Flight #131

18 August 2024 • Dockweiler • Hang II - Novice

My 40th day of flying at Dockweiler. Had around 10 flights. That puts me at about 370+ flights at the beach. That makes about 397+ foot launch flights in total. Flew the Alpha 210 for the first time. I was going to test my cocoon harness with loser leg straps, but decided against it and just flew the training harness for fun. I did have one awkward launch where I pulled in too much and actually felt the negative lift pushing the nose down. I started to push out really hard and as I felt the backpressure lighten up and the glider started to angle back up to trim, I quickly stopped applying pressure and gently let it fly and I took out without any problem. But those first few seconds were a little troublesome. I'm glad I salvaged the launch successfully.