9000 ft no wind launch, wingovers, no wind landing

[vincesabin]

Nice flight, do you land at Steamboat regularly, because I love watching you guys land.

[airjunkieadam]

@vincesabin I don't live in Steamboat anymore, but if you keep a close eye out for gliders circling above Mt. Werner usually between 12-4pm there's a good chance they will land at whistler park. There are usually more pilots on the weekend too.

[vincesabin]

@airjunkieadam I was there all of last week. My house is right by Whistler Park. They flew 6 out of 7 days. I talked with one guy, and I think that he touched 16,000 feet! I figured out that if the wind is going north or south, they land at Whistler, but if the wind is coming out of the west, they land by Haymaker Golf Course...Is this true?

[airjunkieadam]

@vincesabin Yeah 16k+ is is definitely doable in Steamboat on a good day, that place has epic soaring! What they told you is true, they try not to land at whistler if it's strong west because the trees upwind by the creek can create some nasty air to land in. If the winds are switchy or light, there's a good chance they'll still land there.

[vincesabin]

@airjunkieadam Thanks for replying, I was always curious about that. I hope that you have happy flights and landings!!

[tubecoatue]

Dude... that was awesome. Love it.

[willswingwilly1950]

change your title to 3000 feet , a launch at 9000 feet dos not show any gras or trees ....! The weird bump must be from the VG , nice landing !

[airjunkieadam]

@willswingwilly1950 Thanks for the compliment! Come visit Steamboat Springs sometime and you'll see trees at over 10,000 feet.

[markandjackif]

Nice landing! That pop has got me scratching my head too mate...wtf?

[JDegtoff]

Impressive flying. I was as puzzled as y'all with what that random pop was. strange

[airjunkieadam]

@JDegtoff Someone mentioned to me in PM that it was probably me flying back through my wake, and I think they're probably right

[grazianofly]

NIce very nice...

Cheers.

[mirageg4]

That landing should be on a training tape. Thanks bro!

[mirageg4]

One more thing...what the F popped at :53???

[airjunkieadam]

I've never figured out what that pop was. I couldn't find any damage on the glider but it just seemed so weird to have a bump like that in the normally smooth evening air. Can't say I ever had anything else like it with over 100 hours on that glider. Maybe something related to the VG slipped or a freak bump in the air but it still has me scratching my head too.

[airjunkieadam]

Thanks for the kind words!