Hiya, Rich....
 
 RM>  DON'T HAVE ANY SLOPES - the land around here in central SC is FLAT - 
nd
 RM>  with nothing that will generate thermals -
 RL> Tall buildings?  I've seen it done from buildings as low as two or
 RL> three floors. ~8-) 
 
 Don't have any of them, either - the tallest in DOWNTOWN Camden is only
 3 floors - nothing at the flying field within 1/4 mile (even the nearest
 tree) - we have a NICE place.
 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.
 RL> Not bad time at all... my power flights were normally around 20
 RL> minutes or so (I oversized my tanks when they would fit).  Was that
 RL> carrier mechanism towline or hard-mounted?  I've seen guys use
 
 The sailplane is hard-mounted to the fuse top on the tug, which has twin
 rudders to clear the sailplane's tailfeathers - sailplane release is by
 a top mounted servo in the tug's top deck, simply pulls a pin to release
 the rubber bands holding the sailplane - works simple but nice.
 RL> The locals can always handle the local field... like the one I flew
 
 Yeah, there were several 1/4 scale birds (Sukoi, Jug, Giant Aeromaster)
 at the Boston field and the pilots handled them and the field real good.
 I'm spoiled real bad, having a field like ours - makes going to another
 a real experience - the get-together next year is likely to be in
 Anderson, IN (maybe the AMA homebase at Muncie) or down here in Camden.
 Give some thought about joining us - lots of flying, lying, eating, and
 other good stuff.  TTYL - Roger
... Catch the Blue Wave!
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