Thursday, October 1, 2009

Day 5 Task 3: Whitwell Launch





The day began with a skeptical forecast favoring Whitwell SE launch early with a chance of going SW crossing later in the day. The task committee called Galloway for Cs, Galloway-Henson LZ for Bs and then back to Galloway for the As.

Launch went exceptionally well and the winds held long enough to launch the entire field, with Aeria 51 leader Jim Lamb the last one off. Special scoring rules were adapted to suit the Cs and others launching Whitwell for the first time.

Driving back to Henson launch we encountered several happy pilots at Galloway. Tom Lanning said his flight back from Henson LZ to the A goal was all lift line.

Scores should be up earlier than yesterday, and it's Steak Night with Steak Knight Jeff Wilson's awesome cooker and master cheffin'. Deer and Beer to boot.