Dusk Patrol Monday – Sky Soaring

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- Sunday, June 2nd, 2019 at 8:21 am #6146
  
  John DeRosa
  Participant
  
  I plan on being there.
- Sunday, June 2nd, 2019 at 7:09 pm #6149
  
  Steven Snyder
  Participant
  
  Hope everyone enjoyed today. Expecting a full report . Now for Monday still looking for a towpilot and/or winch crew for afternoon and evening operations. Lets do this!
- Monday, June 3rd, 2019 at 8:11 am #6150
  Don Grillo
  Keymaster
  Sunday was a good and challenging soaring day. We had a total of 26 flights with several pilots staying up over an hour and reaching altitudes over 6000 feet with climbs reported over 6 knots. Windsheer at about 100 feet agl on the east end of the field kept tow pilots and glider pilots using all their skills and training as they transitioned through that turbulent area. With winds out of the north, most tows were released north of the field. The ballons guys came out and launched at about 6:45. A very nice day.
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  - Monday, June 3rd, 2019 at 8:48 am #6152
    
    Tim Ponsot
    Participant
    
    I’ll be around to winch/fly until it’s time to inflate the balloons
    
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    - Monday, June 3rd, 2019 at 9:27 am #6153
      
      Larry Kase
      Participant
      
      With light winds out of the east, it looks like a good day for long-line winching.
      Larry
      
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      - Monday, June 3rd, 2019 at 10:11 am #6154
        
        Anonymous
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        Nice video from AVweb on the Normandy Glider invasion.
        
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=560&v=MXVHrTXlyk4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=560&v=MXVHrTXlyk4
        
        Greg Palmer
        
        847-922-1234
        
        gregbpalmer@comcast.net
        
        Tuesday, June 4th, 2019 at 8:23 pm #6162
        
        Dennis Burke
        Participant
        
        Quite a history of the CG-5, how fast they were designed and built…..nary
        a one left
        
        Tuesday, June 4th, 2019 at 10:12 pm #6163
        
        Larry Krengel
        Participant
        
        A number of these combat gliders were built by Ford in Iron Mountain, MI. There is a museum there.
        
        http://menomineemuseum.com/glider.htm
        
        Larry
        
        Wednesday, June 5th, 2019 at 6:34 am #6166
        
        Don Grillo
        Keymaster
        
        A long tow across the English Channel in total darkness must have been a challenging experience. I wonder how they managed it.
        
        Wednesday, June 5th, 2019 at 8:07 am #6167
        
        Art Silverman
        Participant
        
        I hope the trim on those gliders was better than the trim on our 2-33s
        
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        Wednesday, June 5th, 2019 at 9:30 am #6168
        
        Anonymous
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        I would love to see what it was like to fly one of these.
        
        Its a shame there are so few left. Seeing one of these restored and
        demonstrated at a warbirds event of some kind would be a fascinating look
        at an extremely important part of WWII operations that most people probably
        never knew existed.
  - Monday, June 3rd, 2019 at 10:28 pm #6155
    
    Larry Kase
    Participant
    
    12 flights today for the dusk patrol. 4 aerotows and 8 winch tows with the long line. Winch release altitude up to 2900msl !! Not too bad for $10. Winch operators Ponsot/Barry. CFIGs Grillo, Snyder,Kase. Other flyers Derosa Karl and Erik. We shut down at 7.
    Larry
    
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