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Up at the crack of dawn, well around 5:45, there had been a sprinkle of rain earlier but the clouds where higher and the Windguru was offering up a nice day. After tending to breakfast duties and other ongoing work, including an Hour of mowing I got the winch out.

There was not much of a breeze to speak of but it looked safe to launch in a southerly direction.

High grey clouds

no breeze , not a lot of expectations.

By 8 A.M I had got in three launches, flights of 8, 5 and 6 minutes. Not a lot , however I could tell things were warming up and this would only get better.

It really is amazing the difference in the amount of lift at 7 in the morning versus 7 in the evening.

Later at around 10 I got in a couple more flights.. The word out of Halifax was that they had early morning rain, but the skies where now blue.

I hope the hill blocks the rain and we get that clearing sky.

My next opportunity was after 11, they sky was still grey, but it had warmed up to 22 Deg C

there was lots of blue sky to the north but it hadn’t reached us yet

I got one launch in and a ride of over 30 minutes, the best yet with the Supra..

Flying rudder only, effortless like an Eagle.

Later , I got another chance, I had to change to the other end of the field , a breeze has come up,
and then it dies off..

Predominantly from the north though..

So, on my 1st launch  I was giving  up and landing after 5 minutes, I
watched an eagle get out from 100 feet, a little no the North East, over the interval

and was soon up there while drifting south.

Huuuuuh, I can do that, I saw where he started, he won’t fool me..

So, after he was south behind the tree line I launched, and immediatly
went over there.

Aaaah, sink sink sink, oh no, I mean I was down to 100 ft or so, and
it was time to bail back to the field.:):)

As I come in over the field,
less then a minute of the line, I found lift.. I circled , maybe 10 to 12 circles and I was out..

Good save and a nice 8 minute ride after..

That’s soaring..

Now with an electric motor , who cares, If you sink somewhere other
the your landing area..

Just power up and move on out..

of course, a winch in the nose is really convenient

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As I write this, the Supra and my winch and line are out in the field and I can hear Thunder rumbling in the distance.

Skies are looking rather dark, and the light breeze has turned again and is out of the south.

I’d better get out and get everything in.

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