The conditions were borderline p-2 able but with the wind straight on launch I was able to wait for a lull twice in a row and I had an excellent site orientation and solid advice from Larry Dennis. I'd been briefed on the site repeatedly by an enthusiastic Steven (Scrappy) Beach so I sort of knew what to expect.
I also got in 4 very brief tow flights at Laney's Airport near Denver NC on Thursday last week with Scrappy and company while they were training new folks on the winch. Nothing epic there but just a really fun day hanging out and getting those quick haul up to 300-400 feet, pin-off, go back and land where the truck was back in position by the time you got your wing ready and lines sorted to do it again. We got 25 tows in one day!
I'm building a pay-in/pay-out winch this summer so I'll be very interested in sites nearer to home (Annapolis MD). I'm also very addicted now (if I do it twice I'm addicted) to the sound of that Variometer going "beep beep beep" so when I get back from the Bahamas early June I'm all in for *any* day of the week at any of the sites we fly. Please ping me if you think there's going to be some altitude happening.
In the photo you see a hang glider setting up to fly near the launch.
George
