Frostbite 2017 (April 8th & 9th)
Despite the fact that the flying condition for 2017 Frostbite wasn't epic, many pilots and I got in some great flights; I had 3 flights on Saturday and 2 on Sunday. My 3rd flight on Saturday was pretty awesome, which lasted 50 minutes and topped out 300 ft above launch. Thanks to Larry, Tina and volunteers for setting up another wonderful annual Frostbite event.
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Credit to Jonathon Severdia
Credit to Jonathon Severdia
Credit to Russ Gelfan
Credit to Russ Gelfan
Report from Richard William and Aaron Swepston:
Fellow pilots,
This is Saturday evening.
I visited Dog patch, about 6:pm. Just in time for the food.
There was massive amounts of food.
Even at $10 per person, it was a real bargain.
Some pilots got to fly today, between the thunderstorms.
About 6:30 we could look down (west) on the lake and see another storm approaching.
It hit us by 7:pm.
Icy cold wind, sheets of rain, hail and even some snow mixed in.
There are (at least) two awnings setup.
One has the food and related activities under it.
One, with more secure sides and back, with an open front, setup for the
instrument players to entertain us.
My quick count indicated 50-60 people there.
Where are the rest of you?
Certainly you did not abstain over a bit of rain.
I had a great time while I was there.
There were lots of familiar faces and a few new faces.
(IMO: too few new faces for the good of the sport)
We all had a great time; however, we still missed those of you that were unable
to attend.
A special thanks to the Jorgenson's for organizing this event.
R. Williams
Report from Aaron Swepston:
What's all this talk about storms? It was a great day at Dog. Sure, there were some patches of rain that came through and drove people under the tents a couple of times, but those would pass and the sun would come out and people would fly. Plenty of airtime for those who wanted it. The only real problem with getting flights could have been waiting to see how long the sunny periods would last, and not setting up the moment they broke open. Wait to see if the dry periods would set the tone for the rest of the day and sure enough eventually rain would come again. But if we started setting up as soon as the air and lake cleared, there was plenty of time to set up, get a flight, AND break down before the next rain came.
Nobody really likes rain at a flying event, and I probably hate it the most, but it was too fun an event with really nice windows to fly in to really complain about it too much. It was fun, and tanks to everyone who made it happen, especially the Jorgensen's and crew. They make it happen rain or shine. And special thanks to Kenny for being the best grill master around. He whips up the best burgers, dogs and whatever else we'd want, and serve it up cooked to perfection, and only taking a break to haul a hapless mother with children out of a mud hole by the lake. :-)
Aaron
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