Competition News

Saturday
Fair and quite stable below 2000m.
Cirrus clouds and possible Sahara dust from midday, north-south gradient rising to 4-5 hPa.
SW wind increasing in the afternoon in the Jura, 14h 1500m 25kmh, 2000m 30kmh, increasing later.
Grindelwald-Interlaken is sheltered from the wind, with moderate to good thermals at 2000m, top 2800 (no cumulus).

Sunday
Heavily clouded, forecasting still difficult. Interlaken will probably see brightening and some thermals in the afternoon. Wind: Protected by the 4000m peaks up to about 3000m.

Conclusion:
We will probably go to Grindelwald again and land in Interlaken. Good flying conditions are expected on Saturday. We don't want to cancel Sunday yet, as there is a small chance that we can fly again in Interlaken (although the chances of a sporting task are small).

Next info (decision) Thursday evening at 8 pm.

PS:
Most of the commission members (Comp-League-Commission) would be in favour of a task in the Jura (change of scenery, Jura training). The start at Weissenstein would also be organised, the mountain railway is running again (first day after the revision). However, it seems that the flying conditions in the Jura will be considerably worse.
- We are not making a selection for Grindelwald, the take-off site is big enough for 100+ pilots. If we have to start in Interlaken (Amisbüel) on Sunday, we would have to reduce the number of pilots to 80 (selection according the rules).
- Preliminary information for the likely variant can be obtained from the last Swiss Cup: See links.