[LASS Soaring] What makes a good G&R course?

Sun Jul 5 23:44:49 EDT 2009

	Looks like we can sit out on the deck and have a ring side seat for  
Gordy's XC flight!   Not really cause there's a few trees between my  
house and US 127 Bypass.   LoL
	I checked the mileage and thought we could launch from the Alton  
Baptist Church to fly 7.6 miles north on US 127 to I-64 and return or  
we can go by L-Burg and 9 miles to BG Parkway!   There are many  
landing sites on farms near US 127 northerly and quite a few build up  
sites where heat thermals will develop.
	Want to meet at my house about 11:30 AM and check out the route  
(weather permitting)?
	I'll spring for some cokes and water.
	The easiest route description to my house is from Louisville east to  
US 127 and then south 5.2 miles to Honeysuckle Estates (on east side  
of US 127 South).  Turn east on Honeysuckle thru the stone gates and  
go to the top of the hill (a T intersection)--turn south/right for 0.3  
mile and look for a Corvette red door on a house with two fieldstone  
pillars on the west side/right of Blackberry Drive just before the T  
intersection with Emma Drive at the bottom of the hill.
	Dave you and AJ want to join me here and I'll help you get your XC  
flights?
RSVP
Hank
Kathy & Hank Gullett
1119 Blackberry Dr
Lawrenceburg, KY 40342
kandh2 at me.com
Kathy & Hank Gullett
1119 Blackberry Dr
Lawrenceburg, KY 40342
kandh2 at me.com

On Jul 5, 2009, at 8:09 PM, GordySoar at aol.com wrote:

> 151 looks interesting too. Long enough but not sure what the view is.
> 127 is likely our best opportunity for LSF5 courses.
> Gordy
>
> In a message dated 7/5/2009 6:52:38 P.M. Central Daylight Time, GordySoar at aol.com 
>  writes:
> Hank named it.  Somewhere good to launch from, but view from the  
> road toward the horizon....versus UP.
>
> The freeway is wide but often in a valley.  IF here was no traffic  
> that could work but really you need to have some view to each side  
> in order to work far off thermals if needed.  Not far off and up.
>
> Thanks a bunch Hank and Ed!  Lets consider the 127 route as primary  
> for now. I'm gone out east all week so can't do any investigating.
>
> Gordy
>
> In a message dated 7/5/2009 2:59:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time, kandh2 at mac.com 
>  writes:
> Sounds good to me, but Ed says the East/West road out front off the  
> Horse park (Ironworks Pike) is unsuitable for a Level V X-Country  
> (6.2 miles)?   Think Ed wants to go back to where he got his XC  
> (near Owenton and the KY Speedway).
> As an idea, I measured the US 127 Bypass near my house and it is a  
> four lane north/south divided highway with wide shoulders for 10.6  
> miles from I-64 south to the BG Parkway.   On both sides are  
> unrestricted access, some parking lots for heat thermals as it  
> passes Lawrenceburg and not many trees?   Just an idea?
> For example, my subdivision is 5.3 miles from the US 127 overpass of  
> I-64.  We could launch from a farm just south of I-64 and fly south  
> to Alton Church for 6 miles then RTB.   I will check it out on Google?
> Hank
> Kathy & Hank Gullett
> 1119 Blackberry Dr
> Lawrenceburg, KY 40342
> kandh2 at me.com
>
>
>
>
> On Jul 5, 2009, at 10:02 AM, GordySoar at aol.com wrote:
>
>> Next weekend?
>> Gordy
>>
>> In a message dated 7/5/2009 7:35:29 A.M. Central Daylight Time, nex12go at aol.com 
>>  writes:
>> Lexington
>>
>> Sun
>> Jul 5
>> 9 am
>>
>> 65° F
>> Precip:
>> 35%
>>
>>
>> 10 am
>>
>> 66° F
>> Precip:
>> 25%
>>
>>
>> 11 am
>>
>> 67° F
>> < SPAN>Precip:
>> 20%
>>
>>
>> 12 pm
>>
>> 68° F
>> Precip:
>> 20%
>>
>>
>> 1 pm
>>
>> 68° F
>> Precip:
>> 20%
>>
>>
>> 2 pm
>>
>> 69° F
>> Precip:
>> 25%
>>
>>
>> 3 pm
>>
>> 70° F
>> Precip:
>> 30%
>>
>>
>> 4 pm
>>
>> 71° F
>> Precip:
>> 30%
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: GordySoar at aol.com
>> To: soaring at louisvillesoaring.org
>> Sent: Sun, Jul 5, 2009 8:27 am
>> Subject: [LASS Soaring] Praying for a weather m iricle
>>
>> Looks like if its going to happen it will be after 1pm.
>> Forecast is calling for the sun to break around 1pm..
>>
>> I'll be in touch.
>> Gordy
>>
>> An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps!
>> _______________________________________________
>> Soaring mailing list
>> Soaring at louisvillesoaring.org
>> http://lists.louisvillesoaring.org/mailman/listinfo/soaring
>>
>> A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps!
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Soaring mailing list
>> Soaring at louisvillesoaring.org
>> http://lists.louisvillesoaring.org/mailman/listinfo/soaring
>>
>> An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps!
>> _______________________________________________
>> Soaring mailing list
>> Soaring at louisvillesoaring.org
>> http://lists.louisvillesoaring.org/mailman/listinfo/soaring
>
> =
>
> _______________________________________________
> Soaring mailing list
> Soaring at louisvillesoaring.org
> http://lists.louisvillesoaring.org/mailman/listinfo/soaring
>
> An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps!
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Soaring mailing list
> Soaring at louisvillesoaring.org
> http://lists.louisvillesoaring.org/mailman/listinfo/soaring
>
> An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps!
> _______________________________________________
> Soaring mailing list
> Soaring at louisvillesoaring.org
> http://lists.louisvillesoaring.org/mailman/listinfo/soaring

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://localhost.localdomain/pipermail/soaring/attachments/20090705/d65c08bc/attachment-0001.htm