Chehalem flight report

[dave_blizzard]

Pilots today included Nick B, Andrew P, Rob S, Alan F, Pat J, Mike C, John B, Kelly and students, and me.   It was clear at the farm but I could see that launch would still be in the clouds when many of us arrived - had my lights and wipers on en route.  Dropping Rob's rig off at the lz allowed us to see that the radar was right - open patches of sky in every direction but one - and it looked like that would change soon.   It did.  Rob, Andrew, and I thought it might be working just as the fog was being blown out - so we launched.  We were right.  Great flight until squall line fear motivated an early termination at Hang LZ after about 40 minutes.  Got just a bit damp.  Headed back up and had another nice long flight.  Non of us ever did get all that high or go all that far but I sure saw lots of smiling faces at the end of the day.