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Vancouver International Air-Port, B. C.
- Broken clouds
- Temperature: 18 °C
- Wind: Southwest, 13 km/h
- Pressure: 1021 hPa
- Rel. Humidity: 73%
- Visibility: 32.2 kilometers
Fri, 2008-09-05 22:00
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Tailwind launch sledder.
Submitted by Russ on Thu, 2007-06-07 04:34.
Date w/launch time:
Jun 3 2007 - 5:15pm
Wind Direction at Launch:
NE
Wind Speed at Launch (km):
0km/h
Duration (total minutes only):
15min
Max Altitude (asl):
0m
Wind Direction at landing:
E
Wind Speed at Landing (km/h):
0km/h
Notes:
With a light tailwind it was one of those "run as fast as you can and try not to slip on the snow" kind of launches. Luckily I didn't slip and I got away ok. It was getting overcast and was very stable - no thermals to speak of. Very quick flight but smooth. I saw no other pilots.