- Fri May 16, 2014 11:07 am
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Well, had some work in Monterey - so I threw the glider on top of the truck for some afternoon flying at Marina (OF COURSE). Winds were light, up to 15 mph - but way too south. Another old dog was there and we chatted a bit - it was PHIL GODWIN, of the old Western Hang Gliding School that had a trailer on site and conducted training for the newbies at the dunes there back in the late 80's early 90's. He's living on Oahu now and flies Makapuu, and took a week to fly the beach here on a 11M Pulse he stores at a friend's house.
We stuffed battens and watched the gulls and pelicans flap across the gap for hours, neither of us venturing down the sand apron to the south dunes fearing that long hike back. Anyway, it never did come around westerly, so we pulled battens and left it around 6:00 - apparently it's been soarable all week, just when it's MY day - the wind gods don't give it up. Curses!
Off to McClure for Coyote Howl - crap, it's gonna be 100F in that LZ this weekend.
We stuffed battens and watched the gulls and pelicans flap across the gap for hours, neither of us venturing down the sand apron to the south dunes fearing that long hike back. Anyway, it never did come around westerly, so we pulled battens and left it around 6:00 - apparently it's been soarable all week, just when it's MY day - the wind gods don't give it up. Curses!
Off to McClure for Coyote Howl - crap, it's gonna be 100F in that LZ this weekend.
There are 2 types of gliders - those that have been whacked.... and those that haven't been flown yet.