WEATHER
Visibility: Severe Clear
Wind: Light and variable
Altitudes: 4700 msl
Time Aloft: An hour or so
Max Lift: Pretty weak.
Temperature: Cool in the 70's
Comment: Lots of visitors from Lemoore
Tow pilot: Mixed.
Here's not much of a story but a lot of pictures that should be story enough to ponder on. The only one who sent in a story was
Ethan Ronat and here is his note:
Hi Harold,
In case you are writing a summery for the blog:
I flew for nearly 2 hour, just playing around in our back yard, mostly at the foothills and midway to Black Mountain. Lift was erratic, but usually enough to stay airborne, and I topped once at 4700 ft. MSL. Mostly between 2-4K. Too bad that my instruments, after going through a major update, refused to talk to each other… I've got some work to do, before the season really kicks off.
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Something must be interesting in the cockpit of the 1-26. |
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Philip Gerfaud's first flight in the 1-26. |
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Craig Gifford running the wing for Philip. |
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Slightly low on tow. |
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Too low on tow. |
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Craig Gifford always around to help everyone launch. |
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Joe Anastasio moving the PW-5 out to the launch area. |
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Philip Gerfaud on final in the 1-26 after a good flight. |
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In good position for landing on Runway 31L |
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Nice landing Philip. |
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Gliders are beginning to stack up at the launch area. |
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Three now and soon there will be four or more. |
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Richard Walker in his Schweizer 1-35 prepares to launch. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCfx3uw-XVY1Hvz_GsQ_E42XtVSdgvRgmht_hyphenhyphen1BlWVNus_rCHEUiG_NfpboXdfFi0k0x6DR3k_YQgnVTpARU9poT3LHgdiaPk11Xp800JMzlXQX0SR0DaTbSCNYIyHj7JZor6ojtdcUx/s1600/Mar28-16.jpg) |
He 's about Schwarzenegger's height but not chest size. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7hyphenhyphenC-eARkkcxpeITe3Dxs5iyrQT3KuFY2d-7sHIV3UToefNEE3EEktubbIQg5fFCdNXdZzAUVOhisjXiK6p450rB0aZKzVcQY4Gcrr3hzEANQ5Ay7Gn5UnnDXOyfd3DgpaFPoVQo-OxZ/s1600/Mar28-17.jpg) |
Carl Engle and Jeff Richardson at the Russia. |
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One of the weirdest self-launch gliders ever seen at Avenal. |
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Now there are four waiting and soon, more. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwnggxYzDXfEuux3SXzMTIXkcPNLGqVfiTceOaLonw3bGsMMakcGwOZFTKrBx-TFnpPHBk9d66foi2t_Lr_tRA48u_yEMiuehxroi7TTr_buJafrvR2LVg4VyMovtT5cxu3o73oZWEe9sq/s1600/Mar28-23.jpg) |
Craig Gifford on final in the Orange Crush |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYS2pTZ2HTreX544EO_w8hCpCO7OA9andsG3-rvB_kX1f5gOty8_IKH4oSs0jGOu0iZV87sWatLaiSsFT7-D7F02-BFhVadQ2Qo4SAtavrdAdJzugP-S83zGpaLql9Tvyy4WiYSrH-6GR/s1600/Mar28-22.jpg) |
Richard Walker on final in his Schweizer 1-35 |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXDK8cLuTZAVw8asUSA_yDzij5n8xN_IPs0vZCCzw_y8fdHDR4HZgWIgSorRDCacmVEXSm44qdr5u7PzaE09zHKOWIWAh_w4aaLZyCstg73Q0FwwTBL4lEljGmjpHywWkYQledSL3bmRr/s1600/Mar28-24.jpg) |
Craig Gifford on short final in the Orange Crush |
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Craig running the wing for Jeff Richardson in the Russia |
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Alex Caldwell discussing the finer points of soaring with an Avenal resident. |
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Craig Gifford and Philip Gerfaud ready to retrieve when called upon. |
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Jim Rickey visiting with David Edwards Sr, and David Edwards Jr. |
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One of the last launches of the day for the Orange Crush. |
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Ethan Ronat landing after his flight. See note from him above. |
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End of the day and too tired to get out of the cockpit. |
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