On Jul 27, 8:07*pm, rlovinggood wrote:
Uncle Fuzzy,

Uh, gee, thanks. *That's what I've always wanted. *I feel so much
better now.

If I could, I would reciprocate with a photo of my panel. *At 1,000'
agl. *In a 0.0 "thermal". *Waiting and waiting and waiting for it to
build in a crescendo to the BIG 1.5 knotter that I know is really
there. *Oh yea, it's in the blue. *Sun is bright. *Sun is hot. *Sun is
beating down and I don't know why the damned canopy just doesn't melt
away. *As I said, if I could get the photo, I would. *But in those
times, I'm a bit too damned occupied with flying the glider and don't
have time to find the camera and actually take a picture. *But, as
they say, "you get the picture." *PhotoShop not required... * :-)

Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA

Got it. You have my deepest sympathy. OTOH, for the same reasons, I
don't have pics of my panel when I'm 800 AGL in 110 degree heat
working a 1/2 knot 'keep alive' thermal. Of course, the 110 degrees
is OUTSIDE my Grob Solar Sauna. Inside is another story. Another,
more typical shot from my "Ugly Duckling" Speed Astir:

http://griderpirate.smugmug.com/gall...03921793_8DKrW

I do envy those who fly over green, (and land on grass strips! (one of
the things on my 'bucket list)) but I love my desert thermals.
Cheers,