2005 Indiana State Soaring Record Recap

1. April 10: Ron Clarke, open singleplace and sports class, free triangle distance, 156.99 mi / 135.80 hmi.
2. April 16: Ron Clarke, open singleplace, 15M and sports class, distance using up to 3 turnpoints, 103.50 mi / 91.60 hmi.
3. May 5: Ron Clarke, open class, 300km out and return speed, 74.57 mph.
4. May 29: Gerry Whitson, open singleplace, 15M, standard and sports class, distance using up to 3 turnpoints, 116.66 mi/116.66 hmi. The same day, Terry Wools reached an altitude of 9846 feet (from a previous low point of 1700 msl), exceeding several state records in categories that are no longer available as noted here.
5. July 8: John Earlywine and Lachlan Ohman, open multiplace class, 100km triangle speed, 50.46 mph, free triangle distance, 65.2 mi. John and Lachlan are from the Kendallville club and we can expect more record-setting with that DG-1000!
   
6. Also July 8: Scot Ortman, open singleplace, 15M, standard and sports class, free triangle distance, 195.75 mi / 183.81 hmi.
7. July 28: Ron Clarke, open singleplace and sports class, free triangle distance, 223.29 mi / 193.14 hmi.
8. August 23: Ron Clarke, open singleplace and sports class, distance using up to 3 turnpoints, 142.52 mi / 123.28 hmi.
9. September 3: Ron Clarke, open singleplace and sports class, free triangle distance, 226.93 mi / 196.30 hmi.
10. September 10: Ron Clarke, open singleplace class, distance using up to 3 turnpoints, 166.43 mi.
11. September 18: Ron Clarke, open singleplace and sports class, free triangle distance, 274.81 mi / 237.71 hmi. This flight was made from Springport.
    
12. October 16: Ron Clarke, 15M class, distance using up to 3 turnpoints, 122.6 mi.

I count 26 separate records. Also this year, CISS members claimed several Kentucky state records flying out of lovely Lee Bottom airport on May 7, as noted here, here and here.