After boating about the ridge for 20 minutes or so not very high, I made a
tactical blunder in leaving light lift immediately East of the LZ and heading
back towards the launch ramp where I saw John Dullihan a few hundred feet
higher. John was heading my way and by the time our paths crossed he was down to
my elevation. After a few futile additional minutes I made the turn back to
the South in order to assure myself that I could reach the LZ. I soon found
myself scraped off the ridge and resigned myself to landing in the primary. On
the way out I found a couple of light choppy thermals and attempted a turn in
each one, to no avail. Finally right above the top of the field and well below
the elevation of Hwy 16, I found another after unzipping the harness. While
it wasnt any stronger it seemed better formed. One turn and I'm higher than I
was, two and I'm higher still. Soon I had it mapped and 20 turns or so later
I'm above the ridge and still climbing. One sweet low save, in front of a
witness no less! Ultimately that one thermal gave me a net elevation gain of
approximately 5,000 feet. How sweet it is!
It carried me all the way to the downwind end of the sea of trees behind the
ridges before dieing out at the edge of the valley. I eventually managed a
short 8 mile XC but with the earlier low save it was one very gratifying one.
John wound up landing across the street from my landing point an hour or so
later. Hugh got his very first Pulpit OTB and landed at Lemasters. Others
showed up later and hopefully had good flights as well.
All in all a 10 on the fun factor meter. Sure am glad I ain't a wuffo!
Dan T.
One sweet Sunday at the Pulpit
Moderator: CHGPA BOD
Pulpit first launch
My first launch at the Pulpit. Winds at 6:30 launch had died back to about 10 -12. Clean launch, but I stayed too far out of the lift band as is my conservative tendency. Had enough lift to get to the primary LZ with a clean landing. Karen launched after me and was up for an hour or so, so I can't claim there was no lift! Thanks to Sparky for agreeing to observe (which got me out there) and then Matthew did back up observation since MNK arrived in time for Spark to launch and then for Matthew to observe me, and Karen, Matt and Hugh did wing crew for me. Got a beer from Shawn who had a great flight apparently ( he was up a long time while I was there). Got a body ride up to the top from Bacil who had flown a couple times today also. My thanks to all for all the help. -Linda B.
Pulpit Sunday
Fun day despite the fact that we didn't get ther unitl 6:00pm. Almost bailed due to scary clouds along I-81 on the drive up. But we called Sparky on site and he said conditions were sunny and great and they'd still be great at 6:00.
Karen got an hour or so in her HG and I got just under an hour and 700 over in my bag. Sparky launched his PG right after me and landed early after about 20 minutes to get home at a reasonable hour. We got home at midnight.
Summer is here!
Matthew
Karen got an hour or so in her HG and I got just under an hour and 700 over in my bag. Sparky launched his PG right after me and landed early after about 20 minutes to get home at a reasonable hour. We got home at midnight.
Summer is here!
Matthew
One sweet Sunday at the Pulpit
Bacil led the charge as usual yesterday, then John Dullahan, who flew
for 3 1/2 hours. Then Dan T., then me. I joined John at the saddle
and got to 1500 over (not quite high enough to leave), then we survived
overdeveloped cycles where the clouds shaded the ridge for awhile, but
we finally hooked a couple of good thermals that got me up to 2100 over
drifting over the next ridge back . I had good comms with Dan on the
ground (John's PTT was stuck so we couldn't talk to him on that freq)
and I was pretty much committed anyway, so headed over the back with
John right behind me. Hit a couple of bubbles but turning didn't yield
any climb. (John advised me afterwards to stick with the thermal a bit
longer - even in zero sink.) Mercersburg looked big and built up so I
avoided it. I still had a couple of thousand over the elementary
school, so continued to a huge field just east of Lemasters for a nice
runout landing and carried into the backyard of the United Methodist
Church to break down. The next door neighbors arrived and came out to
admire this strange contraption. Dan picked me up and we joined John
and Rich Donohue, who was driving for us (thanks!), on route 30 east of
Fort Louden for the return to launch. Helped Linda and Karen launch
(Linda's first launch at the Pulpit? Karen's first with the new Sport
2?), then Matthew and Allen Sparks launched their paragliders.
Gorgeous day in the Pennsylvania countryside! Not rowdy like the last
two weekends at Woodstock. One hour and 15 minutes, six miles, 2100
over, and lots of appreciative wuffos. I sure appreciate all the big
fields that are still uncultivated! - Hugh
On 15 May 2005, at 21:45, Wuffo1@aol.com wrote:
>
> After boating about the ridge for 20 minutes or so not very high, I
> made a
> tactical blunder in leaving light lift immediately East of the LZ and
> heading
> back towards the launch ramp where I saw John Dullihan a few hundred
> feet
> higher. John was heading my way and by the time our paths crossed he
> was down to
> my elevation. After a few futile additional minutes I made the turn
> back to
> the South in order to assure myself that I could reach the LZ. I soon
> found
> myself scraped off the ridge and resigned myself to landing in the
> primary. On
> the way out I found a couple of light choppy thermals and attempted a
> turn in
> each one, to no avail. Finally right above the top of the field and
> well below
> the elevation of Hwy 16, I found another after unzipping the harness.
> While
> it wasnt any stronger it seemed better formed. One turn and I'm
> higher than I
> was, two and I'm higher still. Soon I had it mapped and 20 turns or
> so later
> I'm above the ridge and still climbing. One sweet low save, in front
> of a
> witness no less! Ultimately that one thermal gave me a net elevation
> gain of
> approximately 5,000 feet. How sweet it is!
>
> It carried me all the way to the downwind end of the sea of trees
> behind the
> ridges before dieing out at the edge of the valley. I eventually
> managed a
> short 8 mile XC but with the earlier low save it was one very
> gratifying one.
>
> John wound up landing across the street from my landing point an hour
> or so
> later. Hugh got his very first Pulpit OTB and landed at Lemasters.
> Others
> showed up later and hopefully had good flights as well.
>
> All in all a 10 on the fun factor meter. Sure am glad I ain't a wuffo!
>
> Dan T.
>
>
for 3 1/2 hours. Then Dan T., then me. I joined John at the saddle
and got to 1500 over (not quite high enough to leave), then we survived
overdeveloped cycles where the clouds shaded the ridge for awhile, but
we finally hooked a couple of good thermals that got me up to 2100 over
drifting over the next ridge back . I had good comms with Dan on the
ground (John's PTT was stuck so we couldn't talk to him on that freq)
and I was pretty much committed anyway, so headed over the back with
John right behind me. Hit a couple of bubbles but turning didn't yield
any climb. (John advised me afterwards to stick with the thermal a bit
longer - even in zero sink.) Mercersburg looked big and built up so I
avoided it. I still had a couple of thousand over the elementary
school, so continued to a huge field just east of Lemasters for a nice
runout landing and carried into the backyard of the United Methodist
Church to break down. The next door neighbors arrived and came out to
admire this strange contraption. Dan picked me up and we joined John
and Rich Donohue, who was driving for us (thanks!), on route 30 east of
Fort Louden for the return to launch. Helped Linda and Karen launch
(Linda's first launch at the Pulpit? Karen's first with the new Sport
2?), then Matthew and Allen Sparks launched their paragliders.
Gorgeous day in the Pennsylvania countryside! Not rowdy like the last
two weekends at Woodstock. One hour and 15 minutes, six miles, 2100
over, and lots of appreciative wuffos. I sure appreciate all the big
fields that are still uncultivated! - Hugh
On 15 May 2005, at 21:45, Wuffo1@aol.com wrote:
>
> After boating about the ridge for 20 minutes or so not very high, I
> made a
> tactical blunder in leaving light lift immediately East of the LZ and
> heading
> back towards the launch ramp where I saw John Dullihan a few hundred
> feet
> higher. John was heading my way and by the time our paths crossed he
> was down to
> my elevation. After a few futile additional minutes I made the turn
> back to
> the South in order to assure myself that I could reach the LZ. I soon
> found
> myself scraped off the ridge and resigned myself to landing in the
> primary. On
> the way out I found a couple of light choppy thermals and attempted a
> turn in
> each one, to no avail. Finally right above the top of the field and
> well below
> the elevation of Hwy 16, I found another after unzipping the harness.
> While
> it wasnt any stronger it seemed better formed. One turn and I'm
> higher than I
> was, two and I'm higher still. Soon I had it mapped and 20 turns or
> so later
> I'm above the ridge and still climbing. One sweet low save, in front
> of a
> witness no less! Ultimately that one thermal gave me a net elevation
> gain of
> approximately 5,000 feet. How sweet it is!
>
> It carried me all the way to the downwind end of the sea of trees
> behind the
> ridges before dieing out at the edge of the valley. I eventually
> managed a
> short 8 mile XC but with the earlier low save it was one very
> gratifying one.
>
> John wound up landing across the street from my landing point an hour
> or so
> later. Hugh got his very first Pulpit OTB and landed at Lemasters.
> Others
> showed up later and hopefully had good flights as well.
>
> All in all a 10 on the fun factor meter. Sure am glad I ain't a wuffo!
>
> Dan T.
>
>
One sweet Sunday at the Pulpit
Congratulations, Linda! You are coming on strong again this year. -
Hugh
P.S. In all the transfers of gear between vehicles, I ended up with a
teal London Fog windbreaker (John's?).
On 15 May 2005, at 23:39, breezyk1d wrote:
> My first launch at the Pulpit. Winds at 6:30 launch had died back to
> about 10 -12. Clean launch, but I stayed too far out of the lift band
> as is my conservative tendency. Had enough lift to get to the primary
> LZ with a clean landing. Karen launched after me and was up for an
> hour or so, so I can't claim there was no lift! Thanks to Sparky for
> agreeing to observe (which got me out there) and then Matthew did back
> up observation since MNK arrived in time for Spark to launch and then
> for Matthew to observe me, and Karen, Matt and Hugh did wing crew for
> me. Got a beer from Shawn who had a great flight apparently ( he was
> up a long time while I was there). Got a body ride up to the top from
> Bacil who had flown a couple times today also. My thanks to all for
> all the help. -Linda B.
>
>
>
>
Hugh
P.S. In all the transfers of gear between vehicles, I ended up with a
teal London Fog windbreaker (John's?).
On 15 May 2005, at 23:39, breezyk1d wrote:
> My first launch at the Pulpit. Winds at 6:30 launch had died back to
> about 10 -12. Clean launch, but I stayed too far out of the lift band
> as is my conservative tendency. Had enough lift to get to the primary
> LZ with a clean landing. Karen launched after me and was up for an
> hour or so, so I can't claim there was no lift! Thanks to Sparky for
> agreeing to observe (which got me out there) and then Matthew did back
> up observation since MNK arrived in time for Spark to launch and then
> for Matthew to observe me, and Karen, Matt and Hugh did wing crew for
> me. Got a beer from Shawn who had a great flight apparently ( he was
> up a long time while I was there). Got a body ride up to the top from
> Bacil who had flown a couple times today also. My thanks to all for
> all the help. -Linda B.
>
>
>
>
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One sweet Sunday at the Pulpit
It was fun flying with you, Shawn. - Hugh
On 16 May 2005, at 18:23, hepcat1989 wrote:
> I had fun!!! Shawn.
>
>
>
>
On 16 May 2005, at 18:23, hepcat1989 wrote:
> I had fun!!! Shawn.
>
>
>
>
Re: Pulpit Sunday
Actually, I landed so that I would not be in violation of the law: FAR part 103.11Matthew wrote: ... Sparky launched his PG right after me and landed early after about 20 minutes to get home at a reasonable hour. ...
Matthew
http://www.fly-ul.com/far-103.html#103.11%20Daylight
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