Great pics and vids, for both Friday and Sunday! Thanks everyone for posting them!
Ward, I think I landed at that very farm a couple of years back after diving off the south
end of Short. Small LZ-world eh?
A thought to share for newer pilots: If conditions go majorly north after jumping the Edinburg Gap,
you can find yourself in a heap of trouble... Dan (and also Bacil, recently) have both cruised Short
Mountain and then reversed course and jumped back to the main ridge, for really
nice flights.
But what might not be obvious is that you have to be extremely aware of what's going on while on Short.
If you decide to turn around and head back, and conditions go north cross soon after... Then you
may be looking at some trees 'up close and personal', rather than duplicating their experiences.
I'd bet the farm that they were evaluating conditions constantly, getting a feel for the reliability of lift,
and possibly tracking back northward (the way that they came) for a bit, before fully committing
to a return trip.
Once at the south end of Short, the LZ situation improves considerably. So re-entering 'no man's land'
for a trip back to the main ridge requires some pretty solid evidence that your choice is a good one.
MarkC
