Photos, Photos, I want photos! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 12:08 PM Subject: [RCSE] Cape Blanco II-The Pilgrimage>REPORT >First I would like to thank Mike Shaw and all the people involved in this >gathering, they did a fine job and everyone had a great time. I would also >like to thank all the Manu. reps. who attended and provided donations for the >raffle, all entrants but 3 who signed up got something in the raffle. Also >the Port Orford, Or.-Bay Area R/C Fliers provided a free group camp within >walking distance of the site, free BBQ on Sat., boy that corn on the cob was >good, and a neet hat and plaque to commemorate the event. There were four >areas to fly with the winds from the North, either side of the DS site West >of the sweet spot, the point North for combat and foamies, the large bowel to >the East for the lead sleds and an inland site for thermaling which I did not >see but heard all had a grand time up there. > >I arrived on Friday, winds were 30-40 from the North, lift was erratic but >with so much room to fly it was fun finding the right plane to play with. >Dont get me wrong this was good flying, far better than most sites get at >anytime, but not the Blanco I wanted. It was nothing but sun and blue sky's >with little if any clouds in the area. Saturday was pretty much the same as >Friday, but Sunday was the kind of day I live for. Afternoon the winds rose >to 40-45 with gust above 50 and a laminar flow of power punching lift Cape >Blanco is known for. As most flyers attended the inland site this day I >pretty much had the site to myself until later in the day when some of the >inland flyers returned for a couple of big wind passes. So for seven hours I >was in slope heaven, I swear I will wear out my John Higgens F-20 before I >ever break it, its not for sale and never will be, you will have to take it >from my clutching dead hand to get it, It was howling. I got in four smoker >flights as well, which was cream on the cake. Monday was more of the same >but was unable to take advantage as a trip back to the real world was >necessary. Its too bad more DS'ers were not present, the South site is so >much better than the North side, just awesome. Only Dieter M. and a couple >of others spent a little time on it. Some 50 pilots attended, some from as >far as Florida, but you would not have known it as there were much room to >fly. So I highly recommend the Pilgrimage III in the year 2000 for a kicking >good time. PS I understand a Halloween gathering is in the offing. I also >understand as per Mike Shaw, the Blanco Site is now an AMA certified site >with lots of extra insurance tacked to it with the Blessing of the Oregon >Park Service. Talk to Mike for the details. > I have a fast ship and have taken it in harms way! > >RASLOPER >RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
