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| Desert flower |
Task One was cancelled due to unsafe conditions for launching. We had a nearly constant tailwind on launch and a few wind dummies, who successfully launched during short breaks in the tailwind, could not climb above launch height.
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| Launch |
Stable conditions during the second and last practice day produced light thermal and leeside conditions. The air was textured but still enjoyable.
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| Chilli |
It was too windy to fly on the first of two practice days. Instead, we explored Pamukkale.
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| Denizli |
Twenty seven hours later, home feels far away.
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| Dawn departure |
The morning sun arrives, lingering fog retreats, and I begin the long journey to Denizli, Turkey.
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| Last test flight at Grouse Mountan |
It is time. At some point, when there is nothing left to prepare, you have to leave. I cling to the relative comfort and certainties of home, wonder why I feel this incessant force pulling me towards the sky, and feel sad at the thought of leaving family and friends. When the time comes, I go anyways.
