High Rock

[Kelvin Pierce]

I think I will give High Rock a try and see if I can do some tandems with my girls.
Kelvin

[Flying Lobster]

High Rock was atomic early on--I launched at 1:17 into a strong but not unreasonable right cross and encountered punchy thermals with rocket cores. Because the tracks diagonaled across the back of high rock, I always had to bail half way back before topping out. This became very frustrating and led to more than one curse. Tried flying into the valley into a very stiff headwind and still the thermals straightened better once over the top of the rock. 2,200 over for an hour, 550 fpm peak lift at maximum averager setting (had to hang on tight with the bar stuffed many times).

Kelvin had a bunch of flights, both solo and tandem, and Matt enjoyed easy riding after it got overcast. Sparky showed up later with some other H 2's.

I've heard some great hang gliding lore quotes, but today I heard one of the best yet from a pilot helping another pilot with his first HR flight:

"Relax, the worst that can happen is you'll die!"

That sure would make me relax!

[drice21037]

One of the best I've ever heard was posted on this list a few years ago. I
think it was a biker wuffo at High Rock who asked one of the pilots "So were do
you keep them?"

The pilot dutifully explained that the gliders fold up into a bag about a foot
wide and 18 feet long so they fit in a standard garage etc.

The biker wuffo replied, "No, I meant the huge balls you must all have..."



Dave "I might actually fly this weekend!" Rice


> I've heard some great hang gliding lore quotes, but today I heard one of the
> best yet from a pilot helping another pilot with his first HR flight:
>
> "Relax, the worst that can happen is you'll die!"

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