Saturday and Sunday - June 27th and 28th, 2015

[Bob Kuczewski]

Here are the forecast winds for Dockweiler this weekend:

  Forecast for Saturday, June 27th, 2015 (made on Sat Jun 27 04:39:28 2015 UTC)  

Time	6a	7a	8a	9a	10a	11a	12n	1p	2p	3p	4p	5p	6p	7p	8p	9p	10p
Direction	250	250	240	240	240	250	250	250	260	260	260	250	250	250	250	250	250
Speed	5.0	5.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	15.0	15.0	15.0	15.0	15.0	15.0	14.0	14.0	14.0

  Forecast for Sunday, June 28th, 2015 (made on Sat Jun 27 04:39:28 2015 UTC)  

Time	6a	7a	8a	9a	10a	11a	12n	1p	2p	3p	4p	5p	6p	7p	8p	9p	10p
Direction	240	240	240	240	240	260	260	260	260	260	260	260	260	260	260	260	260
Speed	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	16.0	16.0	16.0	16.0	16.0	16.0	17.0	17.0	17.0	17.0	17.0	17.0

They look very very good!!!

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[Bill Cummings]

Is straight in 245 degrees?

[Bob Kuczewski]

Is straight in 245 degrees?

That's a pretty accurate estimate Bill!!   

The site offers a few different launch directions. The primary launch (according to Yahoo Maps and my math) favors a wind from around 250 degrees (shown in red below). There's a shorter section of the site that faces mostly south at 190 degrees (shown in blue below). For actual soaring, 250 is ideal, and that's what's forecast for tomorrow!!   

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[Bob Kuczewski]

It was a pretty good day yesterday (June 28th), and Joe and I spent most of the day flying my Falcon 195. The 16 and 17 mph winds didn't quite materialize, and it was more like 13 to 15. But we had a great time. Here are a few shots from just one of Joe's flights and just one of mine.

One of Joe's Flights:

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One of Bob's Flights:

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It was another great day at Dockweiler!!!