Bills Hill for Sunday 7/22

[silverwings]

The forecast is looking for a Bills Hill day. Any others interested?

[CraginS]

[quote="silverwings"]The forecast is looking for a Bills Hill day. Any others interested?[/quote]

I could be tempted

[hepcat1989]

I'm seeing NNE I'll check in the AM
I'm game....
Shawn.

[Dan T]

If yesterday's flight from the Sac to Ridgely is any indication, today could be really good at Bills Hill. Good luck to all of you who go to the trouble to drive up there today. It's a little too far for me to drive alone on a sunday.

Dan T

[silverwings]

I am going to give it a try probably eta about 1:00 PM. come join me. (202)409-2574

[mikel]

Have fun Guys.......
We're still unpacking......

'Til then, Mike

[markc]

Normally, the light forecast wouldn't tempt me up there,
esp on a Sunday....

But the air feels so good after last night's low temps,
I think I've just got to give it a gamble!

ETA around 12:45.

MarkC
301-807-5414

[bustedwing2]

My glider is at Ridgely and my footlaunch needs some updating so I won't be flying today.However here in McConnellsburg at 9:45 am the vultures were way up there in a blue sky,at 10:45 the cumies were starting to pop all over,the wind speed and direction for bedford,chambersburg,and hagerstown are near identical,31-35 degrees direction,about 10-12 mph at launch altitude with speeds to 14 alittle higher up,then lighter as you go up all the way to 18000 feet.Looks like a real good day to me. RichB

[theflyingdude]

Did anyone fly Bill's "F**king" Hill on Sunday and if so, how was it?

JR

[CraginS]

[quote="theflyingdude"]Did anyone fly Bill's "F**king" Hill on Sunday and if so, how was it?

JR[/quote]
Five pilots with gliders - John M. David C (H2). Christie H., Mark C., me.
One pilot on a motorcycle - Rich B, cruising over from McConnellburg.
We wondered why no bag flyers were there.
Total of ten flights happened.
Beautiful cumies across the sky when we arrived. However, by the time we flew, they didn;t do us much good.
Lots of cross and light cycles on launch.

First launch about 2:00 volley resulted in five sleds.
Second launch after 4:00 volley saw several sleds and a couple of hard-fought extendos.
John M, Christie H., and Mark C. all did their best to stay in the sky. David C and I demonstrated proper sled technique.

With his flights, David doubled his lifetime mountain launch count.

Dinner at Bob Evans afterward. Bob hisseff passed last week. RIP.
BTW, they close that place at 9:00. John and Christie arrived before 9:00. David, Mark and I at 9:03. John talked the manager into letting us in. We all got to eat.