Monthly Archives: September 2014

TTT TC 2014 Day 3: Happy Birthday Vitaly!

Posted on 2014-09-30 by cleversky

We woke up to a valley filled with dense fog, and as the sky above us started looking encouraging, the fog below persisted until about noon. The task committee called the same goals as yesterday: C pilots: GALLOWAY B pilots: … Continue reading →

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TTT TC 2014 Day 2: Sledfest at Henson’s Gap

Posted on 2014-09-28 by cleversky

(click for larger version) Monday was the day when the forecast was for sure, definitely, going to be rained out. Heavy rain all day. That’s what we had been expecting, at least. But although it rained overnight, it was drier … Continue reading →

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TTT TC 2014 Day 1: Sledfest at Whitwell

Posted on 2014-09-28 by cleversky

Tom’s opinion was that the weather forecast looked about like yesterday. It was clear that we’d be flying from Whitwell again. The task committee (or part of it) was more optimistic, and set goals of: C pilots: WAGNER B pilots: … Continue reading →

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TTT TC 2014 Day 0: Getting there

Posted on 2014-09-27 by cleversky

I was one of the first people to sign up for this year’s Tennessee Tree Toppers Team Challenge, which is sort of a hang gliding competition, though different from most comps, primarily in that it uses team scoring with handicaps … Continue reading →

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Third time’s a charm

Posted on 2014-09-07 by cleversky

2014-08-24: Since I had been away on vacation for a couple of weekends, it had been a month since I’d flown, and Tanner-Hiller was the place to go. Quite a few other pilots were there by the time I arrived, … Continue reading →

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