Sunday Series Task from Beechmont to Moogera Dam.

As Joel and I drove up to Beechmont the clouds were looking very good and our hopes were up. We arrived at just after 10am to find lots of people and many gliders already set up.


It looked good, but then the wind died and the valley was in shadows. So no one was keen to launch. Soon the wind picked up a little and Kath launched. She wasn't gaining much height but seem to be ridge soaring quite well. Of course then there was a bit of a rush. Soon there was 15 or so paragliders and hang glider ridge soaring in light lift. There was a call for no more pilots to launch as it was very congested with everyone at the same height. Some bombed out after choosing to search for lift out in the valley. Some eventually gained enough height to go over the back. After seeing a few pilots getting up off the point I decided to launch and fly out to them, but was rewarded instantly with good lift right in front of launch.


It was worth the long wait to launch because I soon found myself going over the back with a great cloud street almost all the way to Moogera. I caught up with a gaggle of four over Mohomit (is that how you spell it?). Kath was one of them and we flew together almost all the way to goal. It was an awesome flight.


I was so glad to make goal. Lee, the legend that he is was there to pick up Kath had some beers with him and I thought, well it doesn't get much better than this. A great flight, someone to take you back to your car and few cool beers around beautiful countryside. Many pilots made goal, including Nick, Cameron, Neil, Derek, Warren, Wrangi etc. I ended up being 6th for the day behind Warren, Cameron, Nick and Neil. If only days like this happened every weekend.