On Wednesday, March 12, 2014 6:42:04 PM UTC-5, Tony wrote:
Had a nice long reply but its gone. Flight was pretty awesome and a good way to start then season. Took off as the first wisps arrived at wellington.. First hour I took it really slow to let the clouds develop ahead of me and for most of the flight in didn't push real hard. Clouds ended at interstate 40 as forecast but a couple fires gave me confidence in the blue. They delivered and I found a few more good climbs in pure blue near McAlester which for me comfortably around my first turn point and onto the ridges. Ran up to Sardis Lake and then the familiar ole Kiamichi past Talihina.



Second turn point was Three Sticks on the Kiamichi with a goal of Texarkana. DeQueen is about half way between. There was a nice thermal off the ridge and then in found another half way to DeQueen. Land out options are slim in this area so I took anything going up or holding zero for as long as I could.



Landed at DeQueen after 5.5 hrs. Dogleg distance is 317 miles. Straight line is 288 I think.



It was a great flight. KC and John are just leaving Talihina and should be here in a few hours.

We made it home. Good morning RAS. Flight is up on the OLC: http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0...l?dsId=3486851