Endless Summer
Vulcan Report #4- -Rob Clarkson
Windy! Today the wind was strong out of the SW. I was the first to tow up at
1:05. I pinned off in a good climb at 1200'. We are split up into two groups
on roads about two miles apart. I drifted straight over the other tow road and
inspired them to get going over there too. The lift was week and broken and I
spent the first hour turning. With the wind I was still putting on some
distance. The lift started getting better and I started pushing harder down
wind. Once I got to the Red Deer river I slowed down again as it is a tricky
area to cross. Thier are no farms in this area and not alot of roads. You can
keep road within a glide but it's not like the farm land where thier is a road
every mile. After 3 hrs in the air my harness digs in so bad I have a hard
time focusing. As the day wore on I needed the focus to stay up. I ended up
landing after 3hr 45min at least an hour before the day was over. I ended up
land 18 miles south of Hana (home of Nickleback) 157 km from launch. I had the
longest flight for the day with Doug Keller being next at 140 km. Several
pilots were over 100km. The flying has been good but I can't wait to get a
great day here.
Rob
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