Ramy's Soaring blog: 2021 Soaring Summary

As I write this post I realize it was a truly remarkable year for me. This was my best soaring year.

The traces below are from 61 cross country flights in my ASG29 during 2021, totaling 24316 miles (39,133 km) and 376 hours, averaging 399 miles (642 km) per cross country flight, at an average speed of 65 mph. The flights spanned most of California, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico, including crossing over to Idaho, Colorado and Arizona. During those trips I visited 11 airports (planned and unplanned), and 2 farm fields.

Highlights and achievements:

4th place in the OLC-USA Champion category (10th Worldwide)
2nd place in the OLC-USA All Flights category
The most total distance flown in a year (nearly 25,000 miles as long as circumnavigating the earth)
Had my longest average distance and fastest average speed for the year
Had 11 flights over 1000km, the most I ever done in one season
Had my longest thermal flight - 1200km FAI Triangle (1300km OLC) from Ely
Had my fastest flight at 171 kph from Moriarty
Had my longest flight to the north from Byron to abeam Eureka
Very scenic wave flights to San Francisco peninsula and Golden Gate Bridge from Williams and Byron
Scenic Bay Tour thermal flight to Sausalito, Mt Tam and Marin Headlands
Multiple "Round the Horn" flights from Williams to the northern and western sierras via Shasta
First time to Truckee and back from Williams
Round the horn flights from Hollister and Panoche to the sierras via Tehachapi and back to Hollister
My longest NE flight from Williams to Ft Bidwell near Lakeview and back
Straight out from Warner Springs to goal at Truckee (SSA Barringer Trophy) with my wife crewing