Saturday @ WS

[wmelo]

Thoughts?

[wmelo]

Thoughts?

[XCanytime]

Late day flight, if at all. Good luck. Bacil

[markc]

Moderately interested, will decide tomorrow. Would aim for a 2:30 arrival, or earlier, given the long turnaround after dropping a vehicle out front.

[gardinator]

i'm out
family commitments

[markc]

Forgot to mention: Won't be deciding yay-or-nay until the morning NWS update, around 11 or so.

[markc]

The last hour of readings from the WS tower are pretty encouraging.

OTOH, the ADDS 3k forecast shows not a hint of a backoff later in the day. Just a forecast of course....

Any others still on the fence/considering?

[markc]

Heading to WS, will meet up with Gary S.

[markc]

The gamble paid off! Been a while since that's happened, eh?

Photos and more details later. The short-and-sweet: Four of us flew. Walt, John McA, Gary, and myself. Joe Schad hiked-up from the gate at the front to help, and ultimately drove my vehicle back down after helping me launch. Thanks Joe, you sure made the day possible!

I had an awesome sunset flight! About an hour, and stayed below 4k MSL given the temps and winds. Others went higher. I was the last off, still gusting 20-25 at 6:30. Ya had to want it today, but once in the air? Pretty darn nice!

Got some great video that I'll have to do something with someday

[krryerson]

Mark,
Great news!
Last weekend and great flights at Blue sky. Now, this weekend and flights at Woodstock.
Things seems to be in our favor and let's hope we'll get a better season this year.
Looking forward seeing some pictures/video soon.
With that, I now have the Insta 360 camera ($350 package) and going to be fun to see how that goes. (Tom Ceunen got that deal for us.)
Knut

[markc]

Below are a few non-flying pics from Saturday. No launch pics, too busy for that.

It was overall a good day.... But glad to be flying a T2C, was able to punch out into the valley in spite of the headwind, working lift that was a bit less trashy. Definitely signs of wave, and of wave downwash. Many bald eagles in the air, but wasn't able to get any footage of them.

I think I heard that Walt may have landed because he was concerned by a blueish/greenish shape along the treeline of the bridge field, thinking that it might be me? If that's so.... Oh man! Sorry Walt, damn, you are a gentleman!

MarkC

Pilots bail to the parking area, a refuge from the wind and cold!

GaryS breaking down.

Myself and Walt in the LZ.

John McA after his first flight in a brand new Sport3!