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More Concordia Slope Flying on Sunday
Posted by Mirko Bodul on Mar 31, 2008, 21:30
Chris and I arrived about 11:00 AM near the fisherman statue. The wind
was more from the south and I thought that we might be better off
flying from the bowl on the north end of Concordia, since the wind came
more from the right than on Saturday. So we drove over there, parked,
and I set up my 100” Dynamic, which I use as a test plane for first
flights when the wind seems light. Temperatures were again about 38 F
with a gray sky. This area was somewhat muddy compared to the south
end, but it had a larger landing area.
We had blue sky at Concordia on Saturday, starting at about 11:00 AM
with Greg joining around noon and Dave somewhat later. Winds were ESE,
about 13-15 mph, with whitecaps on the water and 38 degree temps. Not a
raging wind but plenty of wind to fly my heavy Wizard, even later in
the day when the whitecaps disappeared.
Dave K and I had planned to take a trip to South Dakota this weekend
and so he had a couple of days off from work. It is hunting season in
SD and rooms are few and far between. Our favorite motel in Chamberlain
was all booked so we decided to stay local. With the opening of our new
site at the Omega Hills landfill it was a safe bet that we would get
some flying in if there was wind.
This was the final stop on my LEG Slopefest weekend. When I past
Downtown MKE I saw that the wind was light from the East and, even
though I'd just driven about 450 miles I decided to zip another 10
miles past the house and look at Concordia.
Not quite like I'm With Busey but still fun none the less!
Anyway, I had the opportunity to meet Dave Garwood, Andreas Mergner and
a local from North Adams named John at the Mohawk Trail launch site in
the Berkshires near North Adams, MA.
On the first day of my summer vacation I...
Posted by Greg Smith on Jul 20, 2007, 19:31
Well, on the first day I drove, to Virginia, then to the Carlisle, PA for the Polecat Aero Challenge. So, on the second day of my summer vacation, I woke up. I went down to
the flying field to fly my DLG. Then I landed out. Well, not too often
and the Polecat Aero Challenge was a really fun event. more...
Hi Folks! I've been a bit slack about local slope reporting. Not that
there hasn't been some flying just that it has usually been me alone or
with that local dog walker, Mirko, watching.
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