Dave Patterson
Saturday,, 1/25/2025

Marco Polo to Snowball to Parma
Longest Westbound flight to date from Marco Polo
9.9 Miles Straight Line Over-Flown Distance (SLOFD)
5th longest flight ever  (any direction) from Marco Polo

Reference: [IGC Text Data File] and [Google Earth KMZ File]

Leg 1 / 2.0 miles Eastbound to Snowball
Leg 2 / 9.9 miles SLOFD Westbound to Parma
11.9 total miles around 1 Turn Point (2 leg total)
Max Altitude 2,372 Ft MSL
1 hours 5 minutes 6 seconds / Launch at 12:16:02 / Land at 1:21:08 PST

Dave's Narrative (from email)

I could have kept going but clouds were showing ripping SE wind above me.  I thought if I got blown back into the fishbowl I might not get out.  Probably should have tried out front though.

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