Wind was moving from SE to NE rather quickly. 11:30am seemed to be the best time to get going according to Seabreeze.
I threw the glider in the Zook after doing some chores and headed for the hill.
The wind was ever so slightly crossed at El Strez but no-one was flying.
Walked down towards the Coastal Patrol building and noticed a para flying off Watt St.
I hate launching there so I figured I'd flew down from Strezzie rather than embarrass myself trying to get off from Jimmy Fletcher Park.
As I was setting up, Tony Barton came in to land. He'd just flown back up from Watt St and said it was ok.
It was my first flight with my new Go Pro Hero helmet mounted camera system so I was keen to get at least a little bit of airtime.
I launched OK and headed left (north). I faffed around the fort/Bogey Hole end for a bit until I realised I hadn't clipped my speed bar in. I fumbled with the connections for a bit and got it assembled. I then decided to get some height and head to Watt St.
There was one other para down there - Brent - who had landed. I made it to the cliff with a fair bit of height and Brent took off again.
The two of us flew around for a bit - getting pretty good height and having a pretty good time of it all.
I top landed after about 40 minutes flying time at JimmyF Pk. It was lifty on the grassy bit and the wing dragged my a little bit but no real problem.
The problem came when Brent landed and talked me in to having another fly. He took off with ease.
I got the wing organised and built a nice wall but hesitated when trying to launch instead of just going for it. The wing got a bit tangled so I sorted it out.
I raised the wing again and it was a bit crooked and got a big surge in the compression. It flew straight over my head and dumped me on my arse!!
Nothing damaged except my pride as Coxy from the Central Coast had shown up just in time to witness my clumsy launching attempts.
I decided to quit while ahead and packed up.
Coxy got away OK, Brent landed and gave me a lift up the hill.
I'll get the video sorted and put up on Vimeo or YouTube - it came out Ok.
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