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Overlooked

Posted from Over the Back 138 days ago
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Overlook Mountain sits at the southeast corner of the Catskill Mountains rising above the Hudson River Valley. It has been flown since the early days of the sport, but to the best of my knowledge no one has flown a hang glider there in a decade or more. I have been pestering the locals the past ye... (original story)

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Continued

Posted from Gary's Blog 138 days ago
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After many more weekends at the local training hills. I had the urge to buy my first wing. I wanted to be able to go to the training hills without my instructor to continue to practice my launch and landings. My instructor gave me a led on an older used Cumulus. Yep, one of the oldies with the wing ... (original story)

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East Coast Championship - Day 6

Posted from SkyOut 138 days ago
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We had our sixth flying day in row at the East Coast Championship today. The forecast indicated showers and/or thunderstorms would develop late in the day, so the task committee selected a 59.2 km out-and-back for the open class and a small 35.9 km triangle for the sport class. We a... (original story)

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Force and Finesse

Posted from Over the Back 138 days ago
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[ Mood: Happy ]I flew Monday and Tuesday, and they were as different as could be. Monday was strong winds with huge areas of lift and sink. Staying up was easy. Staying out front was a sustained bench press on the bar. I had the mountain to myself for a half hour jumping back and fort... (original story)

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Flytec Race and Rally - Day 6

Posted from SkyOut 138 days ago
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The task for day six was from Viladia Georgia to Allendale South Carolina. Once again I contemplated not flying due to my shoulder, but hey, how hard can it be to fly a hang glider? ;-) The town mascot showed up for our morning meeting along with several reporters. We staged our ... (original story)

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JWGC 2011 - 6th competition day #1

Posted from gliding « WordPress.c... 138 days ago
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We grided. ATT with 200km over midpoints with 2h min is programmed in the computer. Weather? Well there is weak front coming toward us with some showers and some overcast hiding the sun. We’ll see. (original story)

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Too Much of a Good Thing

Posted from SkyOut 138 days ago
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A couple weeks ago, I tossed the camping gear into the Subaru for a weekend of flying in northern New England. The first stop was Mount Ascutney. The weather looked good, but not great. You have to expect that in mid-August. The regulars Jake, JJ, Peter, PK, Rodger, and Ryan ... (original story)

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Cannon Mountain

Posted from SkyOut 138 days ago
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I fear my flying has turned into an addiction. According to Wikipedia, addiction is a continued involvement with a substance or activity despite the negative consequences associated with it". I have been nursing a sore shoulder for two months that started with overuse due to flying.... (original story)

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Around the Mountain

Posted from SkyOut 138 days ago
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Jake, Peter J, Rodger, and I started the weekend early with flights from Mount Ascutney on Friday afternoon. Conflicting weather forecasts and the possibility of sled rides or not launching at all probably kept everyone else away. The forecasts ranged from very little lift to serious ove... (original story)

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2011 Team Challenge - Day 1 and 2

Posted from SkyOut 138 days ago
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Randy and I arrived at Henson's Gap near Dunlap Tennessee late Friday evening for the Team Challenge. The New England crew setup for a warm-up flight Saturday afternoon. Scattered clouds formed over the plateau while the valley remained blue. Pilots sledding to the LZ convinced us to... (original story)