You really need to try this

You really need to try this

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Tokio to Chewelah (on the flex wing) 7-22-12

Made this same flight 2 months ago on the Atos
Pulled off the same with the Litespeed.

The local para guys came out to see the tow site we had been talking about. Few of them took some tows & learned to run their winch.
Need I say more?
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Really tough day for me the first half. Jorge left like he was on an Atos. I had a low(ish) tow then struggled with broken ratty thermals to Davenport. Getting frustrated I started to push on low then hit a good one. (Guess I suffered enough) Then things took a change and got better.
Around the same time things changed for the worse for Jorge. Caught up with him near Cayuse (NE of Davenport) near the edge. He was low & struggling. I was a bit higher but getting low when I found one. He eventually starting getting up but it puttered out on him around 6000’ leaving him landing near 231 & Little Falls rd.
I was able to push on to Chewelah then to the Parker LZ  for a nice no wind landing. Michele had retrieved Jorge & was arriving not long after I landed
It doesn't get much better!

Mansfield encampment part…..

Way behind on posting. No one reads it so …. no one knows.

Broke most of my personal bests so far. Longest flight. Broke my 100 mile barrier… twice! (#1 & #2  )FAI triangles to boot!

Lots a great flying with Martin, Mia, Randy & Jorge, Michele & cant forget Nick!. The lake is always a great place to cool off & the Becks never tastes so good after a flight breaking down on the lawn.

Life is good. Cant wait to get back over. (so long as Martin doesn’t decide to move…. & not tell me :-)

A day in the life

 

 

 

Man is the VR ever sleek!

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Yeah these guys are in the sky on any given day!

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