We had our first flying day here, and I am very, very pleased to say that Chris Wilson was first.
Among the SOSA contingent, Willem got here next, quite late in the day, and Joerg straggled in after that, neither one scoring anywere near Chris for the day. Way to go Whiskey Two!
It was a difficult day, the thermals were not as good as predicted, and, as expected, Yves Bastien landed out. This is a very French area, and we are quite gratified to see so many Francophone locals embracing Canada Day and flying the Canadian Flag so proudly. Unfortunately, minorities including Yves are still bitter about losing at The Planes of Abraham, and I believe he was so distracted today in his rampant dislike of "Upper Canada" as he calls us that he naturally gravitated towards Quebec, where the lift was awful, and he was down.
Getting found was going to be very diffcult in such a remote area, let alone a retrieve, however, Yves showed tremendous initiative by displaying a sign, entirely in English, which read "Help!"
And, within hours , he was safely arrested.
Chris has adopted a different approach to landouts in the wilds of Northern Quebec, using a trick learned from Dave McKenzie at York Soaring, a club well noted for their long, long cross country glides. Ol' Dave suggests taking along a short piece of Fibre Optic cable, and, after you land out, you light a cigar, lay back, and bury the cable. and, again, within hours, some guy with a backhoe will come and dig up the Fibre Optic cable.
Anyway, Chris is off to enjoy the fine Fireworks display, put on by our host at Gatineau, Roger Hildesheim, who is doing a great job as CD.
I am not going as I am chained to the glider trailer.
Oh, by the way, today was a practise day.
Doug Scott
W2 Crew
Among the SOSA contingent, Willem got here next, quite late in the day, and Joerg straggled in after that, neither one scoring anywere near Chris for the day. Way to go Whiskey Two!
It was a difficult day, the thermals were not as good as predicted, and, as expected, Yves Bastien landed out. This is a very French area, and we are quite gratified to see so many Francophone locals embracing Canada Day and flying the Canadian Flag so proudly. Unfortunately, minorities including Yves are still bitter about losing at The Planes of Abraham, and I believe he was so distracted today in his rampant dislike of "Upper Canada" as he calls us that he naturally gravitated towards Quebec, where the lift was awful, and he was down.
Getting found was going to be very diffcult in such a remote area, let alone a retrieve, however, Yves showed tremendous initiative by displaying a sign, entirely in English, which read "Help!"
And, within hours , he was safely arrested.
Chris has adopted a different approach to landouts in the wilds of Northern Quebec, using a trick learned from Dave McKenzie at York Soaring, a club well noted for their long, long cross country glides. Ol' Dave suggests taking along a short piece of Fibre Optic cable, and, after you land out, you light a cigar, lay back, and bury the cable. and, again, within hours, some guy with a backhoe will come and dig up the Fibre Optic cable.
Anyway, Chris is off to enjoy the fine Fireworks display, put on by our host at Gatineau, Roger Hildesheim, who is doing a great job as CD.
I am not going as I am chained to the glider trailer.
Oh, by the way, today was a practise day.
Doug Scott
W2 Crew
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