Memorial Day Weekend May 27-29

[Tev_Carrillo]

Where are people flying this Memorial Day weekend? May 27-29.

[XCanytime]

Looking at Pulpit Saturday and Monday. Bacil

[wmelo]

I will be around. Looking forward to flying WS Friday & pulpit Sat

[Eric]

I'm interested in Pulpit on Mon if conditions are soarable for me on my F4 and an observer is present.

[Tev_Carrillo]

Pulpit looks great on Monday but not so promising this Saturday.

[XCanytime]

Looks great tonight . Just 12 hours out of phase. Oh well. Now looking at Jacks Sunday afternoon and Pulpit Monday afternoon. Bacil

[Tev_Carrillo]

Awesome. That sounds like a good plan. The Pulpit is looking great for Monday. Bacil, do you have a # I can reach you at? Tevni here. 916-917-8421.

[Ward Odenwald]

Based on recent updates, WS is now in play for Monday.

Ward

[XCanytime]

Looks good at the Pulpit tomorrow. I plan to be there after the rain threat passes in the AM. Bacil

[Tev_Carrillo]

I plan on being at the Pulpit as well.

[Eric]

Pulpit ETA for tomorrow:
- Primary LZ 12p
- Secondary LZ 12:30p
- Launch 1p to set up then scout for observers.

[Ward Odenwald]

Afternoon conditions at the Pulpit are looking good! ETA 11am.

[mingram]

Eric would you check with the Secondary LZ owners about crops: Mike and Michelle Hill, (717) 485-5667

[Blaine]

I'm hoping to be there too.

[Tev_Carrillo]

The weather looks good! I'm going to grab some breakfast then checkout the LZ before I head up to launch. For those who are going to the Pulpit, download Telegram so we can chat real time!

Here is the link: https://telegram.org/dl/

Once you install the app, click on this link to join the CHGPA HANG GLIDING group:

https://t.me/joinchat/AAAAAA07NOOJuZauUSBdJA

[Tev_Carrillo]

On my way to LZ #1. ETA 11:05

[bowen.tim]

ETA 1pm

[Blaine]

Getting a late start. ETA around 2

[eggzkitz]

On launch WS. Strong for PG. Where are the hangies??

[Eric]

1:20 pm LZ conditions...

Primary: winds WNW 8-10 mph, main strip running perpendicular to the ridge is clear and rollable. There is one, bright pink streamer toward the end of the field. Other brown strip clear and rollable as well. Surrounding grass is about 3 feet high...

Secondary: calm winds. Thick grass about 2 feet high… Lots of thorny stuff… No windsock, and I forgot mine...

[Eric]

They do have their flag out near house at secondary...

[Eric]

Conditions on lauch as of 1:48p, 15 mostly straight in and occasionally gusting to 25...

[rlweber]

Woodstock--
I flew my hg after it had all but died, sled ride city (needed the practice). Jeff Eggers, led off and got the most air time, do not know what happened to him. Both Dan Tomlinson and Justin Stanley had sleds. Tom and Rick bailed to Dickeys. Everyone else on pg.


Randy

[silverwings]

The hangies went to the Pulpit and all had soaring flights. In attendance: Ward, Bacil, Tim Bowen, Eric & Anthony LLoyd, Charley, Tev, Blaine and me. Ward went over the back to past the school.

[XCanytime]

Arrived at Pulpit launch around 10:30A to find Ward already there, conditions straight in 5 to 10 MPH, and the sky clearing slowly. As Ward and I were setting up Tevni showed up along with spectator Caleb from nearby Ft. Loudon. By 12:30P the sky was filled with nice cumies and the wind was picking up. By 1P Charley, Tim, and Anthony showed up, and it was on. I launched at 1P from the pad into strong conditions and got up easily. 10 minutes later I was on the deck down by Rt. 16, trying to survive a flush cycle. Flew back north below the ridge and had to scratch and claw to get back up. Finally got a couple hundred feet of altitude flying along a lift line away from the ridge. Ward joined me in the air and we found the lift to be of the dreaded "balance beam" shape. A strong headwind appeared and Ward and I pointed into the strong WNW wind and flew along lift lines out into the valley to the north of launch. Around this time I spotted a redtail hawk at my altitude about 50 yards in front of me. It was flying in the same direction, so I gently snuck up on it, thinking it would detect me and split-S for the deck. It never detected me, and I ended up gently "rear ending" the poor bird with my leading edge just outboard from the nose toward the left wingtip. The bird fell over on its back and "slid" along the leading edge a few feet before falling off and recovering controlled flight. It squawked its displeasure at me and flew away to play swoop and dive. Tevni joined us in the air and had a nice soaring flight before he landed in the main LZ. Ward ended up climbing to 4K'+ MSL and landing OTB, while I flew out and landed on the golf course driving range in turbulent conditions. Ended up banging the left corner of the control frame, producing a kink in the already slightly bent basetube. Time to replace the basetube. Tev retrieved me from the golf course. Thanks Tev! Back at launch the 3 remaining pilots (plus Blaine, John M., and Eric) all got into the air and soared in the smoother conditions, with John the last to land around 7P in the main LZ. Charley landed on the golf course driving range; I ended up retrieving him. 9 for 9 today for soaring flights . Bacil