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Terry Taggart
Saturday 4/1/06

Eliminator to Santa Ynez Peak to Summit School (Upper Ojai)

Launched Eliminator around noon, went westbound to Painted Cave, topped out about 4100 with YNA and jumped the 154, lots of Qs on the other side.  Made the mistake of taking the high ground to Broadcast Peak, it was working better out front, YNA found the better line to Santa Ynez Peak, got there high enough to not have to suffer the rodeo in the bottom of that 1600 FPM monster in front of the towers, it was all I could do to hang on.

Cloudbase was about 5300 west of the gun club. Caught up with YNA at Painted Cave then made the mistake of flying too fast to Montecito Peak, got there low and had to struggle.  Came into Romero just as Hammer was returning to E beach to get the party ready, what a sacrifice. Got to Noon Peak, it was pretty ODed to the east so I went for a peak out a ways from the range that had some sun, it was decision time, I hate those.  If I get up there I will go though the pass, if I don't I will go to Bates.  I could hear Scotty behind me asking how the lift is when I got into the pass down to 3,000 he turned around.  Got down to 1600 msl at Foxtail field and just unzipped when I got one over a small pond and worked it to 5K.  Made Nordhoff with 3K, got backup to base about 5,500, E of Nordhoff was all dark, got down to 3K at E repeater and glided in to Andy & Emily's LZ near the summit school.

Flight time 4hr. 29min. distance 65mi.