We were in Ithaca this weekend for a wedding. The ceremony itself actually took place at the foot of the little pier just right of center in this shot (congratulations J&M). While we were at the ceremony, I spotted this little park across the inlet.
So this afternoon, we went over to see if we could get any shots. I didn't have a whole lot of time to prepare for this trip and it became very apparent when we tried to launch.
The winds were very light but I thought there might be enough to get the delta in the air. Unfortunately, one of the spars from the delta is MIA. I'm sure its around, but I'm also sure its back in Michigan. So flying the delta is out for this trip. Lesson learned.
So we walked around a bit and found a spot where the breeze seemed to be a bit stronger. I reconfigured the tail on the FF16 and put it up with the light line. We got in the air using a long line launch and it seemed to find purchase once it was above the tree line.
So I turned my attention to the camera rig. The USB wire was giving me some trouble and it took a little fiddling to get the camera shutter to trigger. Switched to the backup camera and fiddled with the wire a little more and finally it seemed to be working. So we attached it and put it up.
Got a few nice shots out of it. Not my best work. Not my worst. As always, there are better shots here to try and get the next time we're in town.
