Eagle Butte

We usually get our first flights of the season here. Less precip & warmer temps always have our attention.Pretty good group made it down. 3 paras, 6 hangs (5 flew). Strong wind upon arrival. (This place can be unpredictable) 40 min of waiting and it started backing down. Set up and we were off.

First off the hill I found some very narrow lift. Really had to bank it up to stay in having it stop only 300’ above launch.
Shortly after Rick took off & about that time Jorge still on top said it quit. We got flushed  Managed 25 min before “arriving” at the bottom.  I had a less then perfect landing.
Jorge finally getting his maiden voyage on his new RX gave it a few and turned back on. Jim was shortly after.
We all ended up at the bottom eventually.


Back on top we find out (Doug para) had got a good climb and was off. (He ended up with a 25 miler! Nice!)

Jeff (hang) was working some very light stuff.
No one really had much motivation has the wind was light & he was only a hundred over.


I said to hell with it, 62° and sunshine I’ll have another go, I’m here why not.

Jorge wanted more time, at least another launch & landing on the new glider. He set up also. It was a great call.  40 mins in light stuff getting a couple hundred over. Buzzed launch a few times for good measure.
Another flush cycle got Jorge. I got low but milked it back up. Few more launch passes and to the bottom to break down. Really good day.