WEATHER
Visibility: Unlimited
Wind: Northwest, variable, high altitude waves
Altitudes: 5000+
Time Aloft: A few hours
Max Lift: 6 knots
Temperature: Mid nineties
Comment: Soaring under the cloud deck.
Tow pilot:
Peter Mersino and
Jim Rickey
Not a lot of activity today but watching the sky develop into high altitude waves was most interesting.
Jim Rickey used his still camera to try and get a time lapse video of the rotor development but we haven't seen it yet. Maybe he'll edit this blog.
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Rick Eason launching on one of his six or so flights this morning. |
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Rick likes to land on runway 7 making it easier to turn around and launch again. |
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Great position on short final, roll out right to the launch line. |
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No, he's not buried in the weeds, they're on either side of the landing path. |
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Now it's John Harbick's turn to launch and he had a fun flight with the clouds as markers. |
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The markers were high and mostly lenticular clouds from a coastal wave. |
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As the day progressed the lennies were more prominent and the sky started boiling. |
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These rotor clouds were twisting and turning quickly and violently. |
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The rotors moved off to the east and were replaced by multiple lenticulars. |
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Jim Rickey assisting John Harbick with another flight in interesting weather. |
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Tyler Bishop flew one flight this afternoon. |
The day wasn't too busy, few pilots showed up.
Jeff Richardson was here learning to fly the DG100 but otherwise too few pilots made it a day of soaring.
Harold Gallagher
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