Salt Lake County Flying - Page 78

Darth_Elevator · Nov 04, 2009, 12:24 AM

I think the little feet are some sort of symbol for wind strength. I'm not sure if it's Beaufort scale or something else, but there's always more of them when the wind is stronger, sometimes 3 or 4 bars.

Done Crashing · Nov 04, 2009, 08:25 PM

Trail head at noon tomorrow?

Darth_Elevator · Nov 05, 2009, 12:55 AM

Jeff can't go until later so I'm planning on meeting him at the trailhead at 2. Is that too late for you, Dave?

Done Crashing · Nov 05, 2009, 01:05 AM

I can swing that. See you at 2!

Darth_Elevator · Nov 05, 2009, 01:46 AM

Sweet. See you then. And don't forget your sunglasses!

Darth_Elevator · Nov 05, 2009, 11:56 AM

Good news. The forecast is still calling for 15 mph south wind all afternoon. If we're lucky, we could get 20+ at Ensign.

Done Crashing · Nov 05, 2009, 12:29 PM

Yeah baby! I bought new sunglasses today. Tx is charging and I am pumped! See you there at 2pm.

Done Crashing · Nov 06, 2009, 09:09 AM

Good wind yesterday. Thanks for flying with me. I can see that on high wind days, I need to come up with a better ballast solution for my Stryker (I flew with 6 rocks taped to the fuse yesterday).

Now I'm just dying to get a lightning fast slope plane like the JART, but I just don't want to spend several hundred dollars. Does anyone make a JART-like plane that's less expensive? It doesn't have to be totally ballistic, just "fast enough".

Fishjunky · Nov 06, 2009, 10:55 AM

Did some sunrise sloping on the south side today. Lift was iffy at best. When I got there it looked decent but by the time I got all my gear out the wind had died. JART had about a 45 second flight terminated by a 1 point landing a little ways down the slope.

I put up the extreme wing and found some occasional pockets of lift but nothing spectacular.

Any one flying this afternoon?

Done Crashing · Nov 06, 2009, 10:58 AM

Bummer Jim! the infallible PotM has failed you. I can't pull away from work again this week, but I am up for next week. I am dying to get back to PotM. I want to try a "slope transfer" where I fly off the north slope and then "transfer" in the air up to the big slope behind the slope. Does that even make sense?

Fishjunky · Nov 06, 2009, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Done Crashing

Good wind yesterday. Thanks for flying with me. I can see that on high wind days, I need to come up with a better ballast solution for my Stryker (I flew with 6 rocks taped to the fuse yesterday).

Now I'm just dying to get a lightning fast slope plane like the JART, but I just don't want to spend several hundred dollars. Does anyone make a JART-like plane that's less expensive? It doesn't have to be totally ballistic, just "fast enough".

This one looks good, and is less expensive than the JART but still a bit pricey.

Darth_Elevator · Nov 06, 2009, 05:13 PM

Seerspaz was selling a few gliders a couple months ago. I recall that the prices were very reasonable. It might be worth sending him a pm to see if he's still selling anything. Also, he flies regularly with the POM hardcore slopers, so he might be willing to ask around for you to see what the guys are selling. Jfinch also might be a good person to ask about anyone locally who's selling.

Fishjunky · Nov 06, 2009, 05:23 PM

Here is one that's pretty much ready to fly for $150 if you can get him to ship it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darth_Elevator

Seerspaz was selling a few gliders a couple months ago. I recall that the prices were very reasonable. It might be worth sending him a pm to see if he's still selling anything. Also, he flies regularly with the POM hardcore slopers, so he might be willing to ask around for you to see what the guys are selling. Jfinch also might be a good person to ask about anyone locally who's selling.

Yea, I would try seerspaz as well.

Done Crashing · Nov 09, 2009, 01:04 AM

Looks like Tuesday at lunch time is shaping up to be another good sloping day. Anyone interested?

Fishjunky · Nov 09, 2009, 09:08 AM

I'm up for it!

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Nov 04, 2009, 12:24 AM	#1156
Darth_Elevator How do I change this text? Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 4,486	I think the little feet are some sort of symbol for wind strength. I'm not sure if it's Beaufort scale or something else, but there's always more of them when the wind is stronger, sometimes 3 or 4 bars.

Nov 04, 2009, 08:25 PM	#1157
Done Crashing Almost out of epoxy Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 240	Trail head at noon tomorrow?

Nov 05, 2009, 12:55 AM	#1158
Darth_Elevator How do I change this text? Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 4,486	Jeff can't go until later so I'm planning on meeting him at the trailhead at 2. Is that too late for you, Dave?

Nov 05, 2009, 01:05 AM	#1159
Done Crashing Almost out of epoxy Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 240	I can swing that. See you at 2!

Nov 05, 2009, 01:46 AM	#1160
Darth_Elevator How do I change this text? Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 4,486	Sweet. See you then. And don't forget your sunglasses!

Nov 05, 2009, 11:56 AM	#1161
Darth_Elevator How do I change this text? Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 4,486	Good news. The forecast is still calling for 15 mph south wind all afternoon. If we're lucky, we could get 20+ at Ensign.

Nov 05, 2009, 12:29 PM	#1162
Done Crashing Almost out of epoxy Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 240	Yeah baby! I bought new sunglasses today. Tx is charging and I am pumped! See you there at 2pm.

Nov 06, 2009, 09:09 AM	#1163
Done Crashing Almost out of epoxy Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 240	Good wind yesterday. Thanks for flying with me. I can see that on high wind days, I need to come up with a better ballast solution for my Stryker (I flew with 6 rocks taped to the fuse yesterday). Now I'm just dying to get a lightning fast slope plane like the JART, but I just don't want to spend several hundred dollars. Does anyone make a JART-like plane that's less expensive? It doesn't have to be totally ballistic, just "fast enough".

Nov 06, 2009, 10:55 AM	#1164
Fishjunky One flight ahead of the rain. Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Syracuse, UT Posts: 1,132	Did some sunrise sloping on the south side today. Lift was iffy at best. When I got there it looked decent but by the time I got all my gear out the wind had died. JART had about a 45 second flight terminated by a 1 point landing a little ways down the slope. I put up the extreme wing and found some occasional pockets of lift but nothing spectacular. Any one flying this afternoon?

Nov 06, 2009, 10:58 AM	#1165
Done Crashing Almost out of epoxy Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 240	Bummer Jim! the infallible PotM has failed you. I can't pull away from work again this week, but I am up for next week. I am dying to get back to PotM. I want to try a "slope transfer" where I fly off the north slope and then "transfer" in the air up to the big slope behind the slope. Does that even make sense?

Nov 06, 2009, 05:13 PM	#1167
Darth_Elevator How do I change this text? Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 4,486	Seerspaz was selling a few gliders a couple months ago. I recall that the prices were very reasonable. It might be worth sending him a pm to see if he's still selling anything. Also, he flies regularly with the POM hardcore slopers, so he might be willing to ask around for you to see what the guys are selling. Jfinch also might be a good person to ask about anyone locally who's selling.

Nov 09, 2009, 01:04 AM	#1169
Done Crashing Almost out of epoxy Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 240	Looks like Tuesday at lunch time is shaping up to be another good sloping day. Anyone interested?

Nov 09, 2009, 09:08 AM	#1170
Fishjunky One flight ahead of the rain. Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Syracuse, UT Posts: 1,132	I'm up for it!