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« Wednesday September 10, 2008 »
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Lookout Road Trip Start: 14:48 End: 14:48 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. Moorefield Flight Start: 09:01 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. Season Duration Record! Start: 10:09 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

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