Pulpit this sat(8/4/2018)

[wmelo]

Moderate WNW winds (5-10mph).
Thermal Updraft velocity: from 300 to 500 (not bad at all)
Thoughts?
Walt

[markc]

I'm a little bit skeptical given the super light forecast, esp. if they get lots of rain up there.... That said, I plan to at least have a look at the forecasts tomorrow AM. Might be a good day to use the weather station to help decide.

[markc]

Latest 15-min average, according to the new weather station: 10 - 13.7mph WNW

Could just be a morning lift-off, so I plan to keep an eye on things for a couple of
hours. But if it holds up.... Who else is interested?

MarkC

[wmelo]

I am.

Pulpit weather station has indicated Good Condition all morning.
John M manifested interested as well (TBC)

[silverwings]

I am going. I think xcSkies is under estimating the wind a bit and today looks much better then tomorrow for flying. ETA 12:30 ish.

[wmelo]

My ETA: 11:00am

[markc]

well..... if we hangies had been ready to go at 10am or so, there might have been some brief tube-soaring today. but as expected, it was a day for the pgies.
more details later, but no regrets giving it a go : good launch and good landing, though prob my shortest flight in some time thanks to Charlie and Rich for their patience with me on the ramp, it was a long 20-25 minute wait up there.

[silverwings]

3 HG's did sleds to the secondary though if they had launched about 1 PM they might have stayed up because there was more wind 10+. Ricky got his second Pulpit flight. Of the PG's some sleds and little extendos but Fish, Mark, and I got soaring flights. I got a little over an hour, Mark a bit longer, and Fish earlier maybe 20-30 min. Some PG's did multiple flights. Also, some of the PG pilots did some maintenance in the launch area.