Comments on Wind Lines: Circles of Hell

Alex,
good article. I saw you staying low that ...

2008-01-08T23:26:00.000-10:00

Alex,
good article. I saw you staying low that whole time, I thought it was intentional... ;-P
I hear you did a Shit-hot landing next to the cars and saved yourself a walk! well done. and thanks for everything.

Jeff,
I heard your new baby crying on the radio...

2008-01-08T19:44:00.000-10:00

Jeff,
I heard your new baby crying on the radio as I climbed to base above haleakala and didn't have time to radio to you that cry would make a great sink alarm. I got a great laugh from it and remembered those days for myself. You'll be out soon enough. Hang tight and don't let these days slip way because they will be truely a faint memory before you know it.
Doug

There is one circle of hell that is lower than any...

2008-01-08T14:06:00.000-10:00

There is one circle of hell that is lower than any other: the circle in which I find myself.

I am in the circle of hell reserved for those fools that DO NOT go to Nanakuli for the rare epic thermal flight, because of a SPORTING EVENT . . . and his team gets clobbered.

That's right. Even though I haven't flown in over a month, I elected NOT to fly, so that I could watch The Ohio State University get CLOBBERED by LSU in the National Championship game.

This is the second straight year that my Buckeyes have lost the NC game (last year Florida clobbered OSU).

So . . . not only am I sad about my team's loss . . . NOW, I find out that you smarter pilots spent the day thermaling for hours & hours.

This circle of hell is so low, that it makes Alex's circle look like a gleeful heaven.

Oh well . . . may be next year OSU will win. Maybe next time Nanakulu is good, I will get an epic flight

Aloha

I was NOT doing calisthenics! It was Tai-chi. My r...

2008-01-08T11:17:00.000-10:00

I was NOT doing calisthenics! It was Tai-chi. My regular ritual before a flight. I learned a very important lesson about Nanakuli: Arrive at launch before 1400. Next time I'll camp at the trail head. It was still very entertaining to watch everyone scratching and circling. Alex made the best airshow of the day, in my opinion. In very light winds he flew down to say hello to me. He actually went below launch. Then he climbed back up before calling it a day. Show-off!

Good article Alex, but four hours of flying is har...

2008-01-07T23:31:00.000-10:00

Good article Alex, but four hours of flying is hardly "hell" :)

I spent quite a bit of time listening on radio, and watching you guys up there. With binoculars, I could see everyone who made it above the peak. Joey sure did do a good job. The highest flyers seemed to be Dell, Matt (I think, in the Sport 2?), and whoever was flying the Niviuk (Sony?)

I was surprised how long it stayed working. I'm hoping to check it out tomorrow, if anyone's up for a sequel?

-Jeff