Sod Farm Saturday

[Greg McGill]

At long last, we have had some good communication with the current sod farm management.  We are cleared in hot, for flying this coming Saturday!

The forecast is breezy - but not high winds!  I will be going out regardless of current conditions, just to walk the field if nothing else.  My RESilience loves the wind, anyway.

If it's not flyable, I intend to visit the CAF at the airport, and drop in at the Soaring Museum.  If we do fly, I expect we may need to have some pizza at the Red Barn.

Anybody wants to share a ride, let me know.  We can rendezvous at the supermarket parking lot, Tramway and Central, at 0830.

Yours, Greg

[Dave Sieger]

Ive been eager to get out there and fly. I was wondering if we still had permission to fly there and this answers that!  I'll be there if the creek dont rise. 

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[Greg McGill]

Kirby just bid for the extra seat in my car.

Anyone else?  Weather actually does not look too bad.  Although cold.

Yours, Greg

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[Greg McGill]

I should have posted this last Saturday.

We had a great time at the sod farm.  Wind started light and variable, but settled down as occasional breezes from the (mostly) East.  Lift, sometimes awesome, but never a given and never easy.  Dave may disagree - I seldom saw him with a glider on the ground.  No one was working at the circle.

The sod itself is in good shape.  The entire circle is now devoted to a single crop, so is pretty uniform.  Harvesting is currently mostly on the East and West quadrants, with the South and North quadrants very nice indeed.  Since the pivot was irrigating the South quadrant, we (naturally) used the North quadrant.

Before going out, text Mike Hagerty at 505-249-6119 on a Wednesday, and ask permission to fly on the following Saturday.  Confer among yourselves, and ONLY ONE person text Mike.  He answered me pretty quick, but none of my subsequent texts got a response.  Be sure to say you are representing the ASA.  Do not drive on the grass (you know that already) and do not go out if it is muddy.

I will be out of town until Thursday, 30 April.  I hope to go to the sod farm again, on Saturday, 2 May, so will be texting on Wednesday.  Unless one of you guys beats me to it.

Yours, Greg