Mustang Wednesday, May 4?

lewsmith · Post by **lewsmith** » Mon May 02, 2011 11:52 am

The Elgin surface forecast looks good for an evening glassoff at Mustang on Wednesday, May 4. Is anyone else interested? I will check the weather forecast again on Wednesday before leaving home.
Lew

SorenTheStorm · Post by **SorenTheStorm** » Mon May 02, 2011 9:40 pm

Hey, welcome back Lew.

If the weather looks good on Wednesday, count me in.

flydoc · Post by **flydoc** » Tue May 03, 2011 9:56 pm

I'd like to join you, Lew. My glider is back from Rising Air and in good shape. I also have the day off!
--Aaron

lewsmith · Post by **lewsmith** » Wed May 04, 2011 10:26 am

I am going to Mustang today (Wednesday, May 4). The forecasts look a bit marginal - it might be blown out - but today looks better than the next few days. Box is probably still closed down by the fires and one can't be too picky in May. I plan to be at the LZ around 2:30 PM.
Lew

flydoc · Post by **flydoc** » Thu May 05, 2011 2:20 pm

I had a good ~50 minute evening flight at Mustang yesterday. The winds were at the upper limit of my ability to take off, about 12-15 mph. It was rather laminar though, and I was confident that I could manage with my speed bar. I got plucked in the high winds, but I was ready for it and immediately on the speed bar. I managed to get out into the lift band, and stayed on the bar for most of the flight. I think I made ~800-1000 feet over launch at one point.

I landed and didn't have time to wait around for Lew and Soren, but it looked like they had decent glass-off flights as well.

--Aaron

lewsmith · Post by **lewsmith** » Thu May 05, 2011 2:41 pm

The Mustang glassoff worked again as it usual! It was pretty windy as predicted - about 15 WSW on launch and 18 to 20 SW in the air. Aaron launched first sometime after 6 PM. Soren launched around 6:45. On my third, try I got airborne a bit before 7 PM. The wind aloft was very smooth, but strong. Soren used his speed trimmers for his entire flight. I used my speed bar each time I flew back from visiting Biscuit. Soren and I landed at the end of Civil Twilight (1/2 hour after sunset). Yes, that's legal. And yes, the landings were very Hot.