I've been Greens Peaking for about six years--almost always all three of the scheduled dates. This was, overall, the best wind/weather that I can recall. Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday were all wonderful. The only complaint I think anyone could voice would be that there weren't any times that were light enough winds to fly an Alula. Most any other plane had several perfect opportunities to fly.
It wasn't all good, however. As Richard S said, his injured back precluded attendance of the Shagam contingent at the pot-luck dinner. Richard did get to fly his Zagi a bit before leaving. Buzz and Deanna, Taylor, and Terry also headed home Saturday afternoon.
Unfortunately, there was considerable carnage on Saturday. The trees and the hill claimed several planes, two Shrikes among the injured.
Terry's Shrike went into the trees, as did his Schweitzer 1-26 after the fin folded in flight. Neither plane was badly damaged. His Zagi flew a couple of times but suffered a broken elevon.
Buzz's Shrike went into the hill hard--due, I think, to a total loss of control. Receiver? Battery?
Taylor flew his Zagi (and maybe others that I didn't see). When he left, he forgot his DLG-ish plane that was stashed out of the wind in the low-hanging bough of a fir tree. I collected it and brought it back to town.
Matt and Everest ripped up the sky with their DLGs. Skyler's old foamy A-10 tried to fly on Friday, but performed horribly, crashed and broke. Matt
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