11-20-06 ..If you missed today....You missed a big one!

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11-20-06 ..If you missed today....You missed a big one!

By Dusty at 2006-11-20 19:43

Really weird on launch.
Marshall was someware between 5-10 SW then 5-10 SE then No wind at all.

Real Struggle to get 500 over.
But after that it was a cake walk to 6500.(Not a high day)
Then you just point any direction and there you were, still at 6500.

Over Cloud watching Owen heading back

In front of Crestline looking East

(Bad exposure) looking down the Marshal road

Looking West

Coring with a local over Pine

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Marshall Monday

By Fixinair at Mon, 2006-11-20 22:31

Nice flight conditions in warm clear air. Lots of smooth 150fpm to 400fpm lift with one strangely turbulent bit of air the adjusted my flight heading in 3d.... It took a really steep dive to regain some positive wing loading:) kind of fun in a sick way.

Stan saw 7500ft. I made 6006 ft. Owen Launched and was not to be seen again... (Hey Owen; Give us the details)

Mark Hoffmann

PS: Dusty, Thanks for the nice photos of your flight...

the dam and back

By owen at Tue, 2006-11-21 01:47

who would have guessed that mid november would be this good?!

clear skies, warm temps, unlimited visibility, and very light winds made for a super day.

i launched marshall at 1:40 pm, and climbed to 800' over cloud peak. slipped back to crestline, and climbed to 6500' at the billboard. i headed east to just behind arrowhead peak, and from there went straight for rim of the world high school. continuing east to heaps, i made a sharp right turn, and headed for harrison peak. i was rewarded the whole way with big fat gentle lift. by the time i made it to harrison, i was more than a thousand over. a lazy left turn in boyant air made for an easy tag of the dam, then back to harrison. i climbed there and drifted back towards heaps, but cut the angle to santa's village. from santa's village i didn't have to turn in lift until i was back at crestline launch.

at the billboard, i climbed again, this time to 7600' and made a run west for the cajon pass. an easy glide, tagged the tower and then headed back to buzz marshall launch... all this without a single 360!

came into the lz quite hot with light winds. easy landing as the sun was setting.

i'd like to thank len for letting me borrow his wills wing t2 today. this is an amazing glider. it flies fast and tracks straight, climbs effortlessly, and lands with ease. you've ruined me. how can i be happy with my talon now!?