Go Long 2022
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2022 12:23 am
My Go Long 2022 by the numbers:
6 days flying
3 days decking it within 10 miles
306 XC miles flown
14.7 hours airtime
0 times landing back at Wharton
Prior to this event my personal best XC distance was 36 miles. This week I had three flights that exceeded this (97, 86 and 91 miles). All the days I went long I got low earlyish (twice around Wallis) and the beginning was a struggle. Later on the cloudbase got higher and it was easier to put pieces of lift together. The last day, Saturday the 23rd, I didn't launch till after 2pm due to the over development in the morning. The other days that it worked for me I got off early and that seemed to be key as it tended to blue out around Wharton after about noon. Flying day after day with the morning briefings and discussion was such an amazing experience.
Thank you so much for the people that made this happen: Robin & Tiki, tug pilots Gregg and Rick, the many people helping with ground ops, our fantastic driver Mark, and the people sharing our ride and splitting costs: Read, Takeo, Masayo and Carl.
6 days flying
3 days decking it within 10 miles
306 XC miles flown
14.7 hours airtime
0 times landing back at Wharton
Prior to this event my personal best XC distance was 36 miles. This week I had three flights that exceeded this (97, 86 and 91 miles). All the days I went long I got low earlyish (twice around Wallis) and the beginning was a struggle. Later on the cloudbase got higher and it was easier to put pieces of lift together. The last day, Saturday the 23rd, I didn't launch till after 2pm due to the over development in the morning. The other days that it worked for me I got off early and that seemed to be key as it tended to blue out around Wharton after about noon. Flying day after day with the morning briefings and discussion was such an amazing experience.
Thank you so much for the people that made this happen: Robin & Tiki, tug pilots Gregg and Rick, the many people helping with ground ops, our fantastic driver Mark, and the people sharing our ride and splitting costs: Read, Takeo, Masayo and Carl.