First Flight of 2009
The last few days in the Fraser Valley provided some lucky pilots with some decent flying. Flights of a couple hours on nice sunny days have occurred, although no XC flying, as far as I know.
Yesterday the weather forecast implied that it would be flyable, so off we went to Woodside. The road to launch was drivable most of the way, although a hike of about 25 minutes or so was required, as the last bit of road was snowed in. However, one very determined pilot did manage to drive his Toyota FJ all the way up to launch on a mixture of slippery, packed and deep snow which provided some entertainment.
It was great to see everyone again and find out how pilots were surviving the winter. Winter on the west coast isn’t really like your typical snowy, cold, winter that I’m used to. Out here, it’s obviously more just putting up with rain and trying not to get depressed when you don’t see the sun for days on end. That being said, the weather in the time I’ve been out here has been pretty decent for the most part with sun shining more than I ever expected it to.
Everyone got in a sleddie yesterday. Some cirrus moved in which shut things down, if there was much to begin with, so a top to bottom it was. It was nice to get in the air though, especially considering that it's still February. I didn’t do anything special, other than pulling an asymmetric just for kicks, but after not flying for months (my last flight was October 18th), it was just nice to fly.
Rain is in the forecast for the next week or so, but there’s always a chance the sun will make an appearance on the weekend – fingers crossed.
Yesterday the weather forecast implied that it would be flyable, so off we went to Woodside. The road to launch was drivable most of the way, although a hike of about 25 minutes or so was required, as the last bit of road was snowed in. However, one very determined pilot did manage to drive his Toyota FJ all the way up to launch on a mixture of slippery, packed and deep snow which provided some entertainment.
It was great to see everyone again and find out how pilots were surviving the winter. Winter on the west coast isn’t really like your typical snowy, cold, winter that I’m used to. Out here, it’s obviously more just putting up with rain and trying not to get depressed when you don’t see the sun for days on end. That being said, the weather in the time I’ve been out here has been pretty decent for the most part with sun shining more than I ever expected it to.
Everyone got in a sleddie yesterday. Some cirrus moved in which shut things down, if there was much to begin with, so a top to bottom it was. It was nice to get in the air though, especially considering that it's still February. I didn’t do anything special, other than pulling an asymmetric just for kicks, but after not flying for months (my last flight was October 18th), it was just nice to fly.
Rain is in the forecast for the next week or so, but there’s always a chance the sun will make an appearance on the weekend – fingers crossed.
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