The weather gods realized the mistake they made on Friday and resumed raining on us on Saturday. Actually, there was a fair amount of flyable weather between the showers. The conditions cycled between sunny and shady as the unstable air aloft generated giant clouds whose shadows always seemed to pass through our area. In between the dark periods, there was a small amount of lift.Nathan and Olivia served as sniffers and reported nary a bump. In separate flights, Jon and Faraday took the opportunity to show off their smooth air flying skills. Tony took off seeking glory and wound up being beaten by a girl. Tom, after working all day on the 1-23 skid, tried a long tow toward a promising cloud on the outskirts of 3J's range. He couldn't make it stick. At the end of the day, the hotshots, Tim and Evan, tried it and were able to stay aloft for a little while. Sonny and Pete worked on projects. Skip spent the day polishing his trailer. It was a difficult day, but we got the most out of it. Thanks, Kevin, for instructing.
The best part of the day was the cookout at Peter and Petey's.
The Sunday weather was uniformly grey. At least it didn't rain. Determined to break the Sunday curse, we managed five flights, one of which featured Sam's first completely unassisted takeoff and tow. We were visited by Thomas' family and by John, Kathy, Ryan, and Elijah Gass. They wished us all a happy 20th birthday before they headed back to Maine.
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Don't feel too bad Tony. The girl had some help from one of the best lift finder/workers in the Post Mills area; a Golden Eagle marking and sharing the only working thermal in the vicinity.
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