Personal bests and records climbing in Calif

This week is IT.

In case you hadn't noticed, it's summer, and the soaring's HOT.
Here at least. Monday had a 900 km flight, Tuesday a late launch
and early finish got a quick 400 km (for a girl, dry).

Today, Mark Grubb flew 1100 km out of Tehachapi - yo-yo and landed
Cal City just before sundown. I just packed his AS-W 20 in the
trailer to go home.

Doug Turner flew his DG for about 700 km, Cal City, Mono, Basalt and
home then THP and drone around just because it was still working five
knots local at Cal City at 6:30. He set a new California Standard
Class O & R distance task.... updating the 1986 flight of Otto Croy
from Cal City.
(Steve, this is a notification !)

Gary Thompson flew his PIK-20 500km plus, his first PIK launch of the
season, Boundary Peak and return....

We have a few guys flying Thursday and Friday and I'm sure it will
still be good on the weekend. Don't bother looking at a forecast.
You can talk yourself out of anything by looking at numbers on paper.
Too wet, too dry, too hot, too windy, too many tractors working on the
airport....garp.

Thermals are great, cu popped here at 9:45 on Cache Peak.
Towplane's all gassed up tonight.
I'm going home now...... all of So Cal should call in sick
and go soaring tomorrow or Friday.


Cindy Brickner
Caracole Soaring
22570 Airport Way
California City, CA 93505
760-373-1019
www.caracolesoaring.com