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Posted by Doug Cline on 5/11/2008, 8:57 am
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The Blipmaps forecast 400ft/m lift to 4K while ADDS predicted high cirrus which I expected would kill the lift. In fact, fabulous blue streets developed running parallel to the wind; the lift exceeded 500f/m with peak gusts to 1000f/m. Andy Longini, and Paul Lamay had great flights with me in the ASK21 before lunch. After lunch Jake Smith and Mike Kestin had fabulous flights soaring at up to 4400ft along the streets for about 1 hour each with me along for ballast. They had great fun battling to outclimb the german Bergfalk and french Pegasus with much encouragement from the englishman in the back seat. Rule Brittania!
Linda flew the Grob, while the Bergfalk was flown by Dave Van Der Linden with Tom Roberts, and Ray Cipriano with Jari Wallach. Doug Bradley had a great flight in the Pegasus off a winch tow.
On each tow Rick Lafford dropped us off in a booming thermal while Hans ran the operation with his characteristic efficiency and fun. Quite correctly Hans chastized the duty instructor for exceeding the 40min instructional flight time limit. He did not accept the excuse that the lift was too strong to come down earlier.
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