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Jeff O'Brien
7/31/2010 4:36 AM
Mountain surf session....
Shapiro flying my glider and Covert.... The harness is lick-able.
The forecast called for blown out conditions in the afternoon, so Shapiro and I rallied up the hill around 8am to see if we could get an early session. It was chilly and brisk as we got to the top of the mountain. Jeff was reticent to set up, I ran around highly caffeinated urging, "We'll just set up one glider and switch off. Come on!" Soon we set up my glider and I volunteered to take the first hop. Conditions were around 20mph and smooth for the first few minutes. I swooped back and forth a meter off the hill feeling like I was skimming the South Side in Utah.
Covert-sion
Quickly conditions built and got choppy. I was vigilant on my landing approaches as top landing was an unknown quantity and I didn't want to get spanked. You had to be "on it" but top landings turned out to be straight forward. I did a couple of sliders through the cow pies and flew over to a nearby knoll to swoop the cows who'd laid them. I was wishing it had stayed as smooth as it was the first minutes, but it was still very fun to mess around atop the mountain.
T2C - It's a splash in the pants.
Soon it was Shapiro's turn and he took two or three hops. He took the time to put a hero cam on and we gathered some footage. More pilots began showing up, but conditions were getting more volatile and I was guessing most had missed the window. On Jeff's last landing, it had built to probably 25-27mph and things were still choppy. He graciously agreed to drive down and let me fly home.
I flew over the higher peak nearby and enjoyed parking in the wind wave over the top in a stationary hover. I stared down at a few tufts of grass and climbed at 100fpm hardly moving geographically. Serene. I figured Jeff was nearing our villa, and I pulled in to head out to the valley.
Sweetness after a fly. Everything makes you smile around here. SIX.
I have no idea if my vario has correct airspeed, but I was flying around 120kph. Bar between my chest and belly button. No bar pressure. I backed off the VG a foot to get a bit more pitch feedback. Pulled in an extra couple of inches and averaged around 140kph. Bar pressure again got eerie. Backed it off another 8 inches. Kept it around 140kph until I got over the villa. Jeff had just arrived.
Swooped down to land in the hayfield adjacent to home and we efficiently packed up. Gathered Belinda and the three of us headed to the nearby medieval town of Gubbio.
Quintessential Italy in Gubbio.
Strolling through ancient pathways.
Quintessential.
We popped into many souvenir and art shops created out of ancient spaces. This glass "painting" shop caught our eye. Inventive, unique stuff.
Amazing places to display wares.
KEEN... THEE best for bumming around ancient steps.
Delicious break to sight seeing.
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