Events

And noone flew...look at these skies
Photo by Terry Ryan

May be best chance of soaring this weekend (Sat may be OK as well)

Look for an update at 10:30am (here or at XC Skies), I am betting the forecast will improve (lift wise). A bit breezy but if the lift is better, it'll be easier to stay up.

Another promising forecast gone down the toilet! I have no idea on what makes these forecasts different...all I know (or think I know) is that the RUC forecast is the most accurate...I suppose that is why they only publish it the morning-of.

I used the NAM forecast model last night...and compare the b/s ratio here of the NAM (left) vs the RUC (right) from this morning:

Time to go XC to the West

A couple of the boys are planning a Flying trip for the
first of September. Patrick ODonnell and Eugene Bumbacco are figuring to head to Greenpoint (Is that near Frankfort, Michigan?) for some flying and then on down to Lookout Mountain. Total trip time about 2 weeks. Starting August 31st.

If anyone else is interested in joining them, just ask for
more details. Or contact them directly.

I won't be able to join them this year due to other plans.
Too bad. They're a lot of fun.

More people make for lower overall travel costs. And, the
more the merrier.

A couple of the boys are planning a Flying trip for the
first of September. Patrick ODonnell and Eugene Bumbacco are figuring to head to Greenpoint (Is that near Frankfort, Michigan?) for some flying and then on down to Lookout Mountain. Total trip time about 2 weeks. Starting August 31st.

If anyone else is interested in joining them, just ask for
more details. Or contact them directly.

I won't be able to join them this year due to other plans.
Too bad. They're a lot of fun.

More people make for lower overall travel costs. And, the
more the merrier.

A couple of the boys are planning a Flying trip for the
first of September. Patrick ODonnell and Eugene Bumbacco are figuring to head to Greenpoint (Is that near Frankfort, Michigan?) for some flying and then on down to Lookout Mountain. Total trip time about 2 weeks. Starting August 31st.

If anyone else is interested in joining them, just ask for
more details. Or contact them directly.

I won't be able to join them this year due to other plans.
Too bad. They're a lot of fun.

More people make for lower overall travel costs. And, the
more the merrier.

Our monthly general meeting. General public welcome. Location often is to be determined (we're looking for a permanent place).

'Normal' meeting place is at:
Ken & Mary Kinzie's business:
5 Star Water Solutions
33 Manitou Drive, Kitchener, ON
Phone: (519) 743-9800
Toll Free: 1 (866) 743-9800

A couple of the boys are planning a Flying trip for the
first of September. Patrick ODonnell and Eugene Bumbacco are figuring to head to Greenpoint (Is that near Frankfort, Michigan?) for some flying and then on down to Lookout Mountain. Total trip time about 2 weeks. Starting August 31st.

If anyone else is interested in joining them, just ask for
more details. Or contact them directly.

I won't be able to join them this year due to other plans.
Too bad. They're a lot of fun.

More people make for lower overall travel costs. And, the
more the merrier.

A couple of the boys are planning a Flying trip for the
first of September. Patrick ODonnell and Eugene Bumbacco are figuring to head to Greenpoint (Is that near Frankfort, Michigan?) for some flying and then on down to Lookout Mountain. Total trip time about 2 weeks. Starting August 31st.

If anyone else is interested in joining them, just ask for
more details. Or contact them directly.

I won't be able to join them this year due to other plans.
Too bad. They're a lot of fun.

More people make for lower overall travel costs. And, the
more the merrier.

A couple of the boys are planning a Flying trip for the
first of September. Patrick ODonnell and Eugene Bumbacco are figuring to head to Greenpoint (Is that near Frankfort, Michigan?) for some flying and then on down to Lookout Mountain. Total trip time about 2 weeks. Starting August 31st.

If anyone else is interested in joining them, just ask for
more details. Or contact them directly.

I won't be able to join them this year due to other plans.
Too bad. They're a lot of fun.

More people make for lower overall travel costs. And, the
more the merrier.

A couple of the boys are planning a Flying trip for the
first of September. Patrick ODonnell and Eugene Bumbacco are figuring to head to Greenpoint (Is that near Frankfort, Michigan?) for some flying and then on down to Lookout Mountain. Total trip time about 2 weeks. Starting August 31st.

If anyone else is interested in joining them, just ask for
more details. Or contact them directly.

I won't be able to join them this year due to other plans.
Too bad. They're a lot of fun.

More people make for lower overall travel costs. And, the
more the merrier.

A couple of the boys are planning a Flying trip for the
first of September. Patrick ODonnell and Eugene Bumbacco are figuring to head to Greenpoint (Is that near Frankfort, Michigan?) for some flying and then on down to Lookout Mountain. Total trip time about 2 weeks. Starting August 31st.

If anyone else is interested in joining them, just ask for
more details. Or contact them directly.

I won't be able to join them this year due to other plans.
Too bad. They're a lot of fun.

More people make for lower overall travel costs. And, the
more the merrier.

A couple of the boys are planning a Flying trip for the
first of September. Patrick ODonnell and Eugene Bumbacco are figuring to head to Greenpoint (Is that near Frankfort, Michigan?) for some flying and then on down to Lookout Mountain. Total trip time about 2 weeks. Starting August 31st.

If anyone else is interested in joining them, just ask for
more details. Or contact them directly.

I won't be able to join them this year due to other plans.
Too bad. They're a lot of fun.

More people make for lower overall travel costs. And, the
more the merrier.

A couple of the boys are planning a Flying trip for the
first of September. Patrick ODonnell and Eugene Bumbacco are figuring to head to Greenpoint (Is that near Frankfort, Michigan?) for some flying and then on down to Lookout Mountain. Total trip time about 2 weeks. Starting August 31st.

If anyone else is interested in joining them, just ask for
more details. Or contact them directly.

I won't be able to join them this year due to other plans.
Too bad. They're a lot of fun.

More people make for lower overall travel costs. And, the
more the merrier.

I wasted a good day of local soaring by trying to go XC. After an hour, I was on the ground while Belelrby soared for 3h10 or so.

A long tow back...thanks for the pickup Steve! My first foot launch aero-tow. I was surprised how easy it was.

Tight to 2 seconds, you found that boomer and had me offline in 3
minutes 40 seconds. Record roll out time, beaten only by Mark; I was
still running beside him when it lifted off!

Too bad I got dusted off so quickly and definitively by the
neighbourhood comp pilot, trying to chase him.

Lesson learned: pimping from below and behind don't werk so good.

Was barely able to scrape myself back up off the deck (took years to
get back up from 1300, the drift was so strange and wiggly) but ended
up being the EXACT same length (da movin' time on da gps don't lie) as

A couple of the boys are planning a Flying trip for the
first of September. Patrick ODonnell and Eugene Bumbacco are figuring to head to Greenpoint (Is that near Frankfort, Michigan?) for some flying and then on down to Lookout Mountain. Total trip time about 2 weeks. Starting August 31st.

If anyone else is interested in joining them, just ask for
more details. Or contact them directly.

I won't be able to join them this year due to other plans.
Too bad. They're a lot of fun.

More people make for lower overall travel costs. And, the
more the merrier.

A couple of the boys are planning a Flying trip for the
first of September. Patrick ODonnell and Eugene Bumbacco are figuring to head to Greenpoint (Is that near Frankfort, Michigan?) for some flying and then on down to Lookout Mountain. Total trip time about 2 weeks. Starting August 31st.

If anyone else is interested in joining them, just ask for
more details. Or contact them directly.

I won't be able to join them this year due to other plans.
Too bad. They're a lot of fun.

More people make for lower overall travel costs. And, the
more the merrier.

A couple of the boys are planning a Flying trip for the
first of September. Patrick ODonnell and Eugene Bumbacco are figuring to head to Greenpoint (Is that near Frankfort, Michigan?) for some flying and then on down to Lookout Mountain. Total trip time about 2 weeks. Starting August 31st.

If anyone else is interested in joining them, just ask for
more details. Or contact them directly.

I won't be able to join them this year due to other plans.
Too bad. They're a lot of fun.

More people make for lower overall travel costs. And, the
more the merrier.