I launched from the only place I could find where the grass was short enough to get the buggy rolling. The run out was going to be 30 degrees off the wind but I figured it was worth a try. So...I layed out 10 degrees off and prepared to damp the right side during inflation. The wing came up crooked as expected, I added power and with moderate brake input got it stabilized almost immediately. Cross wind launch went surprising well. It's all good!
Down wind of the damn over the golf course there was allot of sink I was just barely able to hold altitude at full throttle. I didn't want to fly over the golfers at 100 feet so I flew west until I was up wind of the dam and there was the lift! After doing a few turns I headed to Red Rocks but cut north before leaving Bear Creek Park figuring that the west wind would be throwing some rotor by the cut in the Hogback.
I explored the far north area returned to the field and did lazy circles until I was low enough to set up for final.
The landing was 10 yards off the target at idle. Not good enough for competition but sure as hell PPG 2
When I got home Marek called and said that I was on News 4, Tracy recorded it and will burn me a copy. Very cool.
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