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October 15th 11, 06:24 PM
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Northern UT ridge day
3 pilots going for long ridge flights in N Utah today. Launched
around 8am. Track them here Tim Taylor (TT) Ventus 2A - http://share.findmespot.com/shared/f...tOp6HJb5Z7 rm Dan Wrobel (DW) Ventus B - http://share.findmespot.com/shared/f...Oy1043o8sC jv York Zenter (W) Nimbus 3 - http://share.findmespot.com/shared/f...WzSG3xN8NK 4A Good luck guys. Hoping wave sets up! Ron Gleason 
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October 16th 11, 05:44 AM
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Northern UT ridge day
On Oct 15, 10:24*am, Ron Gleason wrote:
3 pilots going for long ridge flights in N Utah today. *Launched around 8am. *Track them here Tim Taylor (TT) Ventus 2A -http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0taQlL3JA... Dan Wrobel (DW) Ventus B -http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0leWqtE18... York Zenter (W) Nimbus 3 -http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0FPA73k7m... Good luck guys. *Hoping wave sets up! Ron Gleason Looks like Lynn Alley did well out of Morgan, but no sign of logs from those above - are they still flying? We are still suffering from 100 degree weather in Arizona and the accompanying 10 kt thermals. Mike
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October 16th 11, 02:45 PM
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Northern UT ridge day
On Oct 15, 11:44*pm, Mike the Strike wrote:
On Oct 15, 10:24*am, Ron Gleason wrote: 3 pilots going for long ridge flights in N Utah today. *Launched around 8am. *Track them here Tim Taylor (TT) Ventus 2A -http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0taQlL3JA... Dan Wrobel (DW) Ventus B -http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0leWqtE18... York Zenter (W) Nimbus 3 -http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0FPA73k7m... Good luck guys. *Hoping wave sets up! Ron Gleason Looks like Lynn Alley did well out of Morgan, but no sign of logs from those above - are they still flying? We are still suffering from 100 degree weather in Arizona and the accompanying 10 kt thermals. Mike I had a short conversation with TT on facebook last night, he said he would be posting in the morning. Was a bit tired after 10 hrs airborne yesterday.
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October 17th 11, 10:42 PM
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Northern UT ridge day
On Oct 16, 6:45*am, Tony wrote:
On Oct 15, 11:44*pm, Mike the Strike wrote: On Oct 15, 10:24*am, Ron Gleason wrote: 3 pilots going for long ridge flights in N Utah today. *Launched around 8am. *Track them here Tim Taylor (TT) Ventus 2A -http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0taQlL3JA... Dan Wrobel (DW) Ventus B -http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0leWqtE18... York Zenter (W) Nimbus 3 -http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0FPA73k7m... Good luck guys. *Hoping wave sets up! Ron Gleason Looks like Lynn Alley did well out of Morgan, but no sign of logs from those above - are they still flying? We are still suffering from 100 degree weather in Arizona and the accompanying 10 kt thermals. Mike I had a short conversation with TT on facebook last night, he said he would be posting in the morning. Was a bit tired after 10 hrs airborne yesterday. Looking at his altitude trace I can see why! Mike
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#5
October 18th 11, 06:06 PM
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Northern UT ridge day
On Oct 17, 3:42*pm, Mike the Strike wrote:
On Oct 16, 6:45*am, Tony wrote: On Oct 15, 11:44*pm, Mike the Strike wrote: On Oct 15, 10:24*am, Ron Gleason wrote: 3 pilots going for long ridge flights in N Utah today. *Launched around 8am. *Track them here Tim Taylor (TT) Ventus 2A -http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0taQlL3JA... Dan Wrobel (DW) Ventus B -http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0leWqtE18... York Zenter (W) Nimbus 3 -http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0FPA73k7m... Good luck guys. *Hoping wave sets up! Ron Gleason Looks like Lynn Alley did well out of Morgan, but no sign of logs from those above - are they still flying? We are still suffering from 100 degree weather in Arizona and the accompanying 10 kt thermals. Mike I had a short conversation with TT on facebook last night, he said he would be posting in the morning. Was a bit tired after 10 hrs airborne yesterday. Looking at his altitude trace I can see why! Mike It was a good day but weaker than the forecasts predicted. There was a shear layer at about 8000 feet (3500 agl) that seemed to be making the ridges weaker than normal for the winds we were seeing (~15 mph out of the SW). Three of us got stuck for several hours on a short section of ridge waiting (hoping?) for a thermal to kick off to allow us to get to higher ground. In the end the four gliders flying used a combination of ridge, thermal and wave during the day. Was still fun and good practice for long flights with nearly 10 hours in the cockpit of an "a" model SH. We are looking for better long range predictions for the ideal days. Mike or Walt you want to put your skills to helping us predict the better days? Northern Utah presents some challenges in that you need the correct west winds over several layers of the air mass from ground level to 6500 feet agl and need the cloud base to stay high enough to stay VFR near the mountain tops. The trick is getting all three in the same day over a 150 miles section of ridge. Tim (TT)
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#6
October 17th 11, 08:38 AM
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