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Written by:
Jeff O'Brien
6/29/2010 10:45 AM
Demo Daze - Point of the Mountain, Utah
Yes - it was a GREAT time. Pearson rolled up from the LA basin - an escape from the Chocolate Factory - trailer filled with at least one of each size and model of Wills Wing glider.
GOOD TIMES!!! - Ryan Voight three days after shoulder surgery. He was on the scene socializing. Speedy return to wellness man.
I rolled in around 1am Thursday night, slept at launch, and was up around 5.40am. John Linberg, right on schedule showed up with his brother Guy and began furiously setting up / striding to launch to check conditions. I think he was in the air by 6am!!! As I've said before - The Point is magic! Where in the world can you fly in the loveliest are before dawn, get 90 minutes in, and still make a 9am work schedule?
Katherine Phillips preparing to launch.
I set up and had a great session. PG traffic was light for most of the morning and soon there were only a dozen or more HG's in the air. It's been a long time since there has been such heavy HG traffic and it was a pleasure weaving around.
My brother-in-law, Matt came out. I've been talking HG to him for around a decade, and he's never been up. It was high time. Craig Chamberlain and Dan McManus graciously lent me gear to take Matt up. It was a special experience for both of us. Not amazing conditions, but he got a great feel for the flying.
Conditions turned from mild to wild quickly, and despite being able to get 800ft. or so over, we all landed and broke down. Lunched with the crew and had the afternoon to myself.
Greg Billow about to party on the latest T2C 144.
Conditions never materialized in the evening, and I hung out with Pearson and Dave Gibson at Dave's house. (Thanks man!) Listened to them talk shop over a couple of bottles of wine. With combined decades and decades of experience between the two, it's 90% listen and 10% talk. The story teller gets all the glory, but surely most of my experiences have been trumped by my table company. I enjoyed the conversation fully.
Dave Gibson about to launch Pearson's plaything. More on her later...
I headed back to the south side to sleep in case there was a dawn session to be had. The moon with cirrus was overwhelming and the dog and I stayed up for a couple of hours enjoying it. He and I have had a great spring together. Laid down just after 1 - woke to cranking north winds at 5.30 - back to sleep.
Caught up with my sister in law up at Sundance after poaching a Hampton Inn continental (shhh...) Essential to see her and she's got an EPIC space in the basement of a place. Below is the view through the trees ten feet out her door. Kozmo and I would run to Stuart Falls (pictured) a bit later.
Out the back door.
Ran with the dog up to Stuart Falls. The trail was packed, but the iPod kept me insulated. I pulled him the last bit on the hot hike, he marinated in the cold runoff, then pulled me back to the parking lot.
On the run a bit later.
I headed back to the North side, where strong winds had pilots setting up. I felt a bit off all morning, and decided to stay ground bound for the evening and support the team instead. A lot of demos were setup and everyone had their fill by sunset. The thermic afternoon made landings challenging, and there were a couple of broken tubes, but no bruised or broken bodies. We concluded the evening around 10pm in the twilight.
Greg Billow launching the T2C 144.
After a look at the weather, it seemed like the south side wouldn't be on the next morning, so I made the decision to split town a few hours early. Family would be in town, and I'd score bonus points if I made a BBQ Sunday evening. The full moon and a lot of caffeine deposited me home around 5am. "Yoga in the Park" at 9am prolonged the weekend buzz. It was the perfect weekend, even without incessant flying.
The Salt Lake valley has a vibrant flying community, excellent sites, and great amenities at The Point. BIRDMAN ACADEMY and WINGS OVER WASATCH handle your training needs, and Wills Wing supplies. HUGE thanks to the locals, out-of-towners, and Wills Wing for making it a great weekend!
Airtime: 2:30. Flights: 10. Matt Tandem.
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