May 6 2015 Wednesday /Cape Lookout: 3 hrs
Ray, Robin, Stas, Craig D and I flew had an EPIC flight at Cape Lookout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmc3xtEajqY&feature=youtu.be
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Report from Ray B:Cape Lookout was excellent today. Took off 1:30 in light conditions, which steadily improved the first 1.5 hours. Then lift everywhere 3-4:30. After multiple trips to north point, went out to salmon hatchery, then turn to Tillamook, then made Netarts at 2600. Instead of landing at Oceanside in a North wind, turned back to Cape Lookout, not losing anything over the bay. Highest altitude was about 3200 today, Rick reported 3700 around the bowl.
Started out lite takeoff winds increasing to 20 + later. Craig DeMott wished he hadn't set up the Falcon but his U2. Stas wished he had kept his U2, and Robin flew his U2 to Kiwanda without crashing. Crisp, clean springtime coastal hang gliding at its best today. Stas and Robin from Washington are camping at Cape Lookout tonite. Ray
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May 7 2015 Thursday/ Cape Lookout again:
The fogs were hanging between 1000- 1300ft and every time we (Stas, Robin and myself) got high was inside the clouds with almost 0% visibility. Lifts were pretty light too. Wednesday was a much better day. I went up again around 5:00pm and got couple hundred ft above launch due to too north wind. It was rowdy so I landed after 20mins later.
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Report from Andy:There were 5 hangs there. It was pretty light with a strong north component and low clouds. I launched last and spent my whole flight scratching around launch, maxing out at about 250' over launch and spent a lot of time at or below launch. I never had enough to jump the gap and got tired of scratching the tree tops and bailed out after a little over a half hour. Those that jumped the gap got up but were limited to about 1000' due to clouds. I left around 3:00 and think Rick and others flew again later so we'll have to wait to hear from him if it got any better.
Andy
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Day 3
May 8 2015 Friday / Kiwanda
Alfredo, Colin, Ray, Enrique, Jeff B
I had 7 flights other had 2 flights.
We had dinner at Los Caporales (Great Mexico restaurant)
35025 Brooten Rd
Pacific City, OR 97135
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Day 4
May 9 2015 Saturday Kilchis :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPOmBfI6Un4
The wind was light with low clouds ceiling covered up Cape Lookout launch in the morning so 7 hangs (Ray, Mark R, Mark F, Enrique, Jeff B, Colin, Alfredo, myself and 1 bag Rob Steven) went to the Kilchis. The wind were light at the LZ (SW 0-3mph) and almost dead calm at launch when we arrived. It improved a bit when we ready to launch around 1:30pm but not quite soarable. I found a lot of small bubbles on the way to Sollie launch and a few light thermals at Sugar Hill. I was scratching back and forth between 600-700ft AGL for 15 to 20mins at Sugar then headed out to the landing. Ray managed to stay up for quite a long time and kept climbing by himself at Sugar.
Five hangs ( Mark R, Enrique, Alfredo , Colin and myself ) went back up for the 2nd flight around 4:00pm and Andrew (paraglider) went to Sollie alone. I was the last person to launch and the wind was completely down to 0 mph when I ready to go. Smooth air all the way to Sugar hill and found few small thermals just like the first flight. I'll post video and photos later. We will try Cape Lookout tomorrow (Sunday).
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Day 5:
May 10 2015 Sunday / Cape Lookout:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4oN-4Sger8
Cape Lookout finally turned on around 4:00pm (05-10-15). I launched at 4:30pm and landed at 6:30pm because it was too cold. The launch condition was about 8-12 mph NW winds and once I punched off it escalated quickly straight up to the cloudsbase. Unfortunately, the clouds ceiling were on and off between 1000- 1300ft that force us kept it below that altitude. Jonathan , Mark R and Rob Steven (3 hangs) and 2 paragliders launched after me and everyone soared to the cloudsbase. The smooth lifts was everywhere even flew out to the ocean can felt the lift. Don't see any white cap and such a easy trip from the cape returned back to the beach. I wished Jeff , Neil, Alfredo and Colin would've stay longer for this excellent CLO magic moment. It still blowing 10-15 NW straight up at launch with much higher ceiling right now at 8:00pm. All paragliders went to TDM and they are probably had a great flights there too.
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