Pribina Cup 08 - Nitra
A part of the Swedish club class team are down to Nitra to partipicate i Pribina Cup.

Some photos from the trid dow to Slovakia and the unofficial traning
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Some photos from the trid dow to Slovakia and the unofficial traning  |  Total images: 17  |  Date added: 22.03.2008
The trip though Germany and Chechz Republic was fast and smoth. As we arrived a few daysbefore the first competerioan day did we have a chance to make some testflights.
Competition day 1
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Competition day 1  |  Total images: 20  |  Date added: 22.03.2008
After a night with bad wheather did the organizer postponed the brifing to 12:00 wiht the comment "wei might send one class". At the 12 o´clock brifing did we all get a AAT-task.
Day 2 - Cancelled on grid
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Day 2 - Cancelled on grid  |  Total images: 34  |  Date added: 23.03.2008
The weather did not allow us to fly a task, but some gliders went airborn and thested the thermals close to Nitra
Day 3 - Also Cancelled
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Day 3 - Also Cancelled  |  Total images: 13  |  Date added: 24.03.2008
As the wind was increased during the night did the chance of flying decrease. Team TM did therefore take the car to trip to Letisko Martin and Martin Aeroclub. The field looks nice and might be a good base for futrure soaring vaccations.
Day 4 - Cancelled
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Day 4 - Cancelled  |  Total images: 16  |  Date added: 25.03.2008
But the Weather was better than expected. Good thermals up to 1200-1400m, and alot of snow showers. TM took the chance to discover the nearby mountains and the local weathersystem.
Day 5 - 2h AAT
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Day 5 - 2h AAT  |  Total images: 24  |  Date added: 28.03.2008
Nobody belived that the weather would be good enoght to fly a competition task, not eaven the Competition Manager. But we was all wrong...
Day 6 - AAT again
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Day 6 - AAT again  |  Total images: 70  |  Date added: 28.03.2008
The organisation gave us a AAT again, this time did EO fly the whole task and lands back on NItra. TM does also land on NItra, but after a few minutes of running their motor. Most of the pictuers are from the finishline.
Day 7 - A long wait on the grid
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Day 7 - A long wait on the grid  |  Total images: 34  |  Date added: 28.03.2008
But the thermals never arrived. The day was cancelled after a few hours on the grid.



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