Training Log Archive: jjcote

Yeah! Carried the glider up to the 150' for the first flight, then rode the ATV to the 450' for 10 more. So it was a pretty busy (and long) day. But the coolest thing is the last two flights. I was thinking about packing up when one of the other guys did one last flight and got some decent lift, staying up for a few minutes. So I decided to give it a try, and found a lot of lift, staying up for 9:45. Then I was unsure whether to quit while I was ahead or to get a little greedy, and I opted for the latter. While everybody else was packing up their gliders, I was cruising back and forth along the ridge for over 10 minutes. Totally sweet, smooth lift, never scary at all. If I had known what I was doing, I'm sure I could have stayed up for a half-hour or more, but as it is, that last flight was over four times longer than I'd flown on any previous day. I repeat, Yeah!

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Morningside 450' x 1. One of my recent goals has been to stay in the air longer coming down from the 450' than it takes me to run up there (so my sink rate would be slower than my climb rate). With the 10:26 flight under my belt, I cruised up to the top in 6:14 — plenty of time to spare!