SAC/High Rock Sunday 10/19

[XCanytime]

Take your pick. Should work at both sites. Bacil

[Danny Brotto]

TRF up until 1:00 pm on Sunday.

Danny Brotto

[CraginS]

FDC 8/4199 - PART 1 OF 5 MD.. FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS.
HAGERSTOWN/THURMONT, MARYLAND, OCTOBER 17-19, 2008 LOCAL.
PURSUANT TO 49 USC 40103(B), THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
(FAA) CLASSIFIES THE AIRSPACE DEFINED IN THIS NOTAM AS 'NATIONAL
DEFENSE AIRSPACE'. ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY OR WILLFULLY VIOLATES
THE RULES CONCERNING OPERATIONS IN THIS AIRSPACE MAY BE SUBJECT TO
CERTAIN CRIMINAL PENALTIES UNDER 49 USC 46307. PILOTS WHO DO NOT
ADHERE TO THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES MAY BE INTERCEPTED, DETAINED
AND INTERVIEWED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT/USSS/SECURITY PERSONNEL.
PURSUANT TO TITLE 14, SECTION 91.141 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL
REGULATIONS, AIRCRAFT FLIGHT OPERATIONS ARE PROHIBITED
WITHIN A 10 NMR OF 393853N/0772800W OR THE MRB055023.7 UP TO BUT
NOT INCLUDING 18000 FT MSL
EFFECTIVE 0810171920 UTC (1520 LOCAL 10/17/08) UNTIL 0810191700 UTC
(1300 LOCAL 10/19/08).
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[RedBaron]

Could be persuaded to try the SAC if I can find somebody to carpool with...

[pink_albatross]

Has anybody flown the SAC on a PG? If yes, does anybody have an idea of what skills are necessary for launching there? Is it P2-able? If yes, can anybody get me in contact with whoever has flown a PG there? And do you know how recently the last PG flight there was? (i.e. have the trees at the bottom grown 6 feet since then?) Or is it being flown regularly by PG?

thanks

-- ellis

[Ashley Groves]

I am open to driving North. Any others?

[XCanytime]

I don't believe the SAC has ever been flown by a paraglider. You need to contact Joe Gorrie/Shawn MacDuff about the specific site protocol, or look on the Hyner website. Janni, tomorrow is going to be great at the SAC, and Sunday should have enough leftovers from tomorrow. Best to get there early if you're going Sunday just in case.

Bacil

[carweill]

Anyone open to fly HR 10/19 if conditions turn favorable


Carlos

[CraginS]

Anyone open to fly HR 10/19 if conditions turn favorable
Carlos

Yup.

[mcelrah]

You have my attention. Big P-40 expires at 1 PM? - Hugh

[mcelrah]

I don't know, guys - I'm not a very good weather guesser, but isn't that an awful lot of north to be any good? - Hugh

[carweill]

Yes Hugh,
I think you are right.
Too north for HR
Not easterly enough for Bill's
The Sac is too far and don't even have paper work done for it

I might try to kite behind my house.

Carlos

[mcelrah]

Good luck! I'm sure you know to always wear helmet, boots and gloves. - Hugh

[XCanytime]

Pics of the Sac today. They tell the story.

Where are the pilots? It's soarable!

Mahantango Mt. at 3300' MSL looking east.

Looking west towards the Susquehanna River.

The mighty Susquehanna!

Dan Tuckwiller ready for his first Sacramento flight.

[Richard Hays]

Awesome pics Bacil !! What an awesome site when it is soarable !!!

Rich

[DanTuck]

Another site checked off in my book. Unfortunately, by the time I launched things had backed off and gotten pretty cross out of the NE. Bacil and Joe Gorrie helped - thanks. Hit a strong thermal on the way out but was too low to start turning (for my comfort). I also hit some serious sink. Still had a nice short flight and a great landing. Here's a short video - http://www.vimeo.com/2015339

[Ashley Groves]

Bummer;

I was ready to trek on up, but I had the impression nobody else was going. I did not want to fly alone.

Glad you got some good air, it had all the signs of a good day in the AM.

[XCanytime]

What would I be doing predicting the SAC 5 days out? Getting everybody else planning ahead and not me? I think I laid it on thick enough that it was pretty evident I was heading there. A few more pics to show what the early bird(s) got. Dan had a perfect flight.

The town of Pillow in the distance.

My LZ is at the bottom left.

Dan had a perfect launch!

[carweill]

Congrats Bacil and Dan. (Great pictures)
It sounds like you were the only ones to fly in the region.

Bacil what paperwork do you need to fly there?


Carlos

[XCanytime]

Carlos,
You should be able to access the waivers for Sacramento on the Hyner Club website. If not, Joe Gorrie, who lives at the foot of the mountain, has copies that he can bring to launch for you to fill out. That is what Dan did yesterday, get them from Joe. Just give Joe a call previous to coming up to the site.

Bacil

[Dan T]

Bacil has been inviting me up to fly the Sac for at least 10 years and I've never taken him up on it. I'm going to change that when I get back.

Great pics and great flights guys!

Thanks,
The Dan T in Baghdad

PS Mark C, I'm still waiting for that package in the mail. I know a bunch of guys who want to see what hanggliding is really like.

[lbunner]

Nice flying Bacil and Dan. I'm still stuck on midnights in the middle of an outage. I look forward to some late fall and winter flying once this gets over with.