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I just learned (apologies, I've been out-of-the-loop recently) that Steve Wendt of Blue Sky Hang-Gliding unexpectedly passed away last Thursday. This was apparently due to an unknown medical condition, not flight-related. There will be a celebration of Steve's life on Saturday February 3rd at 1:00pm...

Awesome flight Allan, thanks for the flight report!

Ah, bummer... Thanks for the heads-up Anthony. Maybe there will be another day in the week ahead!

Sat Nov 10 now looks like the better day. *edit* Sorry, date-challenged.... Saturday is Nov 11 :oops: Agree that the forum might not be the place to plan/organize. However, a single-post "It's A Go" (or the opposite) would be great. At least we would know whether launch help was needed.......

This past Sunday was actually soarable at High Rock. So it was a bit frustrating to show up, only to find that no flying/video was taking place.

Completely understand how complicated it is to arrange something like this...But a little more info/comms from the organizers would be helpful!

Maybe they plan to get some wider-area footage today, that can set the stage for the drone footage later?

I suppose I could be tempted to wander up that way. Not sure about the flight prospects though, looks very strong and W-cross.

Course, just a forecast....

Sure looks like today could be good, looking forward to reading some flight reports tonight/tomorrow!

Super-dynamic system blowing through, so perhaps a bit too early to get hopeful.... But it looks like WS could be pretty good on Sunday. Would love to see a NW 10+ish 'cast with a bit of color on the 3k map.... Crossing fingers!

Seems like there's a chance of a late-day NW swing in the 3k forecast out at Woodstock tomorrow.... And there could also be a mostly SW day at Taylor, if you believe the the sfc hourly.... Anyone thinking of giving either site a go?

Wow, sounds like the gamble on a strong day paid off. Nice job Bacil, and thanks for the write up! A bit of vicarious flying beats none at all

Well.... It was more N than the optimistic sfc forecast predicted. But can't say I was really surprised, definitely a gamble. Anthony and Charlie F and myself, and Keith Ford (plus his two awesome dogs) swung by to catch up and enjoy the day. Conditions earlier were definitely better. But by the tim...

By mid-afternoon, the NWS hourly sfc 'cast is calling for nearly NW. I think it's worth the gamble to head up to SBurg for a look. Hopefully we won't see a hard-N all day.... Anthony seems interested, and so does Charlie.

Come on out, it'll do ya good!

If the winds back down in the afternoon and there are signs of NW/NNW, it might be an ok day at the hill. Any interest out there?

Thanks for the report Anthony! I totally would have made it nine, but tested positive on Tuesday. This time it was "oh! so that's what a positive actually looks like?".

Hopefully we'll have another good practice day soon, I will be there!

Thanks for the flight reports! Wasn't able to fly on Sat, so they were encouraging and fun

Eagerly/vicariously awaiting flight reports, I hear that WStock delivered today!

Looking good as of Tues night, but.... Grrr, no way to get away from work this week

Sorry to hear that you guys were stranded much of the day without wirecrew Bacil :( I did consider swinging by prior to Smithsburg to help out, but I had a holiday tree-trimming commitment late PM, and knew I couldn't do both. Sure did look like a great Pulpit day.... We were likewise commenting on ...

Darn near perfect day at Smithsburg today. Cycles cross at times, but also straight in at times. Myself, Anthony, and Eddie flying his RC sailplane. Six flights for me, probably one more than I should have : Got a wing up during a N cycle and beaked in on the landing. Damn. I hate doing that. Probab...

My ETA at SBurg is 11:30.

woo-hoo!! Great job Aron!!

I agree that the current Pulpit forecast is looking pretty damn good! But I might wimp-out given the temps, and so a practice day at Smithsburg also has some appeal. Knock out 4 or 5 flights, and no issues keeping warm given the climb back up! :lol: I'd be happy to share flights on my Falcon (pilot ...

Has there been any interest/activity/volunteers for the possibility of a club holiday get-together Jeff? Just wondering... It's a pretty tall ask with everything that's going on at this time of year

Bari and I have been keeping an eye on the forecasts, in hopes that the gustiness might show signs of a let-up by the end of the day. But I'm not seeing that, and the ADDS 3k is solid 20-30kts, all day. So starting to get a bit pessimistic.... Any other opinions?