Hello Roger!
On 08 Sep 97, Roger Marshall wrote to Rich Lockyer:
 RM>  DON'T HAVE ANY SLOPES - the land around here in central SC is FLAT - 
nd
 RM>  with nothing that will generate thermals -
Tall buildings?  I've seen it done from buildings as low as two or three 
floors. ~8-)
 RM>  with a carrier/release system to get the sailplanes up for release at
 RM>  500 or so feet - then we can get 45-60 minutes of sailing time.
Not bad time at all... my power flights were normally around 20 minutes or so 
(I oversized my tanks when they would fit).  Was that carrier mechanism 
towline or hard-mounted?  I've seen guys use towlines and it takes a lot of 
skill on the part of both pilots.
 RM>  Just returned from the Boston trip - enjoyed two days of flying with
 RM>  the Burlington, MA, group - nice guys, warm hospitality, worst field I
 RM>  ever flew from - they could handle it, I could not - 'nuff said !
The locals can always handle the local field... like the one I flew at.  Guys 
would come in from out of town and try the "proper" approach, and being 
unable to find the runway, they'd finally give up and approach over the range 
and wall.  It always took a few passes to get the height right.  What 
compounded the problem is the runway was angled slightly away from the road, 
so rather than being 90 degrees to the wall, it was more like 60 or so, so 
the turn from the "proper" approach was slightly more than 90 degrees.  Of 
course, if the pilot ONLY turned 90 degrees and didn't correct on his 
go-around, he'd buzz the guys at the south end of the runway.
C-ya! Rich
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