Saturday 12/5

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 4:11 pm

If conditions are good, I'll be trying to fly on Saturday. Looks like Mustang or Box could be good.

azwyatt · Post by **azwyatt** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 10:15 pm

Looks like Mustang could be ridge soarable both Saturday and Sunday.

morey · Post by **morey** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 10:50 pm

current forecast 11pm fri, has the 'stangs blown out.

but these things have a tendency to change.

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 12:07 pm

Winds aloft definitely showing blown out.

azwyatt · Post by **azwyatt** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 10:36 pm

Knowing that there would be no thermals popping because it was so overcast, and noticing that the winds aloft, though fierce, only increased at about 5 mph per 1000 feet (and knowing that I'd never get more than a couple hundred feet over launch, if that), I went ahead and flew Mustang today. Not without a decent amount of waiting to make sure that the winds weren't in the habit of suddenly changing, mind you. When I first got there it was 5-15 on the ground, but it died down significantly and it was about that same magnitude at the top when I got there.

It was a beautiful day for ridge soaring at the 'Stangs. I believe it was my longest flight ever, actually. 95 minutes. I popped over to the biscuit and back several times. Love that little guy. Couldn't make it to Bruno though, as the wind had a big S component to it. The air was pretty laminar, never really surprised me. Fingers sure were freezy though! I had to warm up in my car for ten minutes or so after the flight.

I'm starting to get hugely infatuated with Mustang!

lewsmith · Post by **lewsmith** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 4:36 pm

Wyatt,
Way to go, Wvatt!! I should have gone to Mustang instead of Xmas shopping for grandkids and great grandkids. Yes, Mustang is hard to beat - and when you get to soar Bruno- or go XC - you will really be sold. Congratulations on your super flight!
Lew

Eric · Post by **Eric** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 8:33 pm

Good for you Wyatt!
Thought about the Stones- there just wasn`t enough wind to really do it!

Glad to here someone flew in Southern AZ.

Eric

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 10:34 pm

Good for you Wyatt. I'm glad you had such a great flight.

It can get crazy windy at Mustang. Be careful.

Ask Lew to tell you about the time I was almost blown OTB.

azwyatt · Post by **azwyatt** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 5:55 am

Yeah, you actually told me about that the first time I was there.

I definitely took that into consideration and spent 90% of my time so far upwind of the peak that I could execute a downwind turn slowly without worrying about coming close to it.