Scott O'Brien

Flight Number:286
Location:Tollhouse
Date:2024-07-08
Duration:01:05
Launch:TO (SSW-WSW) Burrough Mt._Tollhouse, CA
Max Distance:2520m
Max Altitude:1477m
Track Length:33934m
Wing:BGD Epic M
IGC File:Download

Comments:

This was a bit of a sketchy end of the flight, but super interesting.

Thorin was mentioning how 4,500 is what we'd need to make it over, top of lift projected to be a touch over 5,000, and I made it for the tit at about 4,800ft.

On heading over, I notice my glide is only about a 6:1. With a more western wind, and the wind baking tollhouse rock, decided to head over there as it's worked for me in the past.

This was a big mistake. The wind felt much more Northly there, was in the lee of the Tit coming back on full bar to punch out in front of it, with a 3:1 glide ratio at times.

Was super lucky to make the LZ. Was picking small fields I could make work, and was glad that it was very lifty down low to make it back to land.