I had my first two flights ever at Heavener and my first long flight since the accident. I posted a movie at http://homepage.mac.com/n5rqd/2006/MP4/Heavener_06.mp4
Mike Kelsey wrote up the day great and rather than summarise myself, I will just paste what he had to say:
I met with Phil Morgan at the LZ at about noon. Others would arrive later, so we headed on up Heavener Mountain. He set up and had an excllent launch off the SW roll off in to 10 to 12 mph. Unfortunately he was in a "Training Harness" and it of course has him in a very upright postion, hanging from the crotch straps. He made a pass or two on the ridge and headed out for a good landing. Hearing from Roy Mahoney now and I tell him to bring only his harness as he can fly my Talon. Ken Cobb shows up with his Atos for his second "Big Mountain" Launch. Up the mountains again. We all start setting up gliders. Phil's Falcon, My Talon and Ken's Atos. Roy shows up and preflights my talon and feels it is fit to go. Wind a little switching back and forth but finally gets a good straight in cycle into 10 to 15mph. Nothing but up. Ken is next. He looks nervous. He does a lot of piciking up and setting the wing down on launch. Wing are waging up and down. But we hang tough and he is patient and a good steady cycle comes in and he nails a perfect launch. Wings are as steady and level as can be and he pulls in for a little speed and he his gone. Gets plenty of lift out in front of the headwall dispite what appears to be him flying a little fast. Later in the flight he settles down and establishes his pecking order above the Talon. Phil has another great launch and soars the ridge for 30 minutes. He said he could not stand the pain of the harness any longer. Roy and Ken both got over two hours and landed after sundown. Oh! and not to be left out. Britton Shaw brought out his PPG and Launched out of the LZ at about 1/2 before dark. Flew up and joined the gliders on the ridge and even did a little engine off soaring. Roy landed my Talon safely and then Ken brought in the Atos and manage a "Not to Bad" of a landing. Looks like he could have flaired a little harder in the light wind, but what the heck do I know.... I do not fly and Atos and I am about 50 percent on my landings on the Talon.
Not a thermal day, or at least they were not there when all launched late in the evening.
I flew my Zagi and put it in a tree twice and made one good landing.
Mike