Flying Saturday

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Matthew
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Flying Saturday

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Ridgely or Bills?????

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Lostgriz
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Re: Flying Saturday

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I would love to Fly Saturday. The forecast that I saw for Ridgely didn't look great..... I have never been to Bill's.
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Re: Flying Saturday

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Bills Hill is a east facing ridge near Breezewood, PA (2 1/2 hours from DC). This site is approved for P2/H2s. If you haven't flown the site before you should to get a site briefing from someone who has because the LZ can be a long glide if you're not in lift.

For new P2s: Ridgely is a hang glider aerotowing park called Highland Aerosports in Ridgely, MD. They aren't currently setup for paraglider towing. Blue Sky in Manquin, VA can tow paragliders via scooter/truck. Contact Steve Wendt at Blue Sky to see when he's available to teach/tow paragliders before you go. If you haven't towed before he typically teaches morning and evenings.

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AustinKasserman
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Re: Flying Saturday

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I'm down for Bills or Blue Sky on Saturday. Haven't done either.
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Re: Flying Saturday

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Forecast for Bills was looking really nice earlier in the week... now, not so much :(
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