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I'll be there for Green Swamp and for both Quest Air weeks in April.

Richard

When does the build up normally start?
When does it normally reach the too-strong-to-launch level?
What about conditions in the air & at the LZ when it's too strong to launch?

When you say you have "medical insurance", do you mean you have specific additional coverage for flying HG/PG, including medevac? Or is it just regular coverage for "normal-people"?

Howdy folks As well as getting more airtime in one week than all of last year, I came back from the Green Swamp Sport Klassic at Quest with a new (to me) U2-145. I still have my Sport2-155 (the blue/red one with the Texas flag on the undersurface - the U2 is mainly white, with thin orange and yellow...

(As soon as I told Angelyn about the location for this event, she said she was in!
Sweeet!

Richard

I've just registered for sport class and sent my payment.

Greg/Knut - looking for a tried-and-tested retrieve driver?!

Super excited about this.

Am also thinking seriously about doing the Green Swamp sport event in March - anyone else?

I didn't fly on Sunday at 501 - me and my Sport2 didn't feel comfortable with the glide required to make the bailout LZ during mid-day conditions, when there could be sink around. But we had a nice day out with friends in the country. And following John Simon was fun - that Combat goes like stink; i...

Thanks go to: Charlie for organising and hosting John Dullahan for driving with us on Sunday Dennis Pagen for Jack's site brief and advice on Saturday We Sportsters weren't as successful as the Openers, but we had fun. I managed a huge 7.5km on the first leg of our 18km each-way out-and-return task ...

Thigh has worked for me too. Also, you can make the batten a little bit more compliant if you heat it up by rubbing your hand up and down around the area that you need to straighten. Just wrapping your hand around lightly around the batten and then rapid movement up and down is enough to get suffici...

Angelyn and I will be there.

I love flying. I want to continue flying. So I've donated to the RRG start-up fund, $500 so far. Please think about what flying's worth to you, what you can afford and then contribute accordingly - https://www.ushpa.aero/donation_form-RRG.asp . Other people are donating, some extremely generously, i...

Have just tested all my tips today (Sport2 155, 2006 model, I think), using 6.5 kg option. Was very easy, took 15 mins, maybe, once I had my test weight ready (solar shower, 0.42kg plus 6.08 kg water).. (Took longer to prep the test weight than test the tips as my largest meauring jug is only 1 litr...

Well now I know where I stand in the scheme of things!
Glider loaded, just gear to grab and then on my way over, via Wendy's obviously, as i'm unsupervised

Probably going to drive over tonight so can get ahead of the line tomorrow!
Angelyn's not coming - girl's weekend in Philly - so we'd better all make it round whatever triangle we set tomorrow!

Me too.

Angelyn spoke with Sami briefly this morning. Sami's been at Ridgely since Saturday. Her mom and some other folks from NY came down but have left now. Sami's been spending her time with Sunny, Adam, and Kristin. She's heading back to NY tomorrow. In Sami's words, she's still "just numb". R...

Certainly was good, but cold - thank goodness for my thick flight suit and bar mitts! Based on wind reports, set myself a small triangle to try - Ridgely, Goldsboro, Roe, Ridgely - as i wanted to get up and going before everyone else was ready. Got a good climb reasonably soon off tow, didn't drop b...

Thanks. Looks like there are several long ridges out there - looks like it should be pretty good with the right wind. But they're all a pretty long way from SoMD - about 4 hours by the look of it. So unless the forecast is really solid, a bit of a stretch for me on a regular weekend, especially as R...

Where's that?
Am guessing not in California, which is the only Sacramento i've heard of!

Me too.
Heading up tonight so can get some practice tows in tomorrow morning.

Just back from TN with the following to report: Good Things 1) My new harness (Lookout Mtn GT) is fantastic - really good quality materials & workmanship and fits like a glove. Huge thanks go to Sunny at Highland for helping me decide which harness to get, then expediting the order and dealing w...

What: Tennessee Tree Toppers Team Challenge 2012 ( http://www.tennesseetreetoppers.org/tc2012.asp ) When: 30 Sep - 6 Oct Where: Dunlap TN I went to this event back in 2007, had a really good time - fun flying, great talks and classes from flying gurus, good craic. Will be going again this year, truc...

Just got back from Dave Prentice's tow comp in Texas - last year was such great flying (you may remember that i went 134km on my DHV 1/2, in one flight from a weak link break at 600ft!), so i figured it was worth another go. Flying this year was reasonably good, not any where close to as good as las...

"...I was flying backwards in regular gusts and using most of my tricks to keep my glider open..." Yeugh. Sounds like it was a time to be on the ground, not flying... Based on my limited flying experience and my one trip (so far) to Idaho (King Mtn HG comp, 2009), I'd not fancy flying my P...

Howdy folks Hope y'all are all well and have had more flying than me so far this year. Looking forward to fly-in fun again this year. My wife's coming with me this year - i think she'll be up for a PG tandem ride. We'll be truck camping. Planning to arrive mid/late Friday afternoon, depending on the...