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Sunday, April 3, 2011

Villa Opener March 18 2011

First flights of 2011 at Villa - Matt, Dean and myself. The road was mostly dry with a short section of snow near the top. Launch was dry. Perfect! Especially for March. Conditions were good although it got pretty strong after we were up. Wind velocity picked up and large areas of moderate lift made for a fun but sometimes "exciting" day. Two F-16 fighters flew by us. Don't know who was more surprised, us or them. Dean took some video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niJA5MXN7bc