13,999′ + in a glider today!
It was a great day to be in the glider. Set my new personal record with how high I have flown an airplane with no motor. The first trip was a good one but only lasted about 20 minutes as I had my first real “Rope Break” as we were passing through 7200′ About a 1000′ AGL. I ended up finding a few spots with lift but all in all, I was still early and needed to be towed to about 8500′ to find sufficient lift to really climb. The rope break was interesting and I did not expect it!! Sort of scared the shit of out me to be honest…Just was not expecting it! Thankfully it was not at a 100′ AGL…It was a great experience!!
The next lift I got towed out over Boca Hill and dumped the tow plane at 8700′ and found myself in a 1000′ per minute of lift! I was going up like a rocket! Talk about a thrill ride! I continued to watch the VSI (Vertical Speed Indicator) climb as I circled in the thermal and found myself at…well to be legal you need to stay at or below 13,999. So I will leave it at that! Here are a few photos from the epic soaring from today…