Check out the Reno sounding below. I have never seen drier air. Guaranteed no cus today.

Unfortunately fire potential is very high.

Yes I know that we all are different and our perceptions of what is super is different for all people. I am close to my 71st birthday and Mother Nature suggests cool it. The younger of us are there to enjoy life. By younger I mean those who just love living. OK! So what can I add that makes any sense? Probably not much but hopefully something. Today I had a flight in my silly little SparrowHawk glider that reminded me of what life is all about.

After procrastinating for half an hour I decided to launch. Having a reputation to maintain I released at 1000 feet agl over the Starbucks coffee factory in about a 100 feet per minute thermal. I often sink out and provide entertainment for the more conservative pilots. This time I slowly went up and then over to the Pine Nut Range to 14,000 feet. There a met a Duo Discus sailplane and we shared a thermal. Thermals were rare and far apart and the air was extremely turbulent. The SparrowHawk has rigid wings and one gets thrown about in turbulence more than with a regular glider. This is because the SparrowHawk is 95% carbon fiber and weighs, without accessories, less that 155lbs and the wings do not flex. However feedback on thermals is better than any other glider I know. So coming back from the Pine Nut Range I note zero sink and then a little lift, secondary wave from the Sierras? So up to 16k and then at 80 knots I flew towards the Sierras in 1000 feet per minute sink and finally contacted the primary wave having lost 4,000 feet. Then in completely blue skies 1,500 feet of lift in smooth wave. As I approached 18k with my transponder on for Reno Approach I knew I had to get out of the lift otherwise I would have shot through 18k into Class A airspace which is prohibited without permission. So I flew forward into the Sierras past the lift band and for 15 seconds my transponder showed 18k. With dive brakes out it was just a few minutes to be on the ground (4.7k msl). What an enjoyable and unexpected flight for July. Mother Nature has never failed to amaze me. I still have a high from today. Total flight time was just over 2 hours which for me is just right but, of course, I am a senior citizen, and the young bucks such as Ramy might disagree. But, of course, one of these days he may become a senior citizen also.