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Congratulations! That was one helluva flight. And it sure is nice to see a genuinely interesting flight posted here. It's been a long time.
Pete
ps Could you please post the actual igc file for the flight?

As Charlie posted, yes, please vote. For most pilots the USHPA is a remote entity, something that has little to do with our daily (well, monthly) flying. Nonetheless, it is the bedrock foundation protecting our interests: site insurance and official interactions with the FAA and other public and pri...

If anyone's made it to the bottom of this thread, do take a look at Knut's two videos posted immediately above this comment. He did a really good job in putting together fun, easily understood narratives of the five comp days.
They're worth watching, and I hate hang gliding videos.
Pete

I would observe that an astonishing number of the pilots landing in The Piano seemed to have done so oblivious to the actual, obviously right-cross wind direction. Even more amazing was how many of them got away with doing so.
Pete

I would like to bring to the Club's attention the forthcoming (April 3-9) Green Swamp Klassic event to be held at Wilotree flight park (ex Quest) in Groveland Florida. The mentored competition has been conducted for a number of years now, and has been remarkably successful in providing a low-stress ...

Here is my final logbook entry for the El Peñon competition at Valle de Bravo, Mexico. For those who have never flown there, it is one of the most pleasant, reliable and civilized places to fly in the world. Pete February 26: Final El Peñon Comp Day 34.0 mile goal 2:32* Fishbowl race in very strong ...

Those of you who have aerotowed out of Massey behind John Williamson might be interested in the article below appearing in the current issue of AOPA Pilot magazine.

https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all ... appy-place

As there has been nothing posted about how Charlie Allen's (and very much Jim Messina's, too) Mini-Comp turned out, I will give a brief account here. The Mini-Comp was a remarkably fun event. While it was disappointing that we had fewer than the hoped-for ten participants, the fact that we were such...

Tom,
They genuinely broke the mold when JZ was cast. He was a remarkable individual in countless ways. Not everyone liked him, but I did.
Pete

Jim Zeiset Obituary Article On The Web For those in the hang-gliding community who knew the late Jim Zeiset, whether personally or by legendary reputation, I would like to suggest reading the full memorial article celebrating his life, now available on the USHPA website. The article is an expanded v...

Charlie,
Please sign me up. I'll have to figure out how to fly my damn T2, but I'm in.
Pete

Charlie,
Please sign me up. I'll have to figure out how to fly my damn T2, but I'm in.
Pete

John, While I have not owned Remora racks, I have driven a few friends' cars equipped with them, most recently a 3,100 mile trip back from Mexico. My general view of them is that they are decent short-term expedients if one does not have a proper front rack. The vehicles I have experience with all h...

John, While I have not owned Remora racks, I have driven a few friends' cars equipped with them, most recently a 3,100 mile trip back from Mexico. My general view of them is that they are decent short-term expedients if one does not have a proper front rack. The vehicles I have experience with all h...

At his request, I am posting this for Eric Kriner, a former Pennsylvania pilot who last year moved to NC. He's looking for people to come and play with him in the latter half of March Pete Rob Skinner, a good friend of mine and HG pilot from Buffalo NY, is traveling down to North Carolina on the 19t...

Bacil,
Attached is the igc file of Tom McGowan's outstanding flight from Woodstock to Manquin.
Pete
I believe this is the Doarama track file:

http://doarama.com/view/1930971

Florida?

I would like to second Larry's post. Last year's event was a truly fruitful learning event for pilots, but, more importantly, the flying was excellent. Even if you don't imagine yourself ever becoming a comp pilot, the high quality, task-focused flying with many pilots of near equivalent skills and ...

David,
If you have contact info for the power company, why not simply ask them if they might in fact be willing to do something? No harm in asking, and they have the manpower and toys with which to make short work of it.
Pete

Fly With Dustin This is being written on top of a jungle mountain launch 3,500 feet above the wide Cauca Valley east of Cali, Colombia. For the second year in a row I have come down here as a client of World Distance Record holder Dustin Martin's Fly With Dustin tour service. Last year I flew twenty...

This year's revived (and likely last) Zapata World Record Encampment (WRE) took place because Aussie pilot Jonny Durand persuaded his Red Bull sponsors to open theirdeep pockets to give him a shot at attaining the absolute hang gliding world distance record. In 2012 Jonny narrowly missed the record ...

As Tom and many others have been surprised by the sudden appearance of the insurance crisis and its proposed solution (self-insurance), let me provide a bit of historical context. As far back as the mid-1990s when I was on the (then) USHGA Board of Directors we had discussed self-insurance as a way ...

I find it distressing to note that other than Brad’s one brief posting above, there has been no mention or discussion of USHPA’s current insurance crisis by either membership or the CHGPA’s leadership. We’ve all received the various emails from USHPA, and in them one can find the relevant informatio...

Tom,
I'm provisionally planning on flying High Point on Wednesday, however I wouldn't exclude the Pulpit. Perhaps we can repeat last year's cross valley foolishness?
Pete

As a past Region Nine Director, I would like to toss in my two cents on the current Regional Director election. I will be voting to re-elect Felipe Amunategui for a number of reasons: -His experience on the Board and ability to work in that often contentious environment. Getting anything done on the...