Month: September 2022

No Drama … Nice 4 knot breeze 10% off runway #1. Had to keep it short because of office hours at the yacht brokerage. Bill Steve and Alvaro came out as I was leaving.

The Colorado really does better when the wing is properly laid out. Sloppy set-up makes for a slow inflation.

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Flight #1146

FlySkyhy shut down the flight prematurely. Don’t know why. Nice flight , level 3 bumps at 300 ft.

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Had to reset from crosswind launch when breeze came up square down runway#1.

Steve F. came by after I landed and invited me to join him. Unfortunately I’d had my flight and was done for the morning. I packed up and met him at his LZ where I watched him launch and land. We chatted a bit and swapped phone #s.

No Drama. Smooth air below 1500 ft. Rowdy above.

Proud of myself. Instead of trying a tricky crosswind launch, I checked my map and discovered that 1/4 mile up the road it turned right into the wind. Looking back I could have moved the set-up 200 ft. farther up so that the trees could have funneled the airflow. Could have caused mechanical rotor at the wingtips. Not sure….

Anyway, the wing came up straight and stable, I powered up and was rewarded with a very fast takeoff. Just a tiny brake input popped me above the trees before I got there. The air was mixing and there were rain showers predicted . I did a lazy lap and set down after 15 minutes. The landing was very slow and soft. I regretted landing so quickly and dawdled around the LZ waiting for the weather to degrade. It didn’t. It stayed at level 3 bumps for 30 minutes before it got too spicy to fly.

Better to be on the ground

Wishing you were in the air.

Then n the air

Wishing you were on the ground

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Nice flight. No drama. Worked on holding level flight with mixed success.

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No Drama … big cross wing launch

Good flight. Shortened do to wind shift forcing 200 yard move and reset.

Most excellent in every way. Clear smooth sky with one boomer way offshore. The risers are finally the way I like them and the wing isn’t inflating prematurely.

No Drama…..

Most excellent! Smooth air , light breeze, no mechanical issues, good tunes and attitude. Flew out the causeway at 1000 feet.