Ross,
I am going to make a decision early Sunday morning. Right now the Sunday prediction for winds aloft for Tucson and Phoenix look like the light and variable annoying stuff. The surface forecast is calling for a chance of rain at Safford and Phoenix, BUT not at Box or Mustang. The Sunday surface winds look marginal for an afternoon Mustang flight, but OK for a glassoff. The Sunday surface prediction for Box looks great for either the lower or upper launches.
That is how I read things - and unless things change, or you can convince me that the weather is not going to be as I think it will be - I think Box is the place to fly on Sunday.
Lew

Those forecasts change a lot! Now it looks like the surface winds should be perfect for either Box or Mustang. It still looks like Phoenix might get some rain. I will check again in the morning.
Lew

SM looks good with light south winds. any takers

Ross is going to South Mountain and I am going to MUSTANG. The surface winds look perfect for an afternoon flight and maybe a glassoff at Mustang.
Lew

I'm going to Mt. Lemmon for a hike and observe the wind conditions.

How was Mustang yesterday, Lew? What do you think about going again this evening? I'll be in the area so I'm bringing my glider.
--Aaron

Aaron.
Mustang was great at glassoff time and probably good earlier. I got to launch at 3:30 to find 3 to 16 mph SW and WSW winds. I was set up at 4 PM but a car arrived. Thinking it was a pilot, I rosebuded the wing and waited. It turned out that the car belonged to someone who wanted to fire off a few gunshots. I set the wing up again, but now the wind was too light for a reverse launch. Shortly after 5 PM the glassoff began, causing the wind to pick up to 12 mph, and I launched. Winds aloft were 15 (building to 18 at sunset) from the SW and later WSW. Most of my flight was 300 over launch. The flight was a typical smooth and magical Mustang and Biscuit flight. I intended to land at sunset, but the lift kept me up 5 or 10 minutes longer. The wind in the LZ was a dead calm and I had a less than perfect landing.
No, I was no exactly alone. After all the shooter was there - sort of. The Mexican lookout man was absent. Oh yes, I had fun flying with a turkey vulture for a while.
Sorry that I can't fly today (Monday).
Lew

Josh and I headed up to Phoenix to fly South Mountain. It looked good with a small cloud street setting up from the Tortillita Mtns all the way to Florence. Upon arrival the conditions appeared good with winds se 8-12. By the time Josh got off it had dialed back a bit but he was able to get 500 over. I launched into even a lighter cycle of 4-8mph. It wasn't easy but it was alot of fun bobbing up and down the ridgeline. I felt confident enough to venture west down the range with most of my time 100 over or under the ridge. After about a half hour,things were shutting down and I couldn't make it back to the LZ. I'm sure glad I was landing a PG in the open rugged desert. The same sink cycle took Josh and we started back up the mountain. He got 50 minutes or so. At the saddle Josh hitched a ride with a drunk driver. While he was gone the Phoenix crowd showed up-Glen, Paul and Wyatt. So we all headed up for a second flight. Conditions had improved and several of the guys got 2k over. Glen landed over in the north side. The sink cycles were strong though and it flushed the entire squadron from above launch to the dirt within 10 minutes. Brutal. Good times by all.