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Jeremy Zawodny's adventures flying and such...en-us2005-06-07T15:47:03-08:002005-06-07T16:06:39-08:00Testing... Ignore.Ignore this....
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jzawodn2005-06-07T15:47:03-08:004.5 Hours of Hollister Wave and Random Lift Darryl called me last night to see if I still had an open seat in the DG-1000. I was planning to go in search of the wave (just like last Sunday). I had an open seat, so we agreed to meet at 10am to get going. The forecast has the highest wind speeds at roughly 1pm coming from about 350 or so. We managed to launch almost right at 11am. The scene wasn't pretty. Winds on the ground were...
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Soaringjzawodn2004-11-28T21:11:32-08:00Wave Sunday at HollisterThis is the message I just sent to the hgcgroup mailing list. Given the brisk northerly wind, thanks to the low pressure system to the south, we got lucky. We launched just after 11am and released around 5,100 feet a bit south east of Christiansen in light lift. Miguel provided some good GPS navigation and excellent instincts. We spent the next hour or so exploring a small band of lift that took us up to 9,400 feet. The lift was...
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jzawodn2004-11-21T23:52:19-08:00Spin Training in the DG-1000Today I flew with Brett in the DG-1000. In an effort to kill two birds with one stone, I put him in the front seat so that my flights could finally earn me a back seat checkout (which I'd been meaning to do for about six months now). We took a 5,800 foot tow the first time to practice spins. First, he asked me to do a few stalls just to see which wing drops. Each time we came fairly...
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Soaringjzawodn2004-09-23T21:59:36-08:00Post-Frontal Fun in the DG-1000I headed down to Hollister around 12:30 today with a 3-5pm reservation in the Grob. I drove through a lot of rain to get there and was convinced the airport was going to be rained out. But while I was still 10 minutes out, Lance called to tell me the DG-1000 was now free (he had just finished) for the rest of the day. Did I want it? Hell yes! I convinced Darren to ride in the back seat and...
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Soaringjzawodn2004-09-19T19:33:48-08:00Landing on TowMost of the fun in today's flying was learning to land on tow. The idea is to simulate a double release failure where neither the glider nor the tow plane can disconnect from the rope. Alan was our tow pilot, which is good, because he's probably the only tow pilot at Hollister who has done this before. The three of us discussed what we were going to do on the ground before going up to give it a go. The...
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Soaringjzawodn2004-09-16T21:22:22-08:00More Training FunThis morning, after re-taping the wings on the Grob, we had five flights. Two "high" tows (~3000), two pattern tows, and a simulated rope break. I practiced: Slips to landing (no spoilers) Stalls with brakes open Precision landing Turns to a point Steering turns to a point (tow pilot didn't get it though) Boxing the wake The slips are getting better but not quite there yet. Ground track control is harder than I thought it'd be in a full forward...
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Soaringjzawodn2004-09-09T16:57:46-08:00First 5.5 Hour Flight out of Air SailingOn Monday (Labor Day), I had my longest duration flight to date. Thisi is my condensed flight report. Flying out of Air Sailing in Nevada, I launched fourth and released at 6,800 feet MSL (or 2,500 AGL). I thought I had a good thermal at the south end of the Dog Skins. Instead I spent the next hour or so struggling to get above 7,000 feet. At one point I was down to 6,200 feet and ready to head in...
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Soaringjzawodn2004-09-08T22:36:55-08:00Training for My Commercial Glider RatingOkay, I've neglected this flying site for far too long, so it's time to get back on the ball. I've been toying with the idea of working on my Commercial Glider rating for a while now. Last Thursday I began the process. I hadn't intended to, but the soaring forecast took a turn for the worse. So instead of flying the Duo Discus with Brett, I suggested that we start working on my commercial stuff. I flew the Grob 103...
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Soaringjzawodn2004-09-08T22:15:31-08:00July 4th Panoche RunIt's a good thing the Blipmap/spot were unavailable for 21Z this morning. Otherwise I wouldn't have attempted flying Panoche. Only upon arriving home tonight did I see the predicted 6,300 BL Top and 5,300 Hcrit on the Panoche Blipspot. I launched a bit after 1pm and took a higher tow just in case EL1 wasn't working. It wasn't. So I hung a right and followed the edge of the valley, planning to end up on the south side of the...
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Soaringjzawodn2004-07-04T21:54:40-08:00Decent Local SoaringI planned to fly in the informal Hollister League contest today. Since I flew the novice task two weekends ago with Jonathon, I figured it was time to do it on my own. At the morning pilot's meeting, Ramy called a task of Panoche (lookout towers) to Black Mountain and then back north to the Lick Observatory atop Mt. Hamilton. Ramy had suggested that a local start (tow to Three Sisters, find lift, work down to Panoche) might work. I...
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Soaringjzawodn2004-04-24T21:16:13-08:00A Good Day of Soaring at Seminole LakeSince Tuesday was a bust, I headed back to the Seminole Lake Gliderport on Saturday morning with plans to get a checkout early and then take their DG-300 up for some local soaring. Area Checkout I arrived a bit after 9:30 and met my instructor shortly after. Izumi (not sure on the spelling) was to fly with me in one of their Grob 103s for some local checkout flights. After doing my pre-flight (the Grob was really showing its age...
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Soaringjzawodn2004-04-19T08:49:37-08:00Flying UpdateOkay, it's been a long time since I've updated my flying blog, so I'm going to do so in one big entry. I'm on a flight to Orlando right now, so there's not a lot else to do anyway. :-) New Toy Since I last wrote, I've done quite a bit. First off, I bought a glider. My new toy is N304GT, a standard class Glasflugel 304C ship. I bought it from a guy down in Hemet, California about a...
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Soaringjzawodn2004-04-12T20:27:51-08:00Booked at Seminole Lake GliderportWith a conference in April taking me to Orlando, I'm going to stay a few extra days to visit friends and fly at the famous Seminole Lake Gliderport in Clearmont. On Tuesday the 13th, I'll fly in their Grob 103 for an area checkout with an instructor and then probably take it up solo for a bit. The conference runs the 14th-16th. Then I have their DG-300 scheduled for Saturday and hope to maybe try some dual X-C in either...
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Soaringjzawodn2004-01-15T18:27:22-08:00Power Flight InstructorI finally got around to calling West Valley to find an instructor I can start flying with on the weekdays. They handed me off to a guy to chat with. After a bit he asked if I was nearby. Since it's only 10-15 minutes away, I headed over. We talked a bit about my goals and experience and then agreed to fly together next week. Since I don't know what I'd like to train it, we'll probably do a flight...
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