With a lot of help from Larry and Alasdair, we managed to put together the 1-26 and I then I had a three and one half hour flight.  It is now tied down waiting to be used.

Dr Jack’s website predicted a very good day and from roll time to 6000 feet AGL, took me 14 minutes.  So I knew Dr Jack was right.  Being a cloudless sky made for a bit of a challenge to find the lift, but flying on the windward side of the high ground that got sun, made it an easy flight to stay up.  I had 800 feet lift for half a circle numerous times, but I usually averaged 400 to 600 feet/minute. Despite the bright sun at 6,700 feet AGL, it was best to not touch the sides of the cockpit, not use the air vent, and I should have worn a long sleeve shirt.  I flew to Ascutney, downtown Springfield, Gassetts, and back to Ascutney before  I decided to land at 4 pm.  Mark Farley was taking up CAP students in their Blanik and when he landed at 4:30, he said the day was still booming.  Halfway through my flight at 5,500 feet, I noticed a glass ship about 2 miles south of the airport slightly above me drifting towards the direction of Keene, NH. They are so beautiful when the sun glistens off their wings.  Other than that, the sky was my own.

Greg