Today we went up to Gunter, with a half decent forecast. The drive as the previous day went uneventful, and all the pilots got to launch sucessfully. I thought the task commitee was going to try to keep us closer to Bishop today, and they followed through. A couple of turn points near town and then a down wind glide to Hammil and then Benton.
The day seemed favorable, but what we all noticed is the clouds moving faster then yesterday. Wind at launch was also stronger. So of course we sent the wind techs out into the blue, and guess what, no forward speed or penatration. After about 15 minutes of watching, the task was called off. Now the long drive back down to the valley.
One of the comp pilots, Honza decided to suit up and go for big distance. He is from Czech Republic, but flies in the XAlps cross country race in Europe for the US. Last I heard he had flown about 50+ miles toward the north near Mono Lake and still at 14,500 msl. He may get the California record.
So, I will include more pics from yesterdays flight. Hopefully we will get another task off, as tomorrow looks to be windier.
Hang tight. Cheers!
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