RE: [RCSE] "New Ky DS Record Set Today in Frankfort!"

[Brent]

Some of the other Ohio fliers got out today, in between bursts of rain we got in some pretty good sloping too.... We flew out at CJ Brown dam, in Springfield - pretty good for a West wind, and we had plenty of that today.  By the time we called it, we had gusts up to 40, 30 mph pretty constantly.   Wind was strong enough that you literally had to assume a combat stance to keep your balance. I got a chance to put all the ballast in an M60- at the end, that was the only foam that would stay flying in this stuff.  As I was leaving, a Boomerang was working its way across the lake - hopefully made it to the other shore before dark:  hope they saved the radio equipment.  I had a HalfPipe out for a while, and it seemed fine without any extra weight - just amazed at how slippery that ship is.   Quick question, tho - I tried to duck over to the dark side, and I came close to making the swim.  What's the trick for getting behind a slope without getting chewed up?  I know you're supposed to be pretty committed when you go in, but what's a good way to get started?   I felt like I bled off all my energy before I even got started.   Brent