Went down to ULLB at about 5:45 and could tell it was going to a bust, but I decided to stick around and see if it would pick up. Besides, I was able to listen to the Cubs play the Brewers on the radio and that sure beat doing yardwork. Anyway, at about 6:15, I was sufficiently discouraged and pulled away. On the way home, I saw Sal drive down, and thought that he might know something I don't, and sure enough he did. I turned around and when I pulled back into the parking lot, the wind was up at the 8 knot range, and climbing. Sal finished his wind dance and it was 12 to 15 M rig-able. Wind was alright until about 8:15, when it seemed to be backing off.
Want to thank Sal for helping me launch and Jason for helping land the kite. While I didn't get any good passes in, I was able to control the kite and re-launch when it fell. A good first solo session for a newb.