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Posted by David on 7/16/2012, 1:56 pm, in reply to "Re: Midsummer Night's Dream?"
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Launched in the K21 on my seventh solo flight at 1:30 pm, 2500' tow to the west of the field. Worked a 4kt thermal to 6000' (approaching cloud base). Winds were pushing me to the north so I put the nose down and ran to the south west of the field. Was at 80 kts with 4kt up. Shoulda seen me smiling.
Shared the flight and thermals with several sailplanes and one hang glider.
Landed at 2:50 to the insanity of a Bastille Day celebration and birthday party.
Great Food, Great Fun, Great Day.
If you weren't there you missed an almost perfect summer day at the field.
--Previous Message--
: Your forecast is pretty accurate Ray. Please
: keep up the good work!!!
:
: I could not get past 6300msl. Same also
: reported by other pilots.
:
: I did not check with Matt Seymour. Last I
: saw Matt we were halfway to Hornell. I was
: at ~6000 and Matt was above me by approx.
: 500 feet so I guess Matt may have got to
: ~6500msl.
:
: Matt... can we get a pilot report? How high
: did you get yesterday? and where did you go?
:
: I had multiple passes between KDSV and
: Hornell. Finished the 3hr 10min flight in
: the grob with a leg to Wayland, 7gullies and
: back to KDSV.
:
: I was a GREAT SOARING DAY!
:
:
:
: --Previous Message--
: Soaring pilots dream of good soaring 'natch,
: and we've been getting uncharacteristically
: good weather for July. Although hot, the
: first part of last week featured low dew
: points and excellent conditions. The DP
: crept up by Thursday, yet it was still a 6.5
: hour day...well for Matt Seymour anyway.
: Blueberry pancakes expertly crafted by Walt
: Kaz were served at 8 to kick off the Niagara
: adventure, and people who came down were
: treated to an exhibition of a powered hang
: glider towing an unpowered one...what a hoot
: that was!! Somebody out there must have a
: video?
:
: Today will be better than previously
: forecast for this week. Water vapor imagery
: shows us (western NY) in a chunk of fairly
: dry air. Negligible, wrt ground soaking,
: percip fell yesterday from a few isolated
: thunderstorms, so the semi-arid, good
: soaring, poor growing conditions continue.
: Last night's sounding showed nearly dry
: adiabatic up to 800 mb, and that if the
: surface can warm up to ~ 32C, that's how
: high one can get (6,500'). 32 C = 89.6F.
: Latest area forecast matrices have Geneseo
: reaching 89, and KDSV will be warmer. Why?
: katabatic warming as the air descends and
: compresses while flowing into the valley,
: with a south wind. But the south wind is
: going to be so weak, you say? So, what is
: the minimum south wind you need for
: katabatic warming? That's similar to asking
: what's the minimum thermal updraft speed
: necessary to form a cloud? Answer: there is
: no minimum . Today could be another gold
: day, except...incoming cirrus for this
: afternoon, if the 700/500 vert motion progs
: are right (and they often aren't), could
: turn that gold into silver. As for isolated
: thunderstorms...this morning's guidance has
: even less of a chance that
: yesterdays...maybe 20%? Even if we're that
: unlucky, it won't happen till later this
: afternoon. Plenty of time to fly, picnic,
: party, party.
:
: Sunday goes downhill....but again not as
: much as thought earlier. Could still be
: mostly VFR, and have decent conditions.
:
: Monday...now that is starting to look
: really good. Favorable NW flow aloft, not as
: strong as last weekend but still favoring
: serious XC tasks. Tuesday also good, maybe =
: to or better than Monday. Niagara picked
: the right time for their visit!
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