Pretty good crowd present Sunday, with several pilots from North Carolina (didn't know most of them except Jason), Joe Schad from CHGPA, and several Blue Sky regulars (Jim Kingsley, Billy Vaughan, Bill Priday, Daniel Shapiro, etc.) Clear skies, bone-dry conditions, and good ground heating had everyone busy. No epic flights, but many soared for up to an hour.
I truck-towed the Eagle several times, and got very high (for me)...up to 1100'. I was pretty pleased (for a rookie) with one 15-minute flight in which I released at 800' and thermaled up to 1700'...then got flushed bigtime! (It's possible I just lost the lift, but I think it disappeared---it was doing that to lots of other folks too.)
I'm really enjoying the Eagle 180. Being my first double-surface wing, I haven't noticed anything dramatically different in the handling between it and my Falcon...except the glide and sink rate! I was averaging around 300-325 on my Falcon in calm air...and am now averaging 230-250 on the Eagle. I really notice the improved glide too! I seem to go a lot farther with noticeably less altitude loss. I'm sure this is even more true of higher-performance wings...and I'm beginning to see why people like them!
Every time I manage to get a thermaling flight, I learn much more. Forced myself yesterday to thermal in both directions when I noticed myself always turning clockwise. (Good to be ambidextrous!)
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The real highlight of the day was a tandem flight for my daughter Kate. I was hoping like crazy to do my aerotow tandems and solos...but I really wanted Kate to fly, and there was no time for both. Kate had been a great sport waiting around all day, so there was no question that she deserved to fly. As always, Tex did a fantastic job of prepping Kate for the flight. He was surprised that she already knew her control positions (not knowing Holly had given her a lesson from the hang-bar!). They had a great flight in glass-smooth air, and I was proud when Tex reported that Kate was utterly fearless!
Yes, she wants to take lessons now...which might have to wait as my budget is busted. 
Scott