Saturday started off very promising with string winds and visible wave lennies early in the morning over the Algonquin and Whiteface peaks. There was one small problem, a front was approaching and by 11:00 the day turned into solid overcast and rain. Ugh…
Sunday arrived with low cloud and rain with the forecast indicating that the rain would stop by noon and cloud base would lift. Well the rain stopped and the cloud lifted, slightly to about 2800 ft AGL. Too low for flying gliders in the mountains.
Terry and Sanjay still managed to go up for sightseeing ride with the FBO in a C172. With some disappointment we called the day at 13:00 and Wolfgang suited up to fly the Pawnee back to Pendleton. The Puchacz was trailered back to Pendleton later that afternoon by Ian.
So ended the 2007 GGC wave camp at Lake Placid. A lot of fun was had by all those who participated and we proved that GGC can set-up and safely fly a remote (joint) club operation. The Puchacz trailer is now fully serviceable and roadworthy and we now have a list of additional planning items that w
e will have in place for next year. We are planning to operate for a full week next fall in LP so mark your calendars now for the week after Thanksgiving 2008!
Cheers,
Sunday arrived with low cloud and rain with the forecast indicating that the rain would stop by noon and cloud base would lift. Well the rain stopped and the cloud lifted, slightly to about 2800 ft AGL. Too low for flying gliders in the mountains.
Terry and Sanjay still managed to go up for sightseeing ride with the FBO in a C172. With some disappointment we called the day at 13:00 and Wolfgang suited up to fly the Pawnee back to Pendleton. The Puchacz was trailered back to Pendleton later that afternoon by Ian.So ended the 2007 GGC wave camp at Lake Placid. A lot of fun was had by all those who participated and we proved that GGC can set-up and safely fly a remote (joint) club operation. The Puchacz trailer is now fully serviceable and roadworthy and we now have a list of additional planning items that w
e will have in place for next year. We are planning to operate for a full week next fall in LP so mark your calendars now for the week after Thanksgiving 2008!Cheers,
Roger
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