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... Just another thought that most Virginians probably already know about: Virginia law allows for eligible open space, forested, and agricultural land to be taxed based on the land's value in-use (use value) as opposed to the land's market value. --------------------- Significant tax reduction for ...

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Fascinating news. I will be happy to contribute to a Woodstock LZ funding effort.
I am guessing there are other out-of-state pilots willing to do the same.
...::Jim G.

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Thx much Ward for sharing the photos and flight tracking. Sure is comforting to see that spring is on its way in your part of the country.
..::Jim G.

Thx gents for the reports and Doarama tracks. The season here in Michigan is very slow to start this year so reading about your adventures is much needed therapy! ..::Jim G.

.... Looks like great flying on a very blue day! It appears that John launched two hours after Ward (according to the Doarama start times for each track log) and it is interesting to compare the gap crossings for each flight. Thx gentlemen, for sharing the track links and Ward for photos too. I'll b...

... Flight Report from May 8: Arrived at launch to find Joe S. and a friendly local H3 pilot setting up. Winds were WNW with moderate to strong thermals cycles coming through. Nicely formed cumulus filled the sky with no over-development anywhere. Cloud base was maybe 7.5K to 8K. Joe and the local H...

On the drive to WS I noticed a couple of broken lenticulars mixed in with general cloud cover in the Strasburg area so I had some concern about wind velocity. My wife and I arrived to the launch area shortly after Gary S. and Joe S. launched. No other pilots were around. Some strong cycles rolled th...

Most likely ETA 2-3pm.

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Greetings Gary,
Marzena and I will be heading toward VA via the Pulpit on Wednesday. If it is blown out at the Pulpit (which it looks like it may be) we will head to Woodstock in the late afternoon and catch up with you there.
..::Jim G.

... Good to hear from you Mark, We plan to make it to Bedford, PA by Tuesday evening and will cruise into McConnellsburg Wednesday morning. If conditions are too strong during the day we may hang out for a possible glass-off in the evening before heading down into VA after that. Check in with you ne...

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Greetings Bacil,
We are keeping an eye on May 6-7 as well.
Looking forward to catching up with you wherever the forecasts look decent.
..::Jim G.

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My wife and I will not arrive in VA/PA until after the weekend but I am keeping an eye on Wednesday for the Pulpit in case there are any weekday Pulpit pilots hanging around.

Also, does anyone have any waypoints for 'allowable' (and/or 'not allowable') Pulpit over-the-back LZs ?

..::Jim G

Greetings Bacil, Thank you for sharing this information and especially the cold weather assessment of your mental state. Your message registers loud and clear with me. Typical winter flying conditions are often in the 20's up here in NW Michigan and I have noticed that my decision making skills degr...

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Thank you Bacil for the research on Nelson's flight. Quite amazing that it happened almost 25 years ago(!).

Marzena and I hope to fly with you guys toward the end of April.

..::Jim G.

... Mark, thank you for sharing the video. Great in-flight commentary too .. whew! I have not yet flown Daniel's but I have walked the primary field and also looked at the field that you landed in. That field seems a bit of a challenge for a topless even with perfect landing conditions(!). Your vide...

... When I first read Mark's description of his flight I was wondering about the safest plan for exiting a wave if things get uncomfortable. Bacil's post answered that question and it sounds like that is exactly what Mark did to get down. The wave section view illustration in this link shows this to...

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Sounds like a fantastic flying day for you guys!
Mark, do you have an .igc file of your outstanding flight that you are willing to share?

Thx Much ..::Jim G.

Thx for sharing the videos of the remodeled launch area. Also looking forward to Ward's Doarama track of his flight. If you guys ever create a fund campaign to buy/lease an LZ (or even to have the fence in the 'new' LZ removed) ... I'll be happy to contribute. My wife and I were hoping to get back t...

Impressive! I hope Tom puts 'real life' video of portions of this flight on his Vimeo channel. It would be informative to see what the clouds looked like on this day.

Looks like a sweet flight. Very helpful that the farmer put a welcome target in his 'LZ'
Great photo documentation ... thank you for sharing the info.

Marzena and I arrived at 10:50AM to meet Greg hiking gear in and Ward and Bacil setting up. Conditions at that time were consistent and leaning toward stronger .. but still reasonable especially considering that a front had passed through in the early morning hours (heavy rain for 45 minutes in Lind...

I am selling my Crossover 14 (made by Seedwings Europe) and I will be heading to the VA/MD/PA area for 10-14 days starting April 28. I can bring the glider with me if anyone is interested. The Crossover is between the U2 145 and Sport 2 155 performance-wise and I think has better handling than the U...

Thank you Knut for the report and the 'doarama' link. Did you happen to make one of your videos documenting the flight? I'm just curious to see what the launch now looks like from the air. Also, does anyone know approximately when crop is planted at the bridge LZ and landing there will not be an opt...

It is noteworthy that the CHGPA has such a good relationship with the Forestry Service. I am curious to know the new planform shape (funnel section) of the revised slot and how this will affect incoming air in cross conditions. Maybe soon somebody will post an aerial view looking down. I have plans ...

Thank you Randy for access to your .igc file and to Ward for the comparison photos. Great educational data especially regarding the gap crossing. A fun way to review .igc files (in case you don't have 'SeeYou' that Larry Bunner mentioned) is to upload an .igc file to 'Doarama'. Once uploaded you can...