Mt Trip Look Out

JUNE 2009 WEEK 3

JUNE Training and Eaglet Wars p. 5

FLY FLY FLY!

KHK MT. TRIP

JUN 09 VOL 6

Dave Landing Arriving

DAY 1

The week before a group had gone a mountian trip to Look out and had a great time. For some it had been their first mountain flight. One guy had a 7 hour flight and I was Jelous. So when bruce asked me if I wanted to go on a trip I was more than willing. we were going ot head up to Ellenville but the weather wasn’t looking good there so we also headed to Lookout. After an epic 3 days of flying on the beach and Jockeys

Jon Hang check and launching first

Alfred loaded up with 9 gliders

Lewis Landing

Jon Landing

Brian and Mike Owning the afternoon

DAY 2 Brian launch

Unknown and Mike

Ridge we loaded into the KHK Van (Alfred) wendsday night. There were 7 of us and we all had some mountian time but not all of had been to Lookout before. It was Jon, Mike, Lewis, Brian, Dave, Me and Andrea. Andrea pretty much was the group leader and helped us launch and drove us back up, She’s an amazing Pilot and instructor, She’s also an “H4” and had plenty of opportunities to show us why. People took turns driving and we arrived at Lookout around 8 or 9 am. we checked out the LZ, then went up top to get checked in and pay for camping. Then we set up and launched because they told us it might pick up and they wouldn’t let H2’s launch. I think everyone but Dave Lewis and I are H3 so we didn’t want to get stuck waiting. Jon launched first and maybe too early then Mike Launched and they both went down. My expectations weren’t high I was just happy to fly a mountian again. Andrea helped with all the launches which made me a little more comfortable because I scared some stranger wouldn’t let go of my wires. I took off and went up. so did Brian, and Dave and Mike. Brian Dave and I stayed up 4 hours, and Lewis, Mike and Jon got another flight and Andrea took a flight too. It was awesome. Friday we took a morning sledder then I ended a 2 hour flight going exploring and then barely sneaking back to the LZ. then I had a afternoon

Andrea “H4” Landing

Jon FLY FLY FLY

Jon Whale Jousting Vs. Crazy then Diana

crazy fire

and cloud base was higher so I said 5 then I have to land. at 5 hours I was at 5200 ft and Jon was coming up. My body hurt, I’d tried several times to go from my cocoon harness but it just wasn’t working. Dave had gone exploring and had to land in “H4” conditions (he landed on his feet of course). It took me another hour to get down and after 6 hours I landed and ran all the way to the restroom with my glider, then hoped out my harness and came out of my shorts and ran in in my underwear. Same thing happened with Jon but he stayed up over 7 hours which was awesome. The next day was even more epic but we had to leave early so we all only flew an hour. It was tough because in no time we were up high and trying to touch the clouds. As we flew over the valley we maintained Altitude or went higher. Conditons were roudy in the LZ but we all landed on our feet. Dave got pinned on launch by an instructor who declared “H3s only” as he was about to go. He would have been fine but he was respectful. KHK represneted well, it was an incredible trip the most fun flying I’ve Ever had. My favorite moment was when all seven of us were going up in the same thermal on Saturday. Big thanks to Andy, Bruce, and Andrea, the Lookout people for the parties and food. Whens the next trip? sign us up. -EM

Day 3-4

Friday Night campfire/birthday party

sledder. Dave (with no vario) was at top a of the stack the whole time. Saturday was epic. We all were already happy with the flights we’d had but the story of the first group staying up 5 and 7 hours was on our minds and we knew we could do it. Conditions were great we started launching at ten, I think I went first. before the first hour I had to pee really bad, but the air was so good so I kept flying. After 3 hours I told myself I’d just break my Personal best of 4, then after 4 the air was getting better

Left to right: Me, Dave, Andrea,Mike, Jon, Lewis, Brian

Nick Joe Launch on the last day of Eaglet Wars

1. Josh Launching 2. Andrea having fun 3. Rosie in Ground Effect 4. David waiting to Launch 5. Katie Flying

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Mike going for the spot

Lydia Getting Close

James getting close

1. Mike Appel 2. Zak 3. Jonathan 4. Air-Rick 5. Josh 6. Doug 7. Joe 8. Nick

9. David 10. TJ 11. Lydia 12. K-T 13. Hunter 14. Brian 15. James