Cliffside Thursday

[Doug Mullin]

I'll be checking the forecasts tonight and tomorrow morning, but I'm considering heading through to Cliffside tomorrow, hopefully getting onto launch around 2.00. Conditions look pretty good (but that's only a forecast, of course...). Let me know if you're interested....

Douglas

[rez...@qwestoffice.net]

Looks good for me to get away tomorrow. Carpool? If not, I can take
someone else with me, a little earlier perhaps, who isn't allergic to
dog hair. I am not sure when the sun gets behind the hill, or when
glassoff, if it happens, would happen this time of year, but I may
need to head back by 5.00. I'll know for sure by morning. 503nyne-oh-
won1063

[jimyb]

Cliffside today?????

jimyb

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[brad]

yep...its getting ready to swich on in about an hour im thinking...

On Apr 30, 10:32 am, "jimyb" <imji...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Cliffside today?????
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> jimyb
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[jimyb]

Some questions about wind direction this am. iwindsurf at John Day dam is
showing a decreasing wind as I believe it's switching to the east. Roundups
now showing variable at the Dalles and NW at Hermiston. I expect the wind
to continue to drop and then turn light east. I'm headed eastward with the
anticipation of Cliffside.

jimyb

[jimyb]

Cliffside worked pretty well today. Douglas wasted no time getting up to 3K
and headed west. He landed somewhere west of Centerville. The rest of us
lingered closer to launch altitude until the sun helped us out. Tom and
Ralph were high at the top of the ridge while a few of us watched from
launch. Jacques soon followed. I was the last to get to the ridge top,
decided to leave it when I hit another thermal which took me to my personal
best at cliffside at 4300ft. Justin, Jay, Kelley (giving a tandem to Jay's
old business partner) stayed closer to launch.
Yeehaa.

jimyb

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[jimyb]

Oh yes......and Eric showed up late. I'm don't know if he got a chance to
launch.
jimyb

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From: "jimyb" <imj...@comcast.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 9:26 PM

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Subject: CPC: Re: Cliffside Thursday

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[in...@maxroc.com]

I scored some serious ground suck and well I didn't like it much.

 

-----Original Message-----
From: jimyb [mailto:imj...@comcast.net]
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 09:26 PM
To: 'Cascade Paragliding Club'
Subject: CPC: Re: Cliffside Thursday

Cliffside worked pretty well today. Douglas wasted no time getting up to 3K and headed west. He landed somewhere west of Centerville. The rest of us lingered closer to launch altitude until the sun helped us out. Tom and Ralph were high at the top of the ridge while a few of us watched from launch. Jacques soon followed. I was the last to get to the ridge top, decided to leave it when I hit another thermal which took me to my personal best at cliffside at 4300ft. Justin, Jay, Kelley (giving a tandem to Jay's old business partner) stayed closer to launch. Yeehaa. jimyb -------------------------------------------------- From: "jimyb" Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 11:32 AM To: "Cascade Paragliding Club" Subject: CPC: Re: Cliffside Thursday > > Some questions about wind direction this am. iwindsurf at John Day dam is > showing a decreasing wind as I believe it's switching to the east. > Roundups now showing variable at the Dalles and NW at Hermiston. I expect > the wind to continue to drop and then turn light east. I'm headed > eastward with the anticipation of Cliffside. > > jimyb > >

[Doug Mullin]

Some words -> http://dougmullin.blogspot.com/

Some pics -> http://picasaweb.google.com/DMMullin/Cliffside30April2009#

A tracklog -> http://www.paraglidingforum.com/leonardo/flight/190622

A really nice day, thanks to Ralph for the retrieve.

Douglas
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