Amazing!

Great job David!!!!

It was a good day but not an easy day by any stretch for myself. I took my Sport 3 155 OTB from Marshall Peak to Crestline Ridge – E to Running Springs – W to Sugarpine – S to 15/215 Fwy interchange – E along RR tracks – N to AJX. 34.6 miles along 3 turn-points and 16.5 miles across.

Friday was indeed a good day which carried me from Marshall to 7300′ at Mill Peak in Arrowbear but alas I left too low and arrived below Keller Peak too low to catch the thermals leaving me with a glide that was beyond the performance of a Sport 3 155 & cocoon harness to get over the Seven Oaks Dam. I landed in a safe area behind and hitched a ride with two young men from Hemet who were out exploring. I was back at my vehicle at 7PM. I rewarded them appropriately. On the way I teamed up with Scott on his S3-155, Bruce on his Swift Light and Michael on his ARCHAEOPTERYX. I’ll post the new video when it’s ready.

Don’t fly too close to the sun!

This frames just begs, “Meme me!”….

…and so does my final glide into the nasty surface mess 275 feet East of the LZ in a 6mph tailwind.

Luckily there was only pucker and no measurable drama yesterday.

Not unlike shooting fish in a barrel. Here’s a typical track from an EN-B equivalent Novice level hang glider I found by scraping the Cleopatra database. The pilot quipped that he landed due to an aging bladder combined with fresh coffee and should have worn something beside a Mr. Rogers signature cardigan sweater.

Yesterday’s