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I drove out to Arkoma… that would be a small city on the border of, wait for it…. Oklahoma and Arkansas. This was my first mid-day flight. I was assured by a VERY competent pilot that the thermals were present but safe to fly. He was right on both accounts. I had an OK launch but almost immediately caught sink. It kept me level under full power. Once it released i was off like a rocket. The pockets of lift were very interesting to fly in. I half enjoyed it but was a bit fearful as well. I had minor tip collapses, nothing to fear but just beyond my bump tolerance. I lapped the field a few time and landed with out incident. A great flight for experience but not all that enjoyable.

The part of the day I really did enjoy was watching Britton Shaw taking his student for a foot launch tandem flight. Britton is one hell of an instructor and pilot. He had his student kiting like a pro in half a day in low wind conditions. He was extremely knowledgeable and patient. If the rest of the training mirrored what i saw, i would recommend Britton as an instructor if you are looking for one in the Oklahoma/Arkansas area. You can find him at RVPPG.com

Here are some photos of their tandem flight on his huge sod training field.

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