[Nj-ny-paragliders] finally got some air!

[Michael Soborski]

After a long string of rainy/windy/otherwise crummy weekends, I finally was able to sneak in a last-few-minutes-of-the-day motor flight.  Winds were NW 11+mph all day right up until 5pm when it slowed to 4-6mph.  Seizing the chance, I threw my gear in the car and drove around the corner to the field.

 

Take off was easy; the new motor is working great, this being only it's second 'break in' flight.  I quickly climbed to a comfortable altitude and got a good look around.  Visibility was amazing!  I could see the Philadelphia skyline perfectly, not a hint of haze.  The northern horizon revealed a distant low mountain range (Watchungs?).  Sunset was shaping up to be a beauty.  All this plus the foliage is peaking around here so, once I hit 1000 feet or so, I grabbed my camera to take what I anticipated to be some very nice pics.

 

Dead batteries.  That's what I get for rushing out of the house without checking.  Anyway, boated around/parked in strong wind until my hands got cold (vario read 50 degrees at 1700 feet - brrrr), killed the motor and had one of the nicest glides down in recent memory against a sunset that painted the sky with unimaginably beautiful hues of red, blue, amber and violet.  By the time I landed in the deepening shadows near the tree line I was feeling pretty good; amazing what even a short flight can do for one's mood!

 

Mike S.  
 		 	   		  
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