Tony wrote:
Dan,

sounds interesting but nothing shows up on your member blog. nice to hear
about more people getting interested in free distance flying. I'm hoping
to get more attempts in this year than last. Only went straight out twice
or maybe 3 times last year. not nearly enough!

your strategy with your wife is a good one. Mike Koerner, who has won
many barringer trophies, has a similar arrangement with his family. long
flight for dad on one day and the family gets to see all the national
parks and attractions on the way home. Luckily for me, Leah is usually
happy to find me in a field and so far seems happy with a stop at a Dairy
Queen on the return. Of course there aren't a lot of natural wonders,
beautiful views, or great hiking trails in the parts of kansas where I usually land.

I envy you folks that have places to go on good downwind days. Living in
Wisconsin good soaring days generally come with a wind out of the north
west and between Lake Michigan and the Chicago class B the good downwind
day doesn't happen. I am still hoping for the perfect north wind day and
just try to go south. Gotta keep an eye out for that next Summer.

Pete