Blustery Sat 3/19/11 rides

A challenging day with SE winds 20 gusting 25 brought out some hardy souls for their glider rides.  The N on their caps means Nebraska. In my trucking life I experienced winter days there so I know Eric & Evie are "up" for the occasion!

 We towed off runway 13 into the wind towards Fremont Peak and experienced some rotor turbulence.  Off tow at 3k wasn't high enough to get the smooth wave but we worked what we could and as you can see by Evie's face, my passengers enjoyed the flight.

Ed and Susie brought grandson Kaze out for rides.  At first Kaze was very quiet and shy but when he felt the first bumps of action in the air on tow he came alive with delight.  He wanted more so we did some "roller-coaster" and wing-overs.  Susie liked those too!  Ed said he couldn't get Kaze to take a ride at the amusement park and was pleased that he was enjoying the action in the glider.  We might have planted the seed for a new glider pilot!

Can't let a few raindrops or blustery winds stop us!