG 29 thought he might try a little flight so he launched at 09:27 and landed in Queensland for a straight out 1105kms. Have a look on the OLC for the trace |
| 11th of December 2008 | CHARLES DAY | 430km | Mt. Townsend, Harrietville. |
Task area restricted to E and S of Benalla due to heavy overcast encroaching slowly fron NW. Light winds, max 30 deg. Good cu's with some large gaps. Convergence zones with extensive cumulus E of spine of Snowy Mtns., Mt. Bogong to Mt. Hotham, Mt. Buller area and well S of Lake Eildon. Max 9000 ft, minimum 4000, 96 kph overall |
| 10th of December 2008 | CHARLES DAY | 490km | Henty, Mt. Youngal (S of Khancoban), Benalla |
Mod SSW wind, 27 deg C max. Very good conditions from Holbrook to Corryong area. Dead areas with cold air intrusions from the south near Mt.Youngal and N of Dartmouth Dam. Max 8500 ft, no low spots, 98 kph overall. |
| 8th of December 2008 | CHARLES DAY | 140km | Slow jaunt to Mt. Buller |
A frustrating day, blue everywhere except for weak, scrappy cumulus towards Buller (a convergence line}and elsewhere generally south of Mt. Buffalo. Much better in the blue, where the Junior Nationals had a reasonable day. Slow, but never low. |
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