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Sat @ Skyport

From: Dan
Activity_Date: 1/05/01
Remote Name: 24.8.188.224

Comments

The motley crew, Bob H, Sharon, Ron F, Tom B, Casey and myself arrived at SP and were ready to launch by 11:30. Ron, Bob and myself got off in that order. Ron made his way to the R&R and I followed, but did not have the luck to catch anything that worked.

I limped down to the powerline crossing at the Holy Hills and took a straight line to the R House. Casey arrived there from SP about the time I was scratching below the AF. He found a core and I followed him up til I moved over on top of the AF. There the two of us watched as Ron, Bob and then Tom B were soaring above the TF.

I took some altitude and hoped I could find something on the way to the TF to bench up. Nothing was happening and when I turned around a great cycle was carrying Casey beyond the 3000+' level above the AF where he used the height to go to the TF. I caught the end of the cycle and it petered out at 2900'. I waited and about 5/10 minutes later I was at 3250'. Off to the TF where I made it to 3600' and all of us took off to the beach. On the way past the AF Sharon was pretty high so I told her to follow.

I came in over the beach with about 800' and Sharon came in with 150'. She made it, her first time.

I hear the Ojai group did well today too per Tom P.

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