Hang-On Comp

I drove down to Woodrat with Jonny and Chris on Sunday for a few days of flying at the Hang-On competition. We had great flying the first two days with clouds streets over the mountains towards Grants Pass. Unfortunately a wild fire started along the coarse on the first day and the race was stopped. Most of us landed at goal as the tankers and helicopters zoomed over head carrying water and flame retardant to the near by fire.

As we were getting ready to leave the LZ I helped Chris load his glider on the van and as he stepped down he twisted his ankle severely. Chris went to the hospital that evening to have it x-rayed and found out that it was actually broken and would require surgery to ensure that it mended quickly and correctly. He's still planning on flying at the World's in Big Spring in two weeks and I'm sure he'll do great. More info is on his Blog.

Mexican ice pack

Darren, Jonny & Chris