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  • Kempton Izuno - 718sm Straight Out Attempt - Mon Apr 3 2023 - 18W Reddi

    From WaltWX@21:1/5 to All on Sun Apr 2 20:56:26 2023
    I hope you aren't doing anything important on Monday Apr 3rd... because Kempton FNX will be attempting a 719sm goal flight in his ASH-25.

    He has Mode-C transponder plus FLARM so I expect it should appear on the OGN network

    Garmin InReach tracker: https://share.garmin.com/KemptonIzuno

    This should be an exciting two place record flight using wave and thermal activity flying behind a cold front moving through Southern California

    Walter Rogers WX (weather assistance)

    more info attached

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/c5kgk39wvutclh2/Yuma%20Task%20Planning%20Apr%203%202023_EDITED_WR.pdf?raw=1

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  • From Dgtarmichael@21:1/5 to WaltWX on Mon Apr 3 05:50:12 2023
    I love to see people go for it. Go get 'em Kempton!

    -Doug



    On Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 10:56:27 PM UTC-5, WaltWX wrote:
    I hope you aren't doing anything important on Monday Apr 3rd... because Kempton FNX will be attempting a 719sm goal flight in his ASH-25.

    He has Mode-C transponder plus FLARM so I expect it should appear on the OGN network

    Garmin InReach tracker: https://share.garmin.com/KemptonIzuno

    This should be an exciting two place record flight using wave and thermal activity flying behind a cold front moving through Southern California

    Walter Rogers WX (weather assistance)

    more info attached

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/c5kgk39wvutclh2/Yuma%20Task%20Planning%20Apr%203%202023_EDITED_WR.pdf?raw=1

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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?John_DeRosa_OHM_=E2=84=A6@21:1/5 to All on Mon Apr 3 08:09:23 2023
    718sm = 1155.5km. Impressive!

    John (OHM)

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  • From WaltWX@21:1/5 to All on Mon Apr 3 07:42:59 2023
    No ADS-B or Mode-S transponder which required to track with
    FlightAware

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  • From Richard Livingston@21:1/5 to All on Mon Apr 3 08:57:52 2023
    On Monday, April 3, 2023 at 10:09:25 AM UTC-5, John DeRosa OHM Ω http://aviation.derosaweb.net wrote:
    718sm = 1155.5km. Impressive!

    John (OHM)
    Not showing up on OGN (glideandseek.com)...

    Rich L.

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  • From WaltWX@21:1/5 to Richard Livingston on Mon Apr 3 09:40:05 2023
    On Monday, April 3, 2023 at 8:57:54 AM UTC-7, Richard Livingston wrote:
    On Monday, April 3, 2023 at 10:09:25 AM UTC-5, John DeRosa OHM Ω http://aviation.derosaweb.net wrote:
    718sm = 1155.5km. Impressive!

    John (OHM)
    Not showing up on OGN (glideandseek.com)...

    He's probably not registered or something like that. Try this:

    https://glidertracker.org/#lat=35.173&lon=-118.419=5&z=10&id=

    His FLARM may be out of range of the nearest OGN receiver. Kempton is carrying a SeeYou Navigator device and it is transmitting his location under the NAVITER category

    Walt WX

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  • From WaltWX@21:1/5 to All on Mon Apr 3 09:41:47 2023
    Follow my live blog on this flight today, Mon Apr 3, 2023:

    demo.hedgedoc.org/s/LlHvJCuvG#

    Updates will occur throughout the day on twitter: @wrogerswx

    Walter Rogers "WX"

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  • From Mark Mocho@21:1/5 to All on Mon Apr 3 11:09:47 2023
    I'm quite surprised that a pilot of Kemp's stature, flying an ASH-25 on such an ambitious task around through California's multitude of overlapping airspace classifications, Military Operating Areas and Restricted Areas, that the aircraft is not equipped
    with either ADS-B or even a Mode S transponder. Granted, he is still legal, as gliders are not required to be equipped with a transponder, much less ADS-B, but considering what he is attempting, it seems rather shortsighted. Just my opinion.

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Mon Apr 3 15:09:26 2023
    Wow, fascinating flight. It looks like they're entering the sketchiest part right now, trying to jump from the thermal to wave, and it looks like the thermals aren't giving them a ton of altitude buffer over the mountains.

    Best of luck......... that will be an awesome flight whatever happens!

    Patrick

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  • From Dgtarmichael@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Mon Apr 3 16:35:49 2023
    Looks like he's on the ground just north of Palmdale? Put up a fight by the looks of the tracks.


    On Monday, April 3, 2023 at 5:09:28 PM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote:
    Wow, fascinating flight. It looks like they're entering the sketchiest part right now, trying to jump from the thermal to wave, and it looks like the thermals aren't giving them a ton of altitude buffer over the mountains.

    Best of luck......... that will be an awesome flight whatever happens!

    Patrick

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