Tom Mayer Flight Article
Eliminator to Beach
Sunday, 11/15/09
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Yeah, yeah, Now we all know who "enjoyed" their glide to the beach don't we Tiger?!  So after flying through the house thermal and being 100' below launch, I decided to try to get back to the RR.  Diving at the TT ridge I pushed out and went over the other side with about 20 feet to spare to find nada, waffled around the Holy Hills and power of prayer with the Kipster then went over to the Antenna farm got a little bit of gas and headed to Parma to join the other losers.  Got to Parma with 1800, thought about the embarrassment of it all and decided to turn South and go sulk by myself at the beach.  Arrived with almost 1500, and wrung out my sorrows with a couple of loops.  It wasn't until I was driving home when I realized how much gliding around without the benefit of lift or skill that I did.