MOUNTAINEER AIRTIMES- EASTERN EDITION

 

Christy and Doug

Jan 3: Sleds at Daniels for Doug and Christy.
Jan 10: Doug got 10 minutes at the Pulpit, Christy was home sick.
Jan 18: Doug got 1:30 at High Rock some of which was spent at cloudbase. Christy got 1:16 and landed 'cause it was too cold.
Jan 25: Doug got 0:45 at High Rock while Christy was at home finishing out a bout of sinus agony - turns out she's allergic to cigarette smoke.
Jan 31: Doug got an hour and Christy 56 minutes at High Point. She got to cloudbase a couple of times and got too cold and had to land. Feb. 8: Christy took a couple of sleds at High Rock in L/V conditions. Feb 14: Doug took 2 sleds at High Rock to practice his landings. Christy got an hour practicing her soaring.
Feb 21: Doug pigged out with 3:30 at Woodstock. Christy got 2:35 and to cloudbase a couple of times in hugh lift under black clouds.
Feb 22: Doug took a sled at High Rock. Christy got an extended sled and had a perfect landing 20' from the spot, practicing for the spot landing contest at the Fairgrounds.
Doug

 

Mike Balk

Feb. 1: A sled at High Rock.
Feb 14: 1:45 at The Sac.
Feb. 22: Woodstock, tried crossing the gap but couldn't make it.

 

Mark Fink did the Woodstock to Harrisonburg run on Feb. 21 in addition to a few sleds at Fisher Rd.


gardinatorMark Gardner got an hour at the Pulpit Jan. 10th and made a perfect "top ten" landing. Jan 11, High Rock: He claimed the top of the stack, did a wing over and poooshed out alot. Jan.18: 1 hour at High Rock getting to cloudbase with others. Feb. 13: High Pt. Took the spot money, $10, after getting to cloudbase with Homer and JR. Feb. 14, High Pt. Mark got over the clouds in wave, 4950 over launch and could be on the radio heard raving about his flight . He payed for it with a huge whack. Feb. 15, One of the few to get up at Fisher Rd. with Mark Fink. He then moons us in the LZ. Feb. 21 Woostock: An hour flight landing at the gap. Feb 22, High Rock: An ugly sled, dove off launch and whacked in the LZ.

George Price, Jan 18: 2.5 hours at High Rock getting to cloudbase. Flew woodstock and hiked up on Jan 25 and 30. Jan. 31, High Rock 1:50 Feb. 14, Sacremento, 1:30 getting 3600 over. Jan 21, 2.5 hrs at Woodstock.


Judy McCarty- In addition to a bunch of sleds: Jan 18 at High Rock getting to 2400 over, cloudbase that day. 40 min. at High Rock on Jan 24. Feb. 8 at Sacremento, getting 2-15 min. flights when others didn't stay up.Feb. 13, High Rock, an hour. Feb 14 at Sacremento, 2-45 min. flights. Feb 21, 1:15 at Woodstock.


Kelvin Pierce, Jan 18: Another one of the pilots seen at cloudbase.


Mike Chevalier. High Rock ad nauseum, 7 weekend days in the last 2 monthes, it's getting old.Jan. 11, I whack after an hour flight and take out a downtube. Last time I did that was Aug, 96, I can't complain. Got to cloubase on Jan 18th, unusual for January. Gave up a lot of flying to observe the twos.I go to Bill's Hill on Feb. 15th hoping to soar the place but get a couple sled rides. Why am I not surprised? Just couldn't make it across the gap at Woodstock on Feb. 21, things got gnarly around the LZ, the last 10 minutes of that one weren't fun. Pilots flying Pulses etc. have pentration problems.


Sheila Boyle
1/10 - Pulpit - sled
1/11 - High Rock - extended sled
1/24 - High Rock - 2 flight: 20 min and sled
1/31 - High Rock - 1 flight 20 minutes
2/1 - High Rock - 2 sleds
2/21 - Woodstock - 55 minutes!!
2/22 - High Rock - 2 sleds
Geez! It's kind of depressing to see all the sleds I've done!