Published October 10, 2021 By Dan G, MVSA Webmaster Early sun gave way to medium winds and decent lift for October’s Thermal Duration contest held yesterday in O’Fallon, MO. Left with 2 hi-starts and one landing tape – a miscommunication … Continued
By Dan G. – MVSA Webmaster Fog gave way to a blue-sky day with high fibrous clouds as six flyers entered the launch area for the September Hand Launch contest make-up date. The glory of the day was round 2 … Continued
By Larry Anderson, CD Today we flew the 2M Fun Fly Contest in Foley, MO and we had a great turnout. Eight club members made the drive to the field in Foley, MO for the five round 2M contest. The … Continued
By Dan G. – MVSA Webmaster Eight club members flew a total of 76 flights in 4 categories (ALES, 2M, RES and UNL) at a private field in O’Fallon, MO. The weather provided the drama for the monthly contest held … Continued
Hi fliers, Today was a killer day for flying HL. The forecast blowout did not materialize this morning and did not ever get over about 8-10 with a few brief gusts to 15. Despite the persistent overcast, the lift was … Continued
Great day at the old sod farm Well, the contest day was splendid. It got pretty hot, but there was a breeze and an occasional cloud cover, so there was a bit of relief. The conditions were appropriately challenging. Not … Continued
Hi Fliers, What a fantastic day for flying. The winds were light, the sun was bright, and the lift was outstanding. I usually didn’t have too much difficulty finding it. I think I only missed time on one out of … Continued
Hi Fliers, It was an exciting day of summer soaring and unfortunately there was also a bit of carnage. Getting the bad news out of the way first, John Heienickle had a short outing in 2 meter due to a … Continued
Hi Fliers, The final results and blow by blow carnage numbers for the July Unl/RES contest are attached. As usual, the final results are not quite as fun to read as the round by round. Congratulations to Fast Eddie for … Continued
Hi Flyers: Another great HL contest. It was me, Fr. Wayne and Dancing Bill. The weather was beautiful. Warm but enough wind to make it comfortable. The sod farm is in primo condition. All grass and lots of lift. We … Continued