I've never been to High Point, Zirks or Farigrounds. It is my understanding that the these launches are in West Virgina and the LZs are across the river in MD. Is this correct or are the launches also in MD?
Matthew
High Point, Zirks, Farigrounds Question
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Matthew,
I've launched from High Point and Zirks, never from the Fairgrounds launch. High Point is in the middle, Zirks to the left, fairgrounds to the rightm roughly 3 miles from one end to the other so easily reachable on a ridge soarable day.
We got to the launch through a locked gate. If there is another way in I don't know it, so you need to check with JR in advance. The primary for both the fairgrounds and high point is the fairgrounds parkinglot. It is notoriously fickle with winds that often switch 180 degrees in a matter of seconds. I don't know what that would do to a paraglider at 30 feet but my guess is it wouldn't be good. I'd consider that before thinking about flying a bag wing there. It routinely breaks a lot of aluminum.
Zirks on the other hand is a piece of cake, you could fall off of it and hit the humongous field below. Launch is a bit lower than High Point and it has historically been tougher to get up there so as far as I know the locals usually fly High Point.
Great XC spot.
I've launched from High Point and Zirks, never from the Fairgrounds launch. High Point is in the middle, Zirks to the left, fairgrounds to the rightm roughly 3 miles from one end to the other so easily reachable on a ridge soarable day.
We got to the launch through a locked gate. If there is another way in I don't know it, so you need to check with JR in advance. The primary for both the fairgrounds and high point is the fairgrounds parkinglot. It is notoriously fickle with winds that often switch 180 degrees in a matter of seconds. I don't know what that would do to a paraglider at 30 feet but my guess is it wouldn't be good. I'd consider that before thinking about flying a bag wing there. It routinely breaks a lot of aluminum.
Zirks on the other hand is a piece of cake, you could fall off of it and hit the humongous field below. Launch is a bit lower than High Point and it has historically been tougher to get up there so as far as I know the locals usually fly High Point.
Great XC spot.
MD Flying Sites
Thanks all. I still hope to make it up to these sites ones of these years. The question, however, related to finding out that there are no mountain PG launches in MD. We're querying the MD Dept. of Tourism for their support in opening a PG lauch at High Rock.
This is still very preliminary. If we get anywhere, we'll let you know.
Matthew
This is still very preliminary. If we get anywhere, we'll let you know.
Matthew
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Re: MD Flying Sites
I opened one at Boonesboro but it was lost. I don't think a PG launch at HR is a good idea--eventually somebody's going to get blown back into P40, IMO.Matthew wrote:Thanks all. I still hope to make it up to these sites ones of these years. The question, however, related to finding out that there are no mountain PG launches in MD. We're querying the MD Dept. of Tourism for their support in opening a PG lauch at High Rock.
This is still very preliminary. If we get anywhere, we'll let you know.
Matthew
marc
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