The wave flight

[Dan T]

I guess I had one of the big ones, flying in wave for the first time.? Plenty of people wrote that they couldn't get down.? I had the same experience.? Short of putting it into a spiral dive there was no way to get the glider to go down for a very long way.? Unlike most of the other pilots I was early off and found myself getting trapped by clouds all around in spite of my best efforts to fly to the blue.

Not that this would ever happen but if you should ever find yourself getting whited out, staring at your instruments and flying with a light touch on the base tube is a good way to avoid vertigo and keep from making a bad situation worse.?

38.2 miles, a personal record for me.

[Paul Tjaden]

In a message dated 10/30/2005 8:59:49 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, Wuffo1@aol.com writes:
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Dan writes:
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38.2 miles, a personal record for me.

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Nice flight Dan. I assume you ran the ridge towards Harrisonburg? When I saw the early reports of wave and huge gains but no reports of XC I was disappointed that no one had left home base. The CHGPA has been getting there collective butts kicked by the guys from SW Virginia and the Pennsylvania boys. I KNOW?you have some good pilots in Chug-Pa. So just get out there and kick some ass. There is still time to register a big flight for the area 9 year end contest.
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[Dan T]

In a message dated 10/30/05 9:50:44 AM, Tjadenhors@aol.com writes:

Nice flight Dan. I assume you ran the ridge towards Harrisonburg?

Thanks Paul,
I double checked the gps after replacing the batteries and it looks like it was only 28 miles, but still a very nice flight.? I landed about 4 miles short of 33.? For a while it felt like it could have been a 100 mile day.?

[TQ]

Here's a short QT movie of sailplanes soaring the Aussie 'morning glory' wave.

Tiny link...
http://tinyurl.com/7adqy

Full link...
http://www.cloudappreciationsociety.org ... glory4.mov

I no longer get CHGPA forum posts via e-mail on a regular basis. Every once and a while a few come in, but on most days, nada. Anyone else having this problem? I'm also subscribed to the WRHGC's Yahoo Group and those messages come in OK.

[mcelrah]

For some reason, I'm not seeing the links. Is it me or you? - Hugh

[TQ]

For some reason, I'm not seeing the links. Is it me or you? - Hugh

I see them. Want me to email them to you?

[mcelrah]

Please e-mail the links. Thanks - Hugh

[TQ]

Please e-mail the links. Thanks - Hugh

DONE!

[mcelrah]

Still can't see them. Tried clicking in the white spaces. Dang
computers! - Hugh

[TQ]

Stills from the movie @

Full link...
http://www.cloudappreciationsociety.org ... lory1.html

Tiny...
http://tinyurl.com/bq6py

More morning glory movies...
http://www.cloudappreciationsociety.org ... einfo.html

Tiny...
http://tinyurl.com/clfz3

[breezyk1d]

Now THAT is some cloud! What a trip it must be to fly that in a sailplane - whew!

[Spark]

Now THAT is some cloud! What a trip it must be to fly that in a sailplane - whew!

It has been flown in a HG too - a few times.