1. Boulder - Santa Fe Out and Return July 4, 2011 Pedja Bogdanovich 011

2. Overview Background Weather for the day Flight trace replay Flight stats Long flight considerations

3. Background “Default” 1000 km O/R out of BDU New glider Day before was a good day

4. Weather for the day General forecast – Hot Blip Map – Good lift – No chance of OD Cold front coming – Trough Monsoon season

9. Flight Overview Started (relatively) late, launched ~10:30 First leg straightforward Turned Santa Fe ~2:15 Day dying half-way on the way back Too much N x-wind @ BDU, landed at EIK ~6:30

11. SeeYou Playback

12. Takeoff ~10:30, Santa Fe ~2:15, finish ~6, land ~6:30 (7½ hrs for the task) OLC distance 1095km @ 141 kph Stats

13. Long Flight Considerations Key factors – Preparation plan physical & mental endurance equipment: everything working – Start early – Shift gears – Stay connected => Go fast