Woodstock - 12/19/14

Post by **Ward Odenwald** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 9:45 pm

Could be a repeat of 12/14/14.

Ward

garys · Post by **garys** » Thu Dec 18, 2014 8:10 am

I will be there mid day.

Post by **andybalkphysics** » Thu Dec 18, 2014 10:26 am

I've also got my eye on it.

-Andy

Post by **darbbb** » Thu Dec 18, 2014 11:01 am

Also keeping an eye on the Pulpit

Post by **rlweber** » Thu Dec 18, 2014 12:45 pm

I too am keeping an eye on it (maybe two eyes). Right now eta 1pm.
Randy

Post by **Ward Odenwald** » Thu Dec 18, 2014 7:31 pm

Current forecasts are indicating NW 13 - 17 mph at takeoff during the afternoon with no significant ramp-up in winds aloft, so I'm in and will be at the bridge field by ~10AM. Let me know if you want to coordinate transportation.

Ward (410-977-0988)

Post by **Ward Odenwald** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 7:52 am

ETA at the Bridge Field - 10.

Post by **andybalkphysics** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 7:56 am

Be there around 10:30.

-Andy

Post by **andybalkphysics** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 4:24 pm

It was good!! I got there around 1030, ward an I dropped my car at the bottom and went back up. I took off into 10-16. Straight in and worked up to a couple hundred over. Flew around w ward for a while, we found a couple thermals here and there which were good for a grand or so. Got cold and landed after an hour and change. Someone left a couple of streamers in the field last time so I grabbed them. I can return them to their owner next flying day

Post by **silverwings** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 5:04 pm

The streamers are probably Walts. Glad you got to fly. Was very cloudy here.

Post by **Ward Odenwald** » Sat Dec 20, 2014 2:18 pm

Except for a few fleeting moments yesterday, the valleys and ridges where covered with lenticular shadows. By the looks of these clouds and their vertical depth, I expected that we would be flying in wave but I never experienced any broad bands of lift that felt as if they were triggered by wave conditions although the weak ridge lift may have been modified by wave. As Andy mentioned we found small tight thermals that, for me, disappeared at approximately 1.5K above launch. I believe, Gary took one to two of them to cloud base. All-in-all, it was a good day for us (Andy, Gary, Randy and Dave) albeit cold and dark. Many thanks to Dave who helped us into the air and then self-launched!

Ward