[LASS Soaring] Slope

[Brian Kopke]

All, I did OK on his slope but the plane I was using wasn't the best.
Something with a little more ability to penetrate and speed up would have
been better.  I might try my NSP Hyper hand launcher if the wind (and my
schedule) is right on monday.  I think the wind was out of the SW when I was
there friday but would have been been better if it was more W or S.

Tony, the map Ryan posted is exit 63 from I-64 W in southern IN.  About an
hour +/- from J-Town.

Ryan, I will give you a call if things work out.  I'll have planes with me
for sure.

Brian

On 3/24/07, Ryan Woebkenberg <rdwoebke at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hey Tony,
>
> I really don't think it would be that great.  Perhaps 30 feet tall locally
> and perhaps 100 foot tall overall, or less.  What makes me think it would
> just be marginal most of the time is that southern Indiana is rolling hilly
> and every 500 feet or so is another rolling hill in front of the rolling
> hill you are trying to work...  In this case, this one might have a 1/4 mile
> or so in front of it before the next hill.  So this one is a bit better than
> most in my area, but not like what Brookville has (I have flown there
> twice).  Or what I think you guys have in frankfort.  DS on this would be
> nonexistant (well, not that I really know anything about DS... ) as it is
> flat on top ( hence where the Crackerbarrel could go) and behind that is a
> woods.  I have actually flown quite a bit from the fields to the north of
> this place(about a quarter mile away) , as that is my family farm.
> Unfortunately they are now all pig farming now, and that means no pasture to
> fly from in the summer.  But, there are lots of other places I fly.
>
> Wind would need to be out of the south for this site.   Perhaps SW would
> work too.
>
> Here is mapquest near it, scroll south a bit and you see the interstate
> exit.  it is right by the interstate exit, you would be flying looking at
> the interstate below you.
>
> searchtype=address&country=US&addtohistory=&searchtab=home&formtype=address&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&cat=&address=483+main+st&city=ferdinand&state=in&zipcode=
>
>
> I went to Microsoft earth website.  They don't have recent pictures of the
> area (the roads and the Wendy's are all less than 3 years old).
>
> I downloaded Google Earth.  I'll admit, although I am fairly savy, I'm no
> web page guru like Ben and I have never used Google earth.  Anyhow, the
> attached map shows the area (it has the new road, this is the very black
> road, that road was cut through my grandmother's farm, big to do and of
> course they did not like that...).  And I marked the slope.
>
> Here I go talking like I have been on this list for years and all, but has
> anyone heard from Gordy?  How was Florida today?  I flew a rocket contest in
> Holland, IN today (2 exits west of Ferdinand) and also will Sunday.  Lift
> was great!  Litttle thermals rolled through every 5 minutes or so.
>
> Ryan
>
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> From: Nex12Go at aol.com
> Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 21:59:38 -0400
> Subject: Re: [LASS Soaring] Slope
> To: soaring at louisvillesoaring.org
>
>
> Brian, Ryain,
>
> What direction does the wind need to be out of for that site?
>
> Tomorrow it is supposed to be out of the SSW at 10 around 1:00.  Can
> you email the link from Mapquest?
>
> Tony
>
>
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