Weekend Report May 10 - 11

Two pretty nice days. Several people showed up for both of them. Tom, Pete, Andy, Thomas, Evan, Jason, Tim, Steve, Tony and Doug had their first Post Mills flights of the season. Sonny, Skip and Carl showed up and helped others fly. Moshe flew at Morrisville.

The weather on Saturday was OK, with decent lift under a thin overcast. We made pattern tows, mostly, but a couple of them were able to climb up and get away. Tim and I landed around 4pm, only to discover that no one wanted the Blanik. Radios anyone?

On Sunday, we had blue thermals to 6500 feet, with much better conditions in the mountains. Andy, Tony, and Evan made OLC claims. Evan's 317 km flight included a pylon turn around the observatory on top of Mount Washington. Steve and Jason each logged about an hour in 3J, and PM flew three times. In the "unusual" news category, Andy had nice flights in PM and N3040E, and did not make a single tow. Thanks, Doug.

Moshe's flight at Morrisville lasted four hours, but he didn't submit a flight log. Perhaps one of these days, he'll land at Post Mills.

Here are the Club's weekend grades, courtesy of your CFI:

Flying skills: B
Judgment: B
Ground procedures: C+
Logsheet legibility: D

Not bad for our first full weekend, but we could improve in all categories.