King: Days 5, 6 & Beyond!

Where do I begin?

I could wrap up the entire week at King by simply stating Team ACP slayed it and dominated everyone and everything between San Mateo, California and Moore, Idaho.

But no...

That would be cheating our fans out of the details and dirt they love to read.

So, I'll continue in my own humble way to provide a wrap up of the week at King...Team ACP style.

Team ACP...lined up and ready to dominate the bailout LZ with ACP CRV taking up the rear, as always...

Team ACP was torn between flying with the World Team in Italy or enjoying the company of Team Bobbleheads in Idaho. We opted for sharing the air with Team Bobbleheads in Idaho. Our friends in Italy will have to fly on and represent the USA on their own this time around...

Team ACP had other business to address...

Team Bobblehead's patiently awaiting their mentoring session from Team ACP...

Bobblehead and ACP in training Bruce striking a pose for the camera...

Bobblehead and ACP in training, Ben, pointing to goal...the bailout LZ.

Team ACP at first felt a little ashamed of the level of domination exhibited at King. Some pilots asked us to "back off" and give others a chance...

So, we did...big time!

The bailout LZ became home base for Team ACP during the week at King. There are many advantages to simply getting drilled early on in a flight. Number one is we get to the beer earlier, and number two, we saved a huge amount of money on gas by not having to drive far for our retrieves. ACP's Trey and JT screwed up a couple times by flying just beyond Elbow Canyon uprange on route one. They apologized profusely and made up for it by getting drilled a few more times to the bailout LZ later on in the week...beer was on them needless to say!

ACP JT just prior to screwing up and flying far early in the week...

ACP Trey prior to mistakenly flying just beyond Elbow Canyon on day five after a full week of bailout LZ domination...Trey bought beer after his flight on day five...

Team ACP's offical photographer, Dave Aldrich and Team from D-Focus, gave us direction to head on down to the bailout LZ...so we did.

I did really well at stirring up the dust in the bailout LZ, as well as the airstrip at John Kangas' property a mile away from the bailout LZ...In fact, the flight to Kangas' airstrip was a mistake on my part as I could not penetrate to the bailout LZ, rather getting blown downwind.

ACP's...we may not always be able to penetrate, but we'll always go down.

But, I digress...

ACP Ryan dropping a fine fingerbang just prior to getting drilled to the bailout LZ. On day six, Ryan totally screwed up and flew to the MacKay Airport claiming he "couldn't get down"...

Ryan knew there was no excuse for such sloppyness...

Team ACP made amends with our brother afterward when he stocked each refrigerator of his fellow Team ACP members with lime-flavored Bud Lite...style points to say the least!

Nothing quenches a thirst more in the bailout LZ than a nice cold lime-flavored Bud Lite...

ACP CRV positioning himself at launch with the bailout LZ in his crosshairs...

ACP in training Wayne admiring his next glider, a Wills Wing T2C...

ACP Ryan giving ACP in training Bruce a lesson on how to set up an approach at the bailout LZ...

ACP Trey practicing his sign language at the park in Moore, Idaho...

ACP JT was at the ready with the camera to capture Trey while he practiced his sign language...

Team ACP lined up and ready to go...to the bailout LZ!

Ryan going over last minute details with Wendy prior to his retrieve from the bailout LZ...

Wendy never had to worry about driving far with Team ACP!

I actually brought oxygen to this meet...not sure what I was thinking. The only time I used the stuff was when I mistakenly released it from the tank while breaking down my glider in the bailout LZ. The rush of air up my nose at first was startling, but later felt nice in the sweltering heat...

ACP in training Wayne kept hanging around our gliders...almost like an overly-friendly Yellow Lab puppy. By the end of the week, JT decided to simply take him home...

So, that is it...there is not that much more to say.

Team ACP came to King...we dominated the air and now we all are home blogging and prepping for our next adventure. Hang-gliding is like that...one big unpredictable adventure that delivers life experiences forever etched into our memories.

Until next time...bang!