First 45 Mins of Airtime!
Last Friday I clocked my first 45 minutes of airtime for the season - hooray!
There was still some snow up at Woodside launch but cycles were strong enough to reverse, and even with my imperfect feeling foot, I was able to launch well and had a nice flight.
There were quite a few pilots out that day - around 25 or so, so I found it crowded at times, but I ran away from the crowd and was able to find my own thermals out towards the valley rather than closer to launch. It was harder flying that way, as the thermals generally weren't as strong, but I liked tuning into my own flying, rather than worrying about everybody else's.
After 45 minutes, the tips of my fingers were starting to get cold, and as I was slowly getting lower, I headed out to Jim's ranch and landed.
All in all, a great first flight of the season. No pictures unfortunately - my camera battery died, though I will be more prepared next flight.
There was still some snow up at Woodside launch but cycles were strong enough to reverse, and even with my imperfect feeling foot, I was able to launch well and had a nice flight.
There were quite a few pilots out that day - around 25 or so, so I found it crowded at times, but I ran away from the crowd and was able to find my own thermals out towards the valley rather than closer to launch. It was harder flying that way, as the thermals generally weren't as strong, but I liked tuning into my own flying, rather than worrying about everybody else's.
After 45 minutes, the tips of my fingers were starting to get cold, and as I was slowly getting lower, I headed out to Jim's ranch and landed.
All in all, a great first flight of the season. No pictures unfortunately - my camera battery died, though I will be more prepared next flight.
posted by Veronica at 12:21 AM
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