Urs
Paul
Carm sporting her ACP gear...
George
Brian, Ryan, and Wayne playin' it cool...A lot of other pilots were at Mission this past Sunday, too, but no pictures...it was time to fly.
The soaring conditions were marginal, but we all had high hopes of something turning on at some point during the day. Typically in WNW conditions, we launch and turn right to work the ridge line toward the north. Sunday's conditions were pretty switchy, so I turned left after launching instead.
Working my way to the south I was hoping to find something...anything.
About five minutes into the flight, I found a small broken thermal just above the hiking trail about 1/3rd the way down the hillside. Working what I could, I managed to get above launch, then above Mission Peak. The thermal seemed to top out a little over 3000' MSL...not bad and pretty lucky as far as I'm concerned.
So, what do I do when I get nice and high in marginal lift? I pull on 3/4 VG and dive that glider right back down to launch to show everyone how cool I am!
That's what I do!
Then I sink out, too!
Not quite...I worked some more marginal lift down low as best I could for another 8 minutes or so. It was good to get in the scratching practice and even better to hang with some good friends.
Note to self: Next time you get high...stay high!
Flight time: 33 minutes
Altitude: 3015' MSL