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Elsinore Tues May 27th

Micky and I arrived at launch at 11:00 thinking it would blow down early. Found it blowing straight in on The E at 5-8 mph. It was about 50/50 clouds/sun. I launched at 11:45 and went to the house thermal, middle bump and the E cone. Got to 4K msl pretty quick and played the up and down game for awhile. Kinda bumpy. Finally got close enough to the clouds to get some cloud suck and went into the white room at 5800' msl.


Thanks Mike Zeller & the usual suspects

Thanks Mike Zeller for engineering and leading the installation of tie downs at Marshall this weekend. Mike B, Wave Dave, & Alan, thanks for swingin the hammers.

My wing thanks you, too.


Elsinore. Wed May 28th

I arrived at launch at 11:30 to find it blowing in at 3-7 mph from the East. The soaring birds were already out. Mickey started setting up his new hangie. I swear I saw the back flag blow down for about 20 min and then blew back in again. I launched at 12:00 thinking it might blow down soon. I could have waited another hour. I went up pretty easy at the house thermal. Then it got bumpy and I went to 4K.