Mid level clouds covered Quest Air both Monday and Tuesday until
late in the afternoon. Then they dissipated and we had blue sky overhead, which
got us to get in the air quickly and we successfully soared.

I took the new Wills Wing T2C 144 with add on tips, carbon inserts, and eight
additional 1/8 battens for an hour flight in smooth conditions with lift ranging
from less than 100 fpm up to tiny bits of 300 fpm. Up at 1000' to 4000' AGL the
wind was about 10 mph out of the southwest and there was well defined streeting
which allowed for following lines of lift.

While others have mentioned that they didn't like the feel of the tips at first,
but soon got used to them, I didn't notice anything different about the glider
(I'm a blunt instrument apparently). As always the T2C 144 was easy to handle
and had no problem tracking at higher speeds with 3/4+ VG on. I kept the sink
rate near 100 fpm in the lift line and stopped for lift that showed a positive
climb rate.

I've had three no or very light wind landings now with this new glider, all of
them barefoot run in as my left shoulder is not happy with aggressive flaring at
the moment. The glider slows down so I don't have to run that far. As always the
T2C is an easy glider to land.

There is a front coming in Tuesday night so I broke down the glider in the
evening in 74 degree zephyrs as the sun lowered itself in the west. I took my
time as it was so completely pleasant to be surrounded by the warm air, feeling
the sun as it peaked behind the approaching clouds. Packing up a glider is a
ritual which is best experienced quite late in the day.