January, winter, freezing temperatures, inversions, and tail wind. The sled ride season has started.
Thursday the forecast predicted NV winds, and at home the wind was pretty strong. Still, I travelled to Sundvollen expecting nothing else than a sled ride at most. Inversion and cold air from the platou behind the launch provide a safe and predictable tail wind in January. I met up with Petter Peikli who was to try a Litespeed 4 (his first topless and big leap from his previous Avian intermediate glider). I was out to testfly my club’s new (and third) WW Falcon 2 glider.
Petter struggles with the curved wing tips.
I guess that Petter was a little more nervous than me. Still, we were both extremely pleased with our gliders, and Petter bought the Litespeed later that evening. I hope to buy me a Falcon 2 soon, but this year I will prioritise a T2.
Petter ready to launch.