Flying Sat
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How about Miller tomorrow? Conditions look light in the morning, NW in the afternoon?
Eric
Eric
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Re: Flying Sat
We got driver! My son will be coming out with us.
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John Wolfe,
The wind on the upper North launch averaged 17 mph NNW (just as predicted), but gusted between 12 and 22 most of the time. There were numerous gusts to 25 and a few short 5 mph lulls. I was at launch from 4:30 to 6:10 PM and got the feeling that conditions were not changing and left.
The HG pilots reported trashy air around 5 PM, and "gusts rather than thermals" later, with glassoff setting in near sunset. I think a better PG pilot with (very good high wind launch skills) could have had a fairly good - maybe bumpy - flight.
Lew
The wind on the upper North launch averaged 17 mph NNW (just as predicted), but gusted between 12 and 22 most of the time. There were numerous gusts to 25 and a few short 5 mph lulls. I was at launch from 4:30 to 6:10 PM and got the feeling that conditions were not changing and left.
The HG pilots reported trashy air around 5 PM, and "gusts rather than thermals" later, with glassoff setting in near sunset. I think a better PG pilot with (very good high wind launch skills) could have had a fairly good - maybe bumpy - flight.
Lew
Flying Sat
Sat turned out soarable for us!
We, Shawn/I launched John L around 4:45- he climbed above launch right away. John flew over to the Northwest bowl and soared up over the top. He seemed to get pretty high for a high pressure day! About a grand over. Shawn and Red and I launched Davis next , conditions were NNW 6 to 10. We waited for a west cycle and Davis stepped into it. He did not get any lift after launch and found himself gliding to the NW bowl low. He barely got above the lower spine and scratched up from there!
I launch in a pretty good cycle and climbed to the spine behind launch , then glided to the NW bowl to soar with John and Davis. We all swapped placed for the next several hours. John landed after an hour and twenty and Davis and I flew for two hours. We all had good landing in the front LZ.
I was flying Frankenstein, the old Falcon I, I never saw any wind to speak of over the top. Next to the side hill it was compressed and blowing at altitude it blew 12 to 14.
Thanks Shawn an Red for all the driving and ground support.
Eric
We, Shawn/I launched John L around 4:45- he climbed above launch right away. John flew over to the Northwest bowl and soared up over the top. He seemed to get pretty high for a high pressure day! About a grand over. Shawn and Red and I launched Davis next , conditions were NNW 6 to 10. We waited for a west cycle and Davis stepped into it. He did not get any lift after launch and found himself gliding to the NW bowl low. He barely got above the lower spine and scratched up from there!
I launch in a pretty good cycle and climbed to the spine behind launch , then glided to the NW bowl to soar with John and Davis. We all swapped placed for the next several hours. John landed after an hour and twenty and Davis and I flew for two hours. We all had good landing in the front LZ.
I was flying Frankenstein, the old Falcon I, I never saw any wind to speak of over the top. Next to the side hill it was compressed and blowing at altitude it blew 12 to 14.
Thanks Shawn an Red for all the driving and ground support.
Eric