Lookout

Flying Lobster · Post by **Flying Lobster** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 8:40 am

Lookout was booming yesterday. Some pilots got to around 7K in thermals 800-1000 fpm. It's hard to believe that things are only going to get better when spring arrives--but that's what the locals tell me.

marc

Post by **huddlec** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 1:59 pm

So how was your flight?
Christy

Flying Lobster · Post by **Flying Lobster** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 2:47 pm

I only got to 5500 msl and 2.5 hours--but that was partially because I decided to do a little local local xc running--went up to the north point--across the valley to just short of Trenton and then half way back up to north point for about 30 miles total. Pretty sore today--as you can count on getting tossed around if you launch at prime time. One of the most perfect all-around flying communities I've ever been to.

marc

Flying Lobster · Post by **Flying Lobster** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:30 pm

'nother boomin day at Lookout today--600 to 760 fpm and a strong shear to boot. This place has got some pretty big air. Another 2.5 hours. Don't know why--but that seems to be my standard time perflight.

marc

Marcel Dettling · Post by **Marcel Dettling** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 1:57 am

Flying Lobster wrote:Another 2.5 hours. Don't know why--but that seems to be my standard time perflight.

Is that the size of your bladder

Just kidding (or maybe I'm not?). Anyway, I'm happy for you that you get such good flying.

Marcel

Post by **hang_pilot** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:10 pm

Hey, Marc-

Enjoying reading about your flights and hope you're happy with your new home. You mentioned flying your paraglider at Lookout in an earlier post. Alek, Jim and I were there a few years ago. I don't remember seeing pg's. Where did you launch?

I've been suprprised that the school hasn't started teaching PG.

~Daniel

Flying Lobster · Post by **Flying Lobster** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 5:32 am

PG launches can be done off the main ramp--but as a pratical matter are not widely permitted simply because of the very heavy HG activity. It's pretty easy--but I could see a bad accident happening if the conditions got funky or an inexperienced pilot tried to force launch with a bad inflation. It is a true cliff launch. Matt T is up to his eyeballs in HG training and running the site--so I don't see a much motivation to get PG instruction going. I've considered teaching here--but then I'd have to go off and develop new training and mountain sites myself. I'm having too much fun rediscovering hang gliding right now!

marc

Flying Lobster · Post by **Flying Lobster** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:09 am

Marcel Dettling wrote:
Flying Lobster wrote:Another 2.5 hours. Don't know why--but that seems to be my standard time perflight.
Is that the size of your bladder

Just kidding (or maybe I'm not?). Anyway, I'm happy for you that you get such good flying.

Marcel

Hey Marcel--nice to hear from you!

Any plans for some more awesome flying this year?

A few SE PG pilots are secretively mumbling about 100 to 200 mile pg flights around here--might just happen from Alabama. I've noticed that the period of thermal activity is both stronger and longer than in regions to the north.

marc