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grass strip between fields.jpg and in the left foreground is the barn/shed the owner came out of as I walked glider out. I cam to a stop just as the fencing along the corn began. Nice write up Valerie, and nice job on the landing. Seems I remember that dent in the shed... for some strange reason. ;-)

hmmmm... finish yard work... Ridgely...yard work...Ridgely. Decisions..... decisions...

I enjoyed reading the blog, Larry. The sign up for google account deterred me from posting a reply.

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The only video for this day that came out was of Bruce E launching his 225. Sorry folks. The one of my ground handling problem was too zoomed in to make sense of.

I thought there was a 'Tony' but I'm a little bad with names. I appoligize if I called you Tony, Randy

There was a Tony there... due to a ground handling error resulting in a torn leading edge... he opted not to fly .

.... and at the end of the day, there was Bud. Compliments of Matthew and Karen!

... I was heading home on 66W today and saw a green Toyota pickup with 4 gliders heading west. I looked for a flag to see if they might be headed to Woodstock... but soon saw that the gliders were packed for a trip. I beeped and waved, then shortly after Dave called and told me their plans.... along...

Driving down to BlueSky Friday morning, it was like Larry Bunner said... be ready by 11AM. Of course I was still driving, but the sky looked fantastic. Arrived at BS around 1230... sky still looking good. I think the first truck tow was around 1345ish by Craig who reported nothing but sink, with bum...

Showed up at Ridgely around noon thirty or so. Launched around 1430 and managed to thermal around the field for about 45 minutes before getting flushed. Many club pilots were there. McGowan, Bunner, Proctor, Carlos, Batman. The top guns headed south. No idea if they managed to win that keg of beer f...

"Dan busted out of the fishbowl today"

Congrats Dan!!! Way Cool.

Glad to hear Peter Kane was able to make it. I know he's been itching to get to Woodstock for quite some time.

Sounds like it was a great day!!!

(Missed another one.... Damn! )

Still pretty squirrely out here... about 20 miles north of Woodstock. Lots of sporadic tree movement. And rather chilly, too.

Managed to escape work today and headed to BlueSky. The wind direction was cross and it was hard making a decision which way to launch... most of the day we launched from the S-N direction. Later in the day N-S seemed best. I was the first to tow and released at 800ft right into a thermal that took ...

Darn!!! Was just gonna send my chute to BlueSky for a re-pack... guess it can wait a few more days. Count me in if it's above 40 degrees or so.

Bummer guys. Sorry to hear of the mishap and resulting pain. Heal quick. Chuck... Congrats on your first cliff launch and good job esplainin the missed flare.

Getting close to go/nogo decision time...

Not sure Woodstock is a valid option today. Here in Stephens City it's at a dead calm and I haven't seen the trees out back budge this AM. Woodstock is definitely not an option for me if the road is closed...

Anyone going to go???

Happy New Year!!!

I'm up for a High Rock or Pulpit outing this afternoon.

I arrived shorty after 1030AM to see 3 crazy pilots setting up their hang gliders in 28 degree weather. It was too friggin cold for me to setup, so I was going to do the fetch pilots thing. After a trip to the LZ to drop off cars I decided to go ahead and setup (It was much warmer in the LZ). The sh...

Apparently the park is having problems with poachers (bear and ginseng mentioned on the local news). They're trying to concentrate their efforts on patrolling the perimeter and catching the idiots. Park is closed after dark until hunting season ends. Probably why they want us to patrol ourselves.

... not gonna be able to escape in time... Bummer.

Hopefully there will be an opportunity this weekend.

Just talked to Joe. He's having puter issues. He's heading to WS and planning on being there by noon to check conditions. hmmm... decisions, decisions. Forecast looks a little light... I'm stuck at work for the next couple hours, anyway.

Thinking about making an early escape from work... but usually traffic getting out of town on Fridays stinks no matter what time I leave. Please keep me posted, Joe.

Went to Highland with about 6 other HG pilots, 2 that I knew were Hugh Mc and John Dullahan. I did 3 tows. The first one was the worst... lots of PIO. Too embarrassed to post a video. Control improved with each successive tow, although far from flawless. Looking forward to next season and working on...

Well... heading to highland. Please call me if someone finds out they are not flying today. Will redirect to wherever the crowd is.