My first land out was Memorial day Monday this week. This was my 4th flight in the Mini Nimbus I had purchased about 2 months ago. It was my first attempt at pushing out on a serious (to me anyway) XC flight. A 44 mile out and return. I had launched from Chilhowee Gliderport headed for Monroe County Airport KMNV. On the return leg a high cloud layer moved in and shut down the thermals and ended landing out at McMinn County Airport KMMI 10 miles short of making it back to Chilhowee. It worked out great because this is where I keep my Vagabond, so I was able to just call Jason Arnold and another one of the local pilots volunteered to pick me up and give me a ride back to Chilhowee to get my trailer. Once I got the glider back in the trailer I put it in my hangar with the Vagabond. I couldn't have asked for a better outcome then that. Here is a link to a video of my flight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sucO0Jnm4JI&t=4s


Jim