Canadian National Soaring Competition
Sun  6 July 1997
Practice Day 1

	The forecast for the day called for a weak cold front to pass through the
flying area later in the afternoon.  A short task of 185.6 km was called
for the 15M and Standard Classes with turnpoints at Stratford Airport and
Arthur East Airport (York Soaring).  The Sports class was assigned a task
of 138.5 km with turnpoints at Plattsville-Conestoga Lake-Reid's Field. 
The grid was launched at 1230.
	After the start gate opened and the gliders were out on course the sky
started to darken as the front moved into the area sooner than expected. 
Only two gliders from the FAI classes (TJ - Tim  O'Hanlon and  S1 - Dave
Springford) completed the course.  In the Sports Class there was one
finisher (AR - Alan Wood).  There were eight landouts on the day, with the
remaining pilots calling off the task and returning home.

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