Anybody flying the mountains tomorrow, Sat 23rd?
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Anybody flying the mountains tomorrow, Sat 23rd?
Pulpit looks sweet
Sat Flyin'
Okay.
First-- Who is the Red Barron?
Second-- I love flying the mountains about a million times more than towing... BUT IT'S THE RIDGELY F***ING FLY-IN THIS WEEKEND!!!!!
The crew at Highland only do this once a year.
How about we show a little support for their efforts at promoting the sport and providing an extremely valuable service to the flying community???
PLUS... Light NW winds, temps in the lower 80s', demo gliders and a big party with bonfire afterwards.
WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK?????
Heading to Ridgely.
Matthew
First-- Who is the Red Barron?
Second-- I love flying the mountains about a million times more than towing... BUT IT'S THE RIDGELY F***ING FLY-IN THIS WEEKEND!!!!!
The crew at Highland only do this once a year.
How about we show a little support for their efforts at promoting the sport and providing an extremely valuable service to the flying community???
PLUS... Light NW winds, temps in the lower 80s', demo gliders and a big party with bonfire afterwards.
WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK?????
Heading to Ridgely.
Matthew
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holy "S" word
Well, flew WS yesterday, will post on that thread....
Am here at work Saturday....
I hope that you all have a BLAST !!! where ever
you decide to fly........
'Til then, Mike
Am here at work Saturday....
I hope that you all have a BLAST !!! where ever
you decide to fly........
'Til then, Mike
Mike Lee
How 'Bout That
How 'Bout That
Oh boy, a day that clearly separated the capable from the inapt.
Glen, Gregory, Dave, Dennis, Pete, Kelvin, Eddie and two more old schoolers of whom I don't remember the names showed up. Conditions were light, mostly straight in with occasional stronger thermals breaking through. Everybody had great and long soaring flights except for Glen, I and that one old schooler who launched late in the evening. Gregory and Kelvin did some very impressive flying that involved hooking bubbles off the railroad tracks, which I'd have obliviously plowed through, and staying with them all the way back to 1000 feet above launch. Wow! I don't even want to start talking about Eddie. He seems to be able to soar in vacuum. Wonder what sink rate he gets on the Sensor. That thing has the thickest leading edges I've ever seen. Pete lost a #1 batten in flight and barely noticed it. Gave me second thoughts on ordering expensive parts right away. Who says I need them?
Janni
Glen, Gregory, Dave, Dennis, Pete, Kelvin, Eddie and two more old schoolers of whom I don't remember the names showed up. Conditions were light, mostly straight in with occasional stronger thermals breaking through. Everybody had great and long soaring flights except for Glen, I and that one old schooler who launched late in the evening. Gregory and Kelvin did some very impressive flying that involved hooking bubbles off the railroad tracks, which I'd have obliviously plowed through, and staying with them all the way back to 1000 feet above launch. Wow! I don't even want to start talking about Eddie. He seems to be able to soar in vacuum. Wonder what sink rate he gets on the Sensor. That thing has the thickest leading edges I've ever seen. Pete lost a #1 batten in flight and barely noticed it. Gave me second thoughts on ordering expensive parts right away. Who says I need them?
Janni
With the lack of workable ridge lift, skill obviously was a big factor though luck played its part, too. Lift and sink turned on and off, and choosing when to launch determine whether us mortals soared or sledded. The truly gifted displayed some wonderful flying with multiple low saves.
Eddie and Steve Crichton wired me off in light winds. I then struggled at around launch level until I finally found the up button. That eventually to me to 1500 over launch. Then someone hit the down button. Flew through sink all he way to the LZ and arrived somewhere around launch level. Then I found the same light thermal others had worked previously and 360d back to the ridge and about 1200 over. Most of my thermalling consists of S turns on a ridge with a couple of 360s when I get stinking high. In yesterday's lighter winds I felt better about doing serious 360ing (is that a verb?); I've never put together so many in a row.
The down switch was hit again, and this time I had to go land. Found myself on final with a perfect line for the whack dip. I eased out a bit and landed on the upslope of the dip. For some reason I'm on a mission to re-perfect my old running landings, and I pulled off a pretty good.
We visited with Emma Jane, and she happily showed us the funeral bill (~4400) and the stub of the check she was able to give them (~3500). They're not pressuring her for the rest, but she'll send a little each month until it's paid off.
Dinner at the Cozy afterward where I inhaled more calories than I expended that day.
Eddie and Steve Crichton wired me off in light winds. I then struggled at around launch level until I finally found the up button. That eventually to me to 1500 over launch. Then someone hit the down button. Flew through sink all he way to the LZ and arrived somewhere around launch level. Then I found the same light thermal others had worked previously and 360d back to the ridge and about 1200 over. Most of my thermalling consists of S turns on a ridge with a couple of 360s when I get stinking high. In yesterday's lighter winds I felt better about doing serious 360ing (is that a verb?); I've never put together so many in a row.
The down switch was hit again, and this time I had to go land. Found myself on final with a perfect line for the whack dip. I eased out a bit and landed on the upslope of the dip. For some reason I'm on a mission to re-perfect my old running landings, and I pulled off a pretty good.
We visited with Emma Jane, and she happily showed us the funeral bill (~4400) and the stub of the check she was able to give them (~3500). They're not pressuring her for the rest, but she'll send a little each month until it's paid off.
Dinner at the Cozy afterward where I inhaled more calories than I expended that day.
David Bodner