From: Benson
Activity_Date: 8/26/01
Remote Name: 208.3.185.170
Soundings looked good with 7 of 8 alts reading L&V. The lapse rate looked reasonable. Wind at launch was the same as Saturday but not quite as strong. SE at 8 to 14. Three pilots launched, none got over 8K, and the strong E made the thermals hard to track. By the time Bill B got done re-installing his reserve, after a suprise ground deployment, the wind had picked up too much for a safe launch.
I made it to the SP, Dan K landed in the wash a mile W and Zvi went OTB low, after attempting a top landing, and landed at the Ranger Station.
Bill and Zvi went to Chiefs for a short afternoon Ojai flight.
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