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Title: Stemme S10 VT over Telluride Colorado
Post by: joe on July 01, 2008, 16:31:12 PM
A few photos from me in a Stemme over the Rockys!
Airport is at almost 10,000 feet! Motored up to about 12,000 then thermaled up to around 17,000 before heading into the mountains. Thermals were just OK for them that day climbing at about 800 feet a minute. Stunning place to fly as you can see from the photos.


(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/joe/DSC00299.jpg)
The airport


(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/joe/tell_cock4.jpg)
The valley below

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/joe/tell_wing.jpg)
Climbing


(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/joe/tell_cock1.jpg)
Heading for the mountains


(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/joe/tell_cock2.jpg)
A bit of slope soaring!


(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/joe/tell_cock_rud.jpg)
Getting a feel for the rudder


(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/joe/tell_cock3.jpg)
Heading home

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/joe/stemme-aust-murray-full.jpg)
This is a Stemme S-10 (this one is in OZ)

:D  :D Good times!
Title: Stemme S10 VT over Telluride Colorado
Post by: Happy Days on July 01, 2008, 17:25:13 PM
Fantastic views, must have been some experience! But one question Joe,................ :?:  Why were you in the right hand seat?
Title: Stemme S10 VT over Telluride Colorado
Post by: joe on July 01, 2008, 18:07:48 PM
They drive on the left in the states!
Title: Stemme S10 VT over Telluride Colorado
Post by: Happy Days on July 01, 2008, 18:12:13 PM
Good answer :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  well done :clap:
Title: Stemme S10 VT over Telluride Colorado
Post by: Fred on July 02, 2008, 00:26:35 AM
Cheater !!  :P  :P

Very nice view / place to fly indeed !
That should have been a lovely moment !

And I can see myself slope soaring at the airport !
Very good looking slope !  :shock:

Did you took the controls for a little while ?
Title: Stemme S10 VT over Telluride Colorado
Post by: Alan_Perse on July 02, 2008, 14:45:09 PM
Sweet Joe. Very nice pictures. So thats what you were doing in the US.
Title: Stemme S10 VT over Telluride Colorado
Post by: Fred on July 02, 2008, 15:29:40 PM
Yeah, he call that "working"  :-({|=

 :P
Title: Stemme S10 VT over Telluride Colorado
Post by: joe on July 02, 2008, 16:33:28 PM
It's work to some people!! Life is tough  :wink:

Didn't fly, just held the stick and put my feet on the rudders to feel what was goin on.

Want a fullsize now  :D
Title: Stemme S10 VT over Telluride Colorado
Post by: Alan_Perse on July 02, 2008, 17:00:34 PM
Quote from: "joe"
Want a fullsize now  :D


We'll have great fun trying to launch you off from Mt Leinster in it  :P  :P .
Title: Stemme S10 VT over Telluride Colorado
Post by: joe on July 02, 2008, 21:57:40 PM
Yeah your right Alan. Maybe I could borrow your bungee?!  :D