Flying Kagel Mtn

I hooked up with Chris on Friday and we headed out to Kagel Mtn even though the forecast wasn't too good with some east wind predicted. It was in the low 70s and clear with very little smog in the valley. By the time we got to the LZ it was already starting to blow in and it seemed that the Santa Anna wind was not going to be a factor. We launch around 1pm and had a great two hour orientation flight. It's amazing how much GA and commercial air traffic we are flying with here. During my two hour flight I had about 5 aircraft come within a mile or two of me and 2 come within 1000'. I kept pulling out of the thermals around 5000' to try to stay below the majority of the aircraft coming and going from the two major airports nearby. We had a great flights though and will be out there the next two days getting more air time.
Thanks to Kraig Coomber, Jo Greblo, and all the pilots at Kagel Mtn for getting us set up and being so welcoming.