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Posted by Jim Martin
on 5/4/2009, 7:41 am
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Got a late launch (for me), off a 1000 ft tow by Ted Timmons, yet managed a 5.0 hour flight in the ASW-20C.
Went to just Southwest of Aurora (Near Buffalo)then to Canadaigua, then Hornell, then chased the 21 and Pegasus around the local area. Cloudbase was 8000 ft MSL, with Average lift in the 3 Knot range.
It was a strange day.
Trace showed average sink in the 4-8K range. Could not really find a better spot under cloud where lift was to be found.
Could thermal, yet could not find any lift that was consist around the full circle at any altitude.
Tried to get to the shear line from Lake Erie, yet it was not organized and petered out - did not band in any way. Tried to follow a shear line along the Lake Ontario boundary - nothing organized there either all the way to Canandaigua.
Street was somewhat organized along the West side of the Lake back into Dansville.
The ridgeline West into Hornell was working better than the East ridge on the way out.
Lots of sink - unpredictable, choppy lift all day.
Ridge worked OK late in the day.
Jim Martin (UP)
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