Pulpit weekend ?

mikel · Post by **mikel** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:20 am

Looking like WNW 10-15 @ the pulpit for Saturday.........

Anyone Game.......

'til then, Mike

John Simon · Post by **John Simon** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 11:24 am

Looks like a bit chilly on Sat? Sunday is much better but the wind is more like 230 deg... Heated suits?

John

Post by **RedBaron** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 12:45 pm

You guys know something I don't. I see SW pretty much everywhere. Who's in for some traing hill fun at Taylor's farm?

Post by **XCanytime** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 6:08 pm

More like WSW on Saturday. Seen it work good before with that direction. I'll be there early.

Bacil

Post by **hepcat1989** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:07 pm

Allright then, i'm in.
I'll be there in the AM.
Peace, Shawn.

Post by **RedBaron** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 10:51 am

Alright then, I'll be there no later than 10 am.

Post by **Dave Proctor** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:12 am

Saturday West 10-15 upper 30s, Sunday W 5-10 upper 40s.

Sunday sounds like a better bet.

DaveP

Post by **Matthew** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:39 am

We still plan to swing by the Pulpit on Sunday afternoon.

Matthew

John Simon · Post by **John Simon** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:11 pm

Work Permitting I will try the Pulpit Sunday... Warmer day anyway.

John

Post by **Dave Proctor** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 5:17 pm

NWS just changed sunday forecast from W5-10 to W10-20. I'll look at it in the morning. 10-15 is almost always a blown out Pulpit forecast. Maybe we'll get lucky.

DaveP

Post by **hepcat1989** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 9:14 pm

Saturday is the last day of buck season, and I know there is a stand in the upper field.
Just giving a heads up there Bacil!
Shawn.

Post by **markc** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 10:31 pm

At the moment, the forecasts I've looked at look pretty
strong for the Pulpit.

Woodstock might be doable. ADDS is calling SW on the
surface, but strong W at 3k.

Guess we'll see tomorrow....

MarkC

Post by **Matthew** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:13 pm

If winds are strong, we may stop at Smithsburg. You can fly there in WSW off the South end at the top of the hill.

Matthew

Post by **markc** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 9:20 am

Hmmm, tough call today! A few of the contradictory things I've
seen are listed below.... Where to fly, where to fly???

MarkC

ADDS 3k forecast implies that the Pulpit could be blown out.

Early AM balloon from Dulles : WNW@26kts at 3000' . NW above
at 5000', SW below at 900' .

Realtime AWS site at Big Meadows (in SNP) is averaging W@10.
Some WSW, some WNW.

With the exception of Hot Springs and Roanoke, every surface
obs is WSW to due S. Not a hint of more westerly winds heading
this way.

NWS surf forecasts are W. Intellicast surf forecast is SW.

Satellite image shows a couple hints of wave in WVA, but
not widespread like last weekend.

Post by **markc** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 10:48 am

Well, since I have to work one day this weekend, I think
it will be today. Hoping that I'll be more enthused about
tomorrow's conditions....

Bacil, Janni, and Shawn are at the Pulpit, and I think
Gary and Bruce are planning on Dickey's .

Hope that they all have great flights!

MarkC

Flying Lobster · Post by **Flying Lobster** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 4:37 pm

markc wrote:Well, since I have to work one day this weekend, I think
it will be today. Hoping that I'll be more enthused about
tomorrow's conditions....

Bacil, Janni, and Shawn are at the Pulpit, and I think
Gary and Bruce are planning on Dickey's .

Hope that they all have great flights!

MarkC

Dickey's looks like the best call to me--dead on SW 5-10 knots. But I don't have a permit, so ....jeeze maybe Talylor's or?

marc

Post by **hepcat1989** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 5:40 pm

I arrived at 10 to see Bacil, Janni, and new pilot to area Joe.
I launched around 12 to a sled to the secondary. I waited for a ride from Janni after I broke down and took a nap in the sun on my harness. I awoke to those birds all over the ground called Guinies? Joe and I walked the LZ when Jannni came to pick me up.We then got back up top to launch Bacil around1:30?
Good to be outside today...
I had fun
Peace, Shawn.

Post by **XCanytime** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 8:35 am

I might as well say something about yesterday's conditions at the Pulpit. Janni got there around 9A and said it was blowing 20 on the ramps. Don't know the direction. I got there around 10A and it was still strong, 15 to 20 with an expected cross from the SW at times, and other times straight in (launchable). The surface flow was definitely SW, with Hagerstown AWOS reporting 210 at 10 knots. As we set up it got lighter, maybe 8 to 12 MPH max. Janni launched around 11A from the new ramp, and hit plenty of strong bumps that enabled him to reach the primary with no problem. The sky was locally completely blue. Shawn launched next around 12 noon in the same light conditions as Janni did. He didn't hit too much and sledded to the secondary. Janni went to pick up Shawn while I stayed behind. Well, as soon as they left it picked up and had plenty of strong, launchable, (and soarable!) cycles that ended when they returned just before 2PM. Also while they were gone clouds finally started forming locally, with a weird mix of wave, stratocumulus, and cumulus bundled together. The sun got blocked and the strong cycles became a thing of the past. I launched anyway and briefly got above the ridge as I headed down the ridge. Gradually lost altitude in the buoyant air and put down in the secondary. Back at launch at 3:30 it started picking up again when the sun came out from behind the cloud mess mentioned earlier. Shawn brought out his Kestrel windmeter and it maxed out at 16 MPH, mainly 10 to 15 MPH. The direction was still a mix of SW and straight in cycles.

Bacil

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