Flying Sunday 12/20
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Flying Sunday 12/20
After the snow event Saturday, flying in the crisp NW winds on Sunday should be quite fun and provide a backdrop for some good photos. Hiking in at Woodstock or flying at Smithsburg are being considered. I'm leaning towards the latter since I haven't flown with Eddie Miller in a long time. Anybody remember January 20th, 1996 flying at High Rock in 44 inches of snow??? I believe I remember Tom McGowan soaring, George Price extendoing, Mark Fink and Brian Hardwick sledding and it taking an hour and a half to get out of the 44" of snow in the LZ.
Bacil
Bacil
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Re: Flying Sunday 12/20
Ok, I'm about to concede on the possibility of flying tomorrow.
However!
If Sunday turns out to be a sledding-at-Smithsburg type of day....
Then I'm going to bring my glider! You never know, perhaps the winds
won't be as strong as are currently being forecast. Wouldn't it be
cool if there was a window of flyable conditions?
MarkC
PS: Yeah, thought about Woodstock, but hiking up the back in
deep snow would be quite a challenge..... Maybe even enough
to give Joe S. pause!
However!
If Sunday turns out to be a sledding-at-Smithsburg type of day....
Then I'm going to bring my glider! You never know, perhaps the winds
won't be as strong as are currently being forecast. Wouldn't it be
cool if there was a window of flyable conditions?
MarkC
PS: Yeah, thought about Woodstock, but hiking up the back in
deep snow would be quite a challenge..... Maybe even enough
to give Joe S. pause!
Re: Flying Sunday 12/20
I'm bailing on tomorrow. 5 hours of shoveling snow today and I'm plum tuckered out. Have fun at the 'burg or the rock.
Bacil
Bacil
Re: Flying Sunday 12/20
Hmmmm...
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 30 MPH.
Haven't written off the idea by any means, but will be looking at conditions
very closely tomorrow AM.
MarkC
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 30 MPH.
Haven't written off the idea by any means, but will be looking at conditions
very closely tomorrow AM.
MarkC
Re: Flying Sunday 12/20
This morning's surface 'cast gets rid of the 30mph gust factor. But the ADDS 3k
looks very strong, with no late-day back-off. Clearly it's a Woodstock day....
But you never know, forecasts are only forecasts, I could be tempted into heading
up to the Rock to take a look. Anyone giving this some thought other than Daniel
and myself?
MarkC
looks very strong, with no late-day back-off. Clearly it's a Woodstock day....
But you never know, forecasts are only forecasts, I could be tempted into heading
up to the Rock to take a look. Anyone giving this some thought other than Daniel
and myself?
MarkC
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Re: Flying Sunday 12/20
I'd do the Woodstock hike up if we could find out (maybe form Hank) if the back side road was plowed to the gate. My arms are pumped from shoveling my 40' driveway 5 times and my neighbors 10' driveway. Plus I turned 56 today. So lets go Mark.
Tom M. come on I don't want any whimpering!
Pete
Tom M. come on I don't want any whimpering!
Pete
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Re: Flying Sunday 12/20
Happy b'day you old fart! Weather sucks here--cloudbase is barely over the ridge but may go anyway since NW days are so rare here these days.
marc
marc
Great Googly-moo!
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Re: Flying Sunday 12/20
Hey Marc,
Same to ya... I know if you and Mitch were up here we'd be on the way. Well for sure we'd be looking at somewhere the Rock if winds were okay.
Oh,oh... I might be chickening out
Pete
Same to ya... I know if you and Mitch were up here we'd be on the way. Well for sure we'd be looking at somewhere the Rock if winds were okay.
Oh,oh... I might be chickening out
Pete
Re: Flying Sunday 12/20
Urf, I can't even IMAGINE doing the hike up the back at the 'Stocker
in all this snow! I'm afraid it's High Rock or bust for me....
I'll keep it on the mid-burner until I've seen some updated forecasts (10-ish).
Would definitely need a full crew.
MarkC
PS: Happy Birthday Pete!!!
in all this snow! I'm afraid it's High Rock or bust for me....
I'll keep it on the mid-burner until I've seen some updated forecasts (10-ish).
Would definitely need a full crew.
MarkC
PS: Happy Birthday Pete!!!
Re: Flying Sunday 12/20
Uh-oh... The 30mph gust is back, in the 9:20 update of the surface cast.
I'm guess I'm going to wimp out
MarkC
I'm guess I'm going to wimp out
MarkC
Re: Flying Sunday 12/20
18 inches of snow at Woodstock. Not sure if the road has been plowed to the gate yet. I'm thinking not because Boliver Rd. is not plowed yet. Plowed my driveway with the tractor. First pass was yesterday at noon. By the time I made a full pass down the driveway (3/4 mile) and back there was another 2 1/2 inches where I started :-}
Hank
Hank