Flight Articles from Thursday 6/29/07 (in order of posting time stamp)
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Chris Grantham
Thursday, 6/29/06
Pine SS to Ojai

Oooooh man it was good to be back in Ojai.  Started out slow at the Bonsai but got better and better with 500-1000 ft/min climbs.  Got a bit lumpy up there too.  My vario had a wacky altitude setting so it was at least 400 feet short.  Once at altitude I left with what I thought was 11.6 though my GPS track shows 12,100.  Got a super buoyant but VERY slow glide to 33.  Once past the first ridge and dry lakes ridge it improved greatly.  Ground speed was up to 23 and my glide ranged between 8:1 and 28:1.  Crossed the nuthouse with 5k+ and arrived at the HS really high.  Heaps of fun, great day and good to be back, if only briefly.