If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Open Cockpit Regatta - New Years Day 2007
The ninth annual "Open Cockpit Regatta" provided much fun today. Of
the 37 glider tows (thanks, Ken) in Tehachapi California, 15 of them were open cockpit. I left the Schleicher 26 at home and instead flew a Schweizer 26 with sport canopy. Ian Cant allowed several of us to fly his newly aquired 26, the first Schweizer I've seen with airspeed in Knots. Jeff Byard's Bowlus Baby Albatross and Schweizer TG-2 also made multiple flights. Unfortunately, Doug Fronius and his LK-11 couldn't make it, Raul Blacksten couldn't rig his T-31, and Jeff's T-21 "Rhone Moose" is still being refurbished. The lift was decent, going to about 8200' (4000 feet AGL). There were also four open-doors rides given by Jeff Byard in the Legend Cub, a Piper Cub clone. We've had every imaginable type of weather on New Year's, ranging from snow and wind to nearly 80 degrees F. This has caused us not to fly and other days when people would rather climb high and cruise around with the canopy closed. Today was just sunny and in the 50s. A sun- and wind- burned group retired to the Chinese restaurant for more laughs. Perhaps other soaring sites let people out of the loony bin on New Year's too? Jim |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Mini-500 Accident Analysis | Dennis Fetters | Rotorcraft | 16 | September 3rd 05 11:35 AM |
PIREP: Tablet PC in the Cockpit | John T | Piloting | 2 | August 4th 05 02:06 PM |
millionaire on the Internet... in weeks! | Malcolm Austin | Soaring | 0 | November 5th 04 11:14 PM |
Australian Nationals Results | Mal | Soaring | 4 | October 17th 04 12:08 AM |
Open Letter to Kofi Annan and George Walker Bush | Matt Wiser | Military Aviation | 2 | March 12th 04 04:05 PM |