Conditions at Mustangs, very north. Velocity 2-20 mph. I just had a short flight from the north launch. Lew and Wyatt are still on launch. Fred and Ed are motoring over the biscuit. A lovely day actually.

Sent from the LZ on my Crackberry.

John Lowery, Jason Otto and Ross Hughes carpooled to Chandler were we met Davis and Bill Bennet (both students of Orrins who wanted to see South Mountain). We checked out the LZ's and continued up the hill. It was coming in light and straight. It just happens Jack from California (who just flew with Lew Thursday) saw our HG's and followed us to launch. Ross had a great launch and a scratchy extended sled ride to the LZ. Ditto for Jack. Jason and John opted out and picked up the pilots in the LZ. Better luck next time.

Ed, Scott, Wrangler, Jammer and I arrived in the LZ about 2PM. By that time Lew and Wyatt were already on their way up to launch. When we first got to the LZ it looked like perfect conditions from the SW. But a few minutes later it went to light and variable and then more consistently north. Scott started up the mountain while Ed and I did some ritual incantations in hopes of convincing our motors to work. Apparently the incantations worked for the motors but not for the weather, because by the time we were ready to fly the conditions were cycling from about 2-15 mph out of the north. After some frustrating attempts to get positioned for launch, things started to become more consistent. I got airborne a little before 4PM just about the same time Scott took off from the north launch. Scott worked the north bowl as I climbed out north heading for the Biscuit. As I started to get consistent lift, Scott headed toward the LZ. Above launch level and with occasional extra lift from the motor, the air was smooth and buoyant and became more so as the afternoon wore on. Ed soon followed me into the air and Wyatt subsequently got airborne from the north launch. The three of us worked what was now a NW glassoff while Lew attempted to join us. Alas, he was unable to get off the north side and ended up hiking down with Wrangler and Jammer. Wyatt was first to land followed by me and Ed just before sunset. The afternoon showed that there is adequate lift at Mustang in NW conditions if you just have a way of getting to it. Rarely, the motor does have its advantages.