Thursday's morning forecast looked promising (for wave), and we got an early start. A stiff crosswind was challenging, and the clouds came and went. There were two tows, for the MSC Duo Discus and the Champlain SZD-55, both around 2 hours, before landing. Periodically, the low fast-moving clouds would open, and strong lennies were visible, but with the moisture, it was too dangerous to risk getting caught on top. The diamond climb on Monday had the OO paperwork done, and only the requirement to calibrate the ClearNav barograph stands between the pilot and his Altitude Diamond - a 5209 metre climb easily meets the 5000 m requirement. Great flight!
We're also poring over computers, comparing traces, and seeing what worked best, and those things that didn't work well at all.
If the rain and cloud hadn't arrived around noon, we think that significant wave flights were possible:
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| 1000 AM Satellite shows wave through NY, VT, ME, and southern QC... |
The weather from wunderground.com looks promising for the weekend, though Monday is questionable - but the forecast can easily change by then (probably a wave day tomorrow):
I am leaving for home tomorrow; probably this is my last post on the camp. I'm very happy with the flight just over 18,000' (gain of 13278' - FAI Gold (3,000 m) climb - but I already have that one) in wonderfully bumpy weather, and learned a lot - that's why I come to the camp!
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