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Season Start

Roll Call:

Anand Andy Brendan Cameron Chris
Don Greg Jeff LisaStefan
Tony

My "predictorater" was indicating a good day, and based on the RASP forecast my plan was to get set and go by Noon.

But with what is now becoming a bit of a habit, I hesitated, and as we know "he who hesitates, is lost".

Jeff and Don launched just after Noon, and we watched them for far too long, climbing out - over the back.

Then Andy checked out the small landing paddock (not) just behind launch, and a couple of us went down to help him untangle his glider.

Of course by the time I made the decision to launch the leading "lemmings" were already sinking down to the bomb-out and as much as I tried I couldn't avoid the ground-suck of the landing paddock, joining them after a measly 12 minutes. Bugger! (again)

But it was nice to be out there with a great crowd, and to get a flight, short though it was.

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