High Rock 12-16
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High Rock 12-16
Glen and I went to the rock early today, time of arrival 8 am. Winds were light and a bit crossing from the west but to our amazement it was quite soarable. Glen took the first flight and stayed up for about 40 minutes getting 150 over, I took the second flight (also on his glider) and stayed up maybe a half hour maintaining launch altitude. Lost every bit of gain in my divebombing turns 'cause I don't know how to turn a Falcon anymore. Pull in, shift and push out made my turns quite inefficient. Time to get my Eagle operational again. Glen took a second flight after me around 1 pm and picked the cycle of the day, he shot straight up to 100 feet over, stayed there for maybe fifteen minutes and then it all died off forcing him to land. We had a great time. Nobody else showed up and I fail to understand why the Rock has gone so much out of favor. Beats the 2.5 hour drives to the Pulpit and Woodstock all day long.
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Flying Lobster
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Re: High Rock 12-16
Because we got 1 to 2 hours and a thousand over, that's why.jpapakrivos wrote:... I fail to understand why the Rock has gone so much out of favor. Beats the 2.5 hour drives to the Pulpit and Woodstock all day long.
marc
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Flying Lobster
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Don't know if I would necessarily agree with that--but given a forecast of light westerly winds and light lapse rates, the Pulpit seemed like the higher probability call.XCanytime wrote:Because the Pulpit is statistically so much more soarable than High Rock, that's why.
Bacil
marc
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"Because we got 1 to 2 hours and a thousand over, that's why"
I'm really glad you guys also had a good time at the Pulpit. My post was meant to encourage pilots to fly and support High Rock and Ama Jane, that's all. I fear that if we always care but for two things, the highest propability of soaring and numbers, we may eventually end up losing sites.
I'm really glad you guys also had a good time at the Pulpit. My post was meant to encourage pilots to fly and support High Rock and Ama Jane, that's all. I fear that if we always care but for two things, the highest propability of soaring and numbers, we may eventually end up losing sites.
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hepcat1989
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I agree that we need to support flying at HR. It is my opinion that HR is a poorer choice on W to WSW days compared to the Pulpit because of the increased risks in both launching and landing. I have flown there many, many times over the years and it is certainly a site near and dear to my heart. Be careful!jpapakrivos wrote:"Because we got 1 to 2 hours and a thousand over, that's why"
I'm really glad you guys also had a good time at the Pulpit. My post was meant to encourage pilots to fly and support High Rock and Ama Jane, that's all. I fear that if we always care but for two things, the highest propability of soaring and numbers, we may eventually end up losing sites.
marc
Great Googly-moo!