Sure was an impressive overall performance, but if averaging over 4.5
kt climbs on that first leg (in fact better than the flight average) I
wonder if you haven't slightly understated the conditions. Great
flight anyway.

Geoff Vincent
Melbourne
Australia

On Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:46:45 -0700 (PDT), WR wrote:

Ron Tabery's 1000km Texas thermal flight on 7.11.09 includes the most
impressive first leg I have ever seen. Launch at 1045am central,
flies 137sm south on early morning texas thermals, equivelant to that
of a cow fart, in two hours WITHOUT A SINGLE 360 TURN at an average
altitude of less than 3000' agl. The rest was standard hill country
phukinbooming soaring.

No ridge, no wave, very impressive.