I e-mailed Richard Cobb last night to see on the off-chance if ER would be flyable
today. Boy did it turn out to be! Met Richard in the LZ at 11am, walked LZ,
and drove up to take a look at the launches.
We set up our HG's and I elected to go first so I could have his help on launch.
The air was quite buoyant and plenty of ridge and thermal lift. ESE with plenty
of SE cycles; at 6-8 +mph.
I don't usually fly with a vario and Richard offered, but I decided that it was
better to keep it simple since this was my first flight at this site, and fly
without one. My first flight was a sled to the Lz and my landing was perfect.
Richard launched and had an nice soaring flight. Larry Dennis (president of Skywakers club) showed up soon after.
After landing, Richard said he would help me get a 2nd flight if I wanted. Even
though it was getting close to the time I needed to leave, it sounded like with
his and Larry's help it would be possible. After setting up and inspecting my
glider, I decided to go to my car to get some water and a quick snack to refuel.
I looked down at the ground and noticed that one of my tires was almost flat!
Larry and Richard took care of it, driving it down the mtn. and putting on the
spare, while I got my second flight! There was so much thermal lift, I would
have liked to have stayed and played longer, but I needed to get going. I had a
good landing, although had to run it out a little. Larry and Richard helped me
get everything packed up.
Made lots of phone calls to arrange someone to pick up my child from
after-school care. Then had to find a place that could fix/replace my tire.
Found some nice folks in Buchanan who repaired it for 7.50! It turned out to be
a piece of a screw about a half inch long. Got back on the road and made it
home by 6:15p. All's well that end's well.
Thank you so much Richard and Larry for all your help! I had an AWSOME DAY!
Look forward to next time!
Ann Dunlap H-2