Mia and Randy are up in the tow rotation and yours truly running the rig. Conditions looked spectacular .... but things were not as they appeared.
Both Randy and Mia had plans to do a Banks Lake Crossing and return to Withrow or Waterville then back to Mansfield. Mia towed first and connected immediately (with a 1700ft tow) and was up and away (getting to 7500ft asl before leaving the tow site)
Randy was next, with a 2000ft agl tow connected and climbed out to 8500ft asl and joined Mia heading east.
I packed up the rig and by the time I was out on the road for chase support Mia was crossing Banks heading east, soon after Randy also joined her. I did a quick trip down to Coulee city, short wait and they both announced they were heading back..... straight into a trap!
A big blue hole had formed on their return leg, along with a stiff south wind of 10 to 15 mph and the west side of the lake was scrubbed of lift. Randy landed first, Mia followed shortly there after with a sympathy landing (same field as Randy). With Q's surrounding the area Randy was in a grumpy mood. It took three Beck's to cheer him up. At least everybody was packed up with plenty of time for a nice afternoon at Park Lake.
Mia's Flight and Randy's Flight
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