Sunday Shenanigans | #015 | “Crossing Crete” | Gliders
We have not glided for a little while so it’s time to get some serious race soaring in this week!
DATE: 18th May 2025
TIME: 18:00 UTC
START ICAO: LGST (Sitia, Crete)
AIRCRAFT: Any Glider
WEATHER & TIME: Wind set 15 kt from 36 degrees (NE), gusts 18 kt from 44 degrees (see screenshots)
SERVER: SE Asia
FLIGHT PLAN:
LNMPLN file is attached. Starting at Sita Airport (LGST) we will cross the entire width of the island of Crete. And to spice things up let’s make it a 2 leg race. First stop (landing) at LG54 on the south coast. We will have a break then re-launch for part two aiming for final landing at LGGE (a nice hand-crafted gliderport) on the north coast.
WN - Crossing Crete - Gliders.pln (899 Bytes)
WN - Crossing Crete - Gliders.lnmpln (1.4 KB)
There are plenty of mountains to catch a draft from on the way but the route you choose is entirely up to you. What will you decide is the fastest path to get to the finish lines?
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Wing Nuts
About The Sunday Shenanigans Series
About The Sunday Shenanigans Series
Sunday Shenanigans is a bi-weekly Sunday event hosted by Baracus, where we will have a mixture of different flights, events, themes and challenges each time. The focus will be largely on GLIDERS, but there will be RANDOM FUN EVENTS to spice things up. Sometimes a specific AIRCRAFT will be required so that we are all in the same thing (default or freeware) and sometimes just a suggested TYPE and/or SPEED will be given and you are free to bring what you like. There will always be a suitable default or freeware option and all scenery (if needed) will be freeware.
A taste of things to come…
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EVENT TYPES: Point-to-point, Extreme Challenges, Races, Mountain climbing, Treasure Hunts, Aerobatics, Sightseeing POI’s & City Tours and more.
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AIRCRAFT THEMES: Soaring, Microlights, Jet Pack Dude, Hot Air Balloons, Seaplanes, Warbirds, Low-Level Jet Racing, Airships, Autogyros, Hang Gliders and other oddballs.
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ONE-MAKE EVENTS: Lake Skipper, Jenny, Spirit of St. Louis, Wright Flyer, Draco X, Scrapyard Monster, Xcub Extreme, Vertigo, Fokker DR.1, Experimental MXA, BYOB-2000 Barrel Heli, Mozzie… heck maybe even cars, canoes or pedalos!
Come and chill with us on a Sunday to see off the weekend in style, and discover what surprises the event will hold this time out!