[LASS Soaring] Slope

[Brian Kopke]

I got in a little stick time at a foreign slope yesterday.  In Ferdinand, IN
right off of I-64 (exit 63) there is a spot that has been cleared and filled
in for future industrial use but currently is vacant.  I have been eyeing
this spot for a long time now but never had a good opportunity to fly
there.  I had the Bat with me in case I could make it to Frankfort but it
was a little too sketchy for a heavy wing so I went with the Swyft hand
launcher.  I tossed it out a few time and got blown back over the top so I
taped some quarters to it for ballast and got in some decent flights.  The
wind was just a little off of ideal (and so was the plane) so I couldn't
stay up too long but it was promising.  I will bring a better plane with me
on monday when I return to finish the job I started yesterday.  Hopefully
the wind will cooperate.  I was gettin' jealous of you guys having all the
fun in Frankfort.  I feel better now.

Brian

On 3/23/07, Got2soar at cs.com <Got2soar at cs.com> wrote:
>
> I must have just missed you Tony. I don't remember looking at my watch but
> we had to pass on the road.  When I first got there I flew for about 15
> minutes and had to break for rain. Plane under the truck and about 10-15
> minutes later the rain let up and the wind picked up.  I only had my Pike
> with me but the DS was smookin.  The grove seemed to move around quite a bit
> but I managed to get the wings flexing pretty good.  Nice day.
>
> Bruce
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