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Too cold . My phone need to defrost after I landed..... I didn't expect Cliffside to be so good today. It turned on when I arrived around 9:30am. Thanks to PG instructor Kelly for the ride up that enabled me to launch at 11:30am. It was blowing 15+mph SE , so benching up to the cloudbase and the wind turbines on top was pretty easy. Maximum altitude was around 3K ft right below the cloud bases 1/4 mile east of the aluminum plant and definitely able to go higher if I go further east or go deeper inside the clouds. The temperature was approximately between 20-25°F or lower. It was freezing cold which caused my gloves and control bar to ice up with frost whenever over 2K. Luckily I was able to tolerate and fly in that condition for 3.5 hrs (from 11:30-3:00pm). Neil Clarkarrived when I launched and he punched off from the old hang launch by the road. He went further east and I couldn't keep up with him. He top landed to help Carmela around 2pm. Both of them plus a few PGs also had a fantastic flights as well. Since my long flight was a great one today, I think I’ll pass on flying tomorrow. Carmela Moreno spending a night and I think Bob Horning, Scott M and Mark Rabe will be flying with her tomorrow. Check out the few pics here from today.
As the airplane moves forwards in the air, the wings twist the air downwards as they pass, producing a large, invisible downwash of air behind the airplane.
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