Oregon Ridge Sunday

[Richard Hays]

Super sweet early. Winds light and wafting in ranging from 2 to 6 mph from the NNE and ENE. Got a few flights in. Man; I'm out of shape! Or...is the hill getting taller? John Middleton showed up around noontime with two students. Winds began to shift to the SE around the same time. Bum luck. Not sure how they fared, as I packed up and headed back the long 5 miles from the site to back home. LOL.

Richard Hays

[cthornberger]

That's almost close enough to hike it up to Oregon Ridge
Sounds fun though! I'd like to catch another OR day soon.

[mingram]

I was one of John's new students on Sunday! My roommate Peter and I both had a blast and got our asses kicked. The wind was mostly SE all afternoon and got a bit strong at times which made ground handling and flaring fun. John took a few flights off the hill. Those there hang gliders sure do lift good!

I really like the solid connection and feedback you get from a hang glider. Landing wasn't as scary as I thought it would be, but I know I'm flying a slower wing and haven't built up much speed.

I need to build some hang gliding muscles (it is boot camp after all) because I feel like an old man today. We can't wait to learn more!

Matt

[cthornberger]

Glad you had a great time. Keep up the training! That's key.

[uplandann]

Awsome, Matt!

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