Coppa Internazionale del Mediterraneo, Rieti - 2017

Rieti, Italy,   1 August 2017 – 12 August 2017

1st august

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7.30 pm. A great day! Very strog conditions with many convergences and soaring ridge that allowed fun and easy flights with 5 m/s and plafonds at 3000 m.

(English text below)

Ore 12. I decolli sono previsti per le 13.00. Le 3 classi in gara sono: Mixed (15m, std, 20m a handicap), Open. I temi di gara da circa 400 e 500 km circa.  Ci sono 32 gradi, che saliranno a 37, il QNH è 1019 hPa e le previsioni meteo sono di condizioni molto forti per la presenza dell’anticiclone delle Azzorre che si trova a sud della nostra penisola; sono previste basi a 3000 m e 4000 m con zone di inversione termica e convergenza. Al briefing di oggi hanno preso parte anche il Vescovo di Rieti e il sindaco che si sono mostrati molto accoglienti e favorevoli all’incremento di questo sport nel magico cielo reatino.

12 am. Take offs from for 1 pm. The 3 classes in the race are: Mixed (15m, std, 20m handicap), Open. Tasks off400 to 500 km. Temperatures between are 32 and 37 degrees, the QNH is 1019 hPa and the weather forecasts are very strong for presence of Azores’s  anticiclone on the south of our peninsula; cumulus bases wiil be at 3000m and 4000m with thermal inversion and convergence zones. The Bishop of Rieti and the Mayorof the city have also taken part in today's briefing and were very welcoming and supportive of the improvement of this sport in the magic sky of Rieti.

Written by: clara bartolini on 1 August 2017 at 12:34.
Edited by: clara bartolini on 1 August 2017 at 17:30.

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