Went flying my Sharon, expecting huge thermals and leisurely flights. No such luck!
There was light lift in places and I could hold the plane in the air by flying flat and carefully, but by and large it was a landing oriented afternoon in my favorite schoolyard. Well, landing is where my major weakness is anyway.
It was a beautiful day out today in northern Illinois, and I would have expected it too be much better than it was. The 10 minute tasks were TOUGH. I got pounded down in one round with a sub 5 minute time, fortunately we were flying man on man and everyone else got pounded too, so I didn't get too damaged. Today it was all about being smooth and making the correct decisions right off the launch while you still had altitude. I timed for one of my friends today in every round, he never saw a max all day, I was totally frustrated I couldn't read the air better for him.
I still cannot predict by standing in my backyard whether there will be good thermals or not. Can you guys?
Mostly, but not always, and that's what makes this so much fun.
Jim Downers Grove, IL Member of the Chicago SOAR club, AMA 592537 LSF 7560 Level IV ICQ 6997780 R/C Soaring blog at www.jimbacus.net
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