Yesterday was a hot and hazy summer day with a maximum temperature of 90F, a dewpoint of 66F, and negligible wind. The air was hot, but the ground was even hotter and thus we had a soaring day. There were cumulus clouds, thankfully.
Five Slackers made seven remarkable flights yesterday in the heat.
With care, everyone took off safely out of Post Mills, despite the 3400 foot density altitude at the beginning of the launches. Jeff was the first to go in the 2-33, and we joked about getting his 5 hours on his second solo. He took off at 11:30 and found nothing but sink, the only short flight of the day.
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| Jeff getting ready to go |
He was also the last to take off, at 12:21 (more about that later).
Greg (JR), Peter (HG), Dave (NT), and Kari (2C) took off in rapid succession. One of these days Peter will learn how to record his flights.
Greg had the longest flight of the day, a tour of the White Mountain peaks (Moosilauke, Lafayette, Washington (twice), Speck, followed by an excursion out to Catamount airfield and a return via the Knox Mountains, for a total of 339 km.
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| Greg visits several peaks |
And here's another picture of Greg's knees:
Dave had the longest flight of the day, over five and a half hours, with a high point of 6000 feet, where it must have been a little bit cooler.
Kari made a counterclockwise tour of our task area, visiting Dean, Montpelier, Sugarbush and Brandon before returning to Post Mills. Then, at the end of the flight, he headed back out toward Wentworth and didn't find any climbs. He turned around and made a slightly uncomfortable final glide home.
Meanwhile, Jeff vanished on his third solo. Just when we were beginning to wonder where he might have gone, he showed up in the pattern and made a perfect landing shortly after 5pm, only 11 minutes short of his five hours! If only he had stayed up on his first flight!
Andy did all the towing (thanks, Andy!) Seven tows in total, including one at Dean.
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