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Nepal: SarangkotNepal Tour 2008 - Day 4
Lee was off first ("no sense wasting a good cycle") - launching before the Russians is always recommended (right Charlie?). Cornell, Brett, Evangeline, and I soon followed. The thermals were a bit 'spicy' with the most cumulus development we've seen yet. Strong climbs up to 2000' over launch.
But how do I get down! Posted by evangeline on Tue, 01/29/2008 - 02:19 in
01/29/2008 - 00:21 Wind Speed at Launch (km/h): 10km/h Wind Direction at Launch: SE Flight Duration (min): 35min Maximum Altitude (ft): 6100ft Duration: 35:00 Whoohoo! Had quite a ride today. Sarangkot was ON! Just when I thought thermalling couldn't get easier, the weather kicked some cloud action our way and I learned what 4.3m/sec lift feels like soon after launching. The instructions from Jayson were calm as always: "Now watch that cloud just above you Evangeline, make sure you have a way out." Or something like that as I watched a couple pilots get fainter and grayer above me. I opted to take a break from my chirping vario and turned out of the thermal to let myself drop a bit. Wind Speed at Landing (km/h): 5km/h Wind Direction at Landing: N Fellow Pilots flying with you: bretthay cornell Jayson Jet Lee Leonardo Link: |
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