Like Lauren said, due to the fact that I am currently without wings, I managed to bum a ride on Mitch Shipley's Target today (thanks, Mitch) and got briefly airborne for the first time in a couple of weeks. I have been increasingly jealous of all the flying posts from the Mid Atlantic recently. Since March came in like a Lion, we have had an incredibly bad run of flying conditions while you guys are skying out on a regular basis. I have always heard how spectacular flying can be here in early spring but so far, I'm unimpressed. Hopefully it will turn around soon. Got about 30 minutes today. Huge inversion around 2200 and pretty weak lift below that.
Haven't said much about my new wing but now that delivery this week is imminent.......After Wednesday, I will join the ranks of "the dark side" or be flying an "old man glider"depending on which way you want to look at it. I have purchased Jim Lamb's demo ATOS VX and I'm REALLY EXCITED to fly it again. This is the same rigid wing I told you about in an earlier post and has performance that is nearly unbelievable. For instance, sink rate with a 220 pound hook in weight is 118 fpm. At 50 mph it will achieve a sink rate less than my Litespeed has at 30 mph. With this thing, even I will be able to "lounge" in the sky for hours!
I'll post a pilot report after I've put a couple of hours on it. Hopefully, that will happen later this week.
Glad you guys are getting in some good flying.
Paul
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On Sun, 20 Mar 2005, Paul Tjaden wrote:
> Like Lauren said, due to the fact that I am currently without wings, I managed to bum a ride on Mitch Shipley's Target today (thanks, Mitch) and got briefly airborne for the first time in a couple of weeks. I have been increasingly jealous of all the flying posts from the Mid Atlantic recently. Since March came in like a Lion, we have had an incredibly bad run of flying conditions while you guys are skying out on a regular basis. I have always heard how spectacular flying can be here in early spring but so far, I'm unimpressed. Hopefully it will turn around soon. Got about 30 minutes today. Huge inversion around 2200 and pretty weak lift below that.
>
> Haven't said much about my new wing but now that delivery this week is imminent.......After Wednesday, I will join the ranks of "the dark side" or be flying an "old man glider"depending on which way you want to look at it. I have purchased Jim Lamb's demo ATOS VX and I'm REALLY EXCITED to fly it again. This is the same rigid wing I told you about in an earlier post and has performance that is nearly unbelievable. For instance, sink rate with a 220 pound hook in weight is 118 fpm. At 50 mph it will achieve a sink rate less than my Litespeed has at 30 mph. With this thing, even I will be able to "lounge" in the sky for hours!
>
> I'll post a pilot report after I've put a couple of hours on it. Hopefully, that will happen later this week.
>
> Glad you guys are getting in some good flying.
>
> Paul
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Brian Vant-Hull
301-646-1149
On Sun, 20 Mar 2005, Paul Tjaden wrote:
> Like Lauren said, due to the fact that I am currently without wings, I managed to bum a ride on Mitch Shipley's Target today (thanks, Mitch) and got briefly airborne for the first time in a couple of weeks. I have been increasingly jealous of all the flying posts from the Mid Atlantic recently. Since March came in like a Lion, we have had an incredibly bad run of flying conditions while you guys are skying out on a regular basis. I have always heard how spectacular flying can be here in early spring but so far, I'm unimpressed. Hopefully it will turn around soon. Got about 30 minutes today. Huge inversion around 2200 and pretty weak lift below that.
>
> Haven't said much about my new wing but now that delivery this week is imminent.......After Wednesday, I will join the ranks of "the dark side" or be flying an "old man glider"depending on which way you want to look at it. I have purchased Jim Lamb's demo ATOS VX and I'm REALLY EXCITED to fly it again. This is the same rigid wing I told you about in an earlier post and has performance that is nearly unbelievable. For instance, sink rate with a 220 pound hook in weight is 118 fpm. At 50 mph it will achieve a sink rate less than my Litespeed has at 30 mph. With this thing, even I will be able to "lounge" in the sky for hours!
>
> I'll post a pilot report after I've put a couple of hours on it. Hopefully, that will happen later this week.
>
> Glad you guys are getting in some good flying.
>
> Paul