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fieldgunner · 3 thumbs up Joined: 12 Oct 2009 Posts: 236 Location: India

So I woke up about six thirty. Breakfast was cornflakes. Went to work. Attended a conference. Skipped lunch. Had my first ever soaring flight. Met some out of town friends. Ran around with my daughter. Watched some TV. Supper. Went to bed reading... thats about it...

Wait a minute...did I mention...yeah, I DID!!! Cool

17 minutes hang time. Could've stayed up forever, but had to be somewhere...

The video's really bad, so I had to put Bohemian Rhapsody in the background to compensate for the blurry shakiness in some parts, and the shaky blurriness in others... Mr. Green

Link

Dawson · Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 8:38 pm Post subject:

Congratulations fieldgunner.
Yay

wilburleft · 3 thumbs up Joined: 16 Sep 2006 Posts: 785 Location: FL

that kicked ass...u r the fieldgunner man

Rcpilot · Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 8:44 pm Post subject: wind

I hope your wife was having a baby , Otherwise why would you come down ??

Love those wind generators. Turn those suckers on and fly all day.

Nice flying brother. thumbsup

samarth2004 · 3 thumbs up Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Posts: 391 Location: INDIA

[quote="fieldgunner"]So I woke up about six thirty. Breakfast was cornflakes. Went to work. Attended a conference. Skipped lunch. Had my first ever soaring flight.
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Hello Fieldgunner,

Congratulations on your first soaring flight, I hope you make it to Jodhpur on your first XC flight....!!!!
Good flight...but did your instructor say you to pull in a bit during launch and landing?

Cheers!

Samarth

klh · Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 8:55 pm Post subject:

Great job Fieldgunner!

Good to see you got your feet up into the harness, too.

I was going to ask where that is, but seeing the last comment I presume it's India.

hangster · 1 thumbs up Joined: 20 May 2009 Posts: 492 Location: CA

Freakin Awesome popcorn

ChattaroyMan · Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 9:26 pm Post subject:

Yeah, nice air! Who needs lunch anyway! thumbsup

fieldgunner · 3 thumbs up Joined: 12 Oct 2009 Posts: 236 Location: India

Thanks all Smile

@Rcpilot- Those arnt wind generators...they're giants and i gotta slay them for my Dulcinea. Laughing

@Samarth- Pulled in at launch- slow glider. Not at landing though. But nosed in because I landed in a bit of a stony patch.

@klh- India it is...here's the site- GOOGLE MAPS LINK

I really need to mount a camera on my wing...

pjwings · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 5:07 am Post subject:

Yeah man! that's what I'm talking about!!!

bow down

peanuts · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 5:24 am Post subject:

glad to see you prone-out. harness seems to hang a little high off the base tube, and does that harness fit you? how many wings does your group have now?

boarini2003 · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 7:41 am Post subject:

India must have good places to fly, especially up north... I bet there is a lot of territory to explore there.

samarth2004 · 3 thumbs up Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Posts: 391 Location: INDIA

Hi,

Fieldgunner.....you must be on top of the world, I know how it feels to soar for the first time.
Well I saw the video again, during launch the Nose wireman (perhaps he is the instructor) holds the wire while you are stil running, was it required? I never let anybody hold the wire once I say "clear ".

Cheers!

Samarth

snowbird · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:54 am Post subject:

Congratulations from an ex-fieldgunner to another (US Army M107 175mm Gun/8inch Howitzer)
I am still looking for my first soaring flight. I'm jealous!!
Thanks for the video.

gasdive · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 12:06 pm Post subject:

Congratulations!. That's so great.

=:)

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