First flights in 2015

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  • LAUNCH:………Stanwell Tops: Bald Hill
  • LANDINGS:……..…8
  • TOTAL FLIGHTS:....389
  • TIME HOURS:………0.8 hours
  • TOTAL TIME:…..….191.1 hours
  • WIND:………………6 to 7 kts……. S to SE
  • WING:…………….…Mentor 2
  • PHOTOS:…………. in "Read More"
  • GPS MAP:…………..

Andrew and I headed down about 9:30am and it was perfect 7 to 8 knots from the South when we arrived.
It was pretty light so I decided to practice landings and launching.
I took a photo on my phone each flight to keep a track of the number of flights.
The first 5 landings were on the south landing and then around 10:30 it dropped off and both Andrew and I ended up on the beach. My next flight just after 11 am I ended up on the North end of the beach, probably lucky to get to the beach and had to walk back to the top up through the bush which took a good half hour. In that time I missed some good flying. I got one further sleddy as Andrew was going down to pick Nick up. By the time we got back to launch about 12:30 it was now too light.

IMG_1322-2015-01-02at11-14-49 The landing (at 11:14) where I was lucky to make the beach before walking back up to launch.