David in Dayton,
Keep the faith, bro. 14 years ain't too bad. Got all my L-IV contests in
less than a year in SoCal. Still working on the goal and return and a
2nd hour to wrap it up.
Date of the last thermal contest? ....... 1976.
31 years and still working on it.
Yes, it IS the journey. For some of us it just takes a little longer.
- Dave R
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 17:42:43 -0400
From: "David Wrinkle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: soaring@airage.com
Subject: 14 Years and an Hour
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
It felt good this morning despite the fact I worked at a minimum 12
thermals and all of them way down wind. I started my Level IV in 1992
and by the end of that summer I had all the contest requirements. Now
14 years later, and on my first flight of the day, I completed my 1
hour flight. (My only previous attempt was nearly two years ago. It
resulted in a 48 minute flight.) With luck, I'll sneak a 4 hour
flight in at Brookville this fall and possibly the 2k flight next
spring... Keep your collective fingers crossed....
Cheers
David in Dayton....
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