MUSTANG MTN. WEDNESDAY 3/3/10

base812 · Post by **base812** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:16 am

It looks like it will be good for some Speedflying on Wednesday.Jake and I will be there around 11am(weather permitting).

Guido · Post by **Guido** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:32 pm

I might join you later for a glassoff flight.

Guido

John Wolfe · Post by **John Wolfe** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:38 pm

I may try to go as well.

lewsmith · Post by **lewsmith** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 7:18 pm

I intend to be there for a glassoff.
Lew

azwyatt · Post by **azwyatt** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:46 am

Stupid Mustang weather is perfect 3 days straight during the week then it doesn't want to cooperate for the weekend! Wish I could join you guys. I guess I'll stay in Phoenix this weekend.

John Wolfe · Post by **John Wolfe** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 11:08 am

I'm currently planning to be on launch around 4 or 5 p.m. Please let me know if you want to ride with me.

John Wolfe · Post by **John Wolfe** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:58 pm

The day looked nearly perfect in the forecasts, but Guido and I were greeted by 10-20 mph WSW winds with gusts that appeared to push above 25 in the LZ. Lew was seeing similar conditions on launch around 3:00 p.m. Eventually the base-jumping speedwing pilots joined him on launch after having made some good flights earlier in the day. Nobody on launch seemed inclined to commit aviation anytime soon and the conditions were certainly not improving, so Guido and I elected to skip the hike, heading down the road around 4:30 p.m.

base871 · Post by **base871** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:59 pm

It got good around 5:30 for us. 10-15 up top and 0-5 in the LZ. Im glad we waited!

base812 · Post by **base812** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 10:11 am

Jake and I did eventually get off for a 2nd flight for the day.All in all it was a good trip with 2 total flights,and great landings.

base871 · Post by **base871** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 11:23 am

Here is a cool view of the first launch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vue6icuaOeY

morey · Post by **morey** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 12:26 pm

very cool footmount view!
The gopro wide is a way cool camera. Glad you're taking advantage of what it can do. Looks like you hit a little bump there at one point.

base871 · Post by **base871** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 12:49 pm

Ya, alot of bumps. If you noticed im trying to crab to the right almost the whole flight. Was getting pushed around alot up there, around the last 300 feet or so. Also why I got out of the harness a bit early, wasnt sure how the landing was gonna go! But I really like the gopro, and would like to do some more experimenting with it at different angles. I really would like to figure out a way to mount it to the wing like the PG's do.

base812 · Post by **base812** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 10:43 pm

Here is video of our 2nd flight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyxCFKLPZAU

morey · Post by **morey** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:35 am

Man- glad you guys are enjoying your speed wings off Mustang.

I see another advantage of speed wings. You save a lot of time afterwards, as you don't need to edit the video. For we PG pilots, it sucks to have 3 hrs of video to have to edit at the end of the day down into less than 5 min.

John Wolfe · Post by **John Wolfe** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:53 am

Lew, did you fly on Wednesday?

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