Southern Arizona Hang Glider AssociationI want to paraglide today (Tuesday), tomorrow, Thursday, and/or Friday. Anybody up for it?
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paragliding this week?
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mark williams
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Should be perfect on Wednesday afternoon for a flight at Box.
Sadly, I've got a pile of meetings and work.
Possibly SE on Saturday. Should be good for Miller
Sadly, I've got a pile of meetings and work.
Possibly SE on Saturday. Should be good for Miller
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Guido
As of Thursday afternoon, things are still pointing towards light East for Saturday. So, it should be perfect for Miller in the morning.
As of Friday afternoon, it's looking like a strong inversion, but a solid east breeze for Miller. It might be a hike out, but should be wonderfully launchable.
As of Friday afternoon, it's looking like a strong inversion, but a solid east breeze for Miller. It might be a hike out, but should be wonderfully launchable.
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Guido
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Shane Smith
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Friday night report:
I'm game for tomorrow. Right now the forecast is indicating a mid-level compression with 6Kft-7.5Kft easterly winds pushing over 15kts, very localized to the SE corner of AZ. The inversion will still be pretty strong in the morning, so I think we have the option, and reason to leave a bit later.
I've seen some of these predicted localized low level winds not come to past, so we might find a nice light easterly day. Or, it could be breezy on launch. I'll decide which wing after the morning sounding update, but I plan on flying tomorrow.
I don't see any reason to be at houghton and I10 before 8:30 or even 9ish.
Shane, Orrin and I are meeting at I10 and the Rt83 at about 9am. Weather looks good for Miller today.
I'm game for tomorrow. Right now the forecast is indicating a mid-level compression with 6Kft-7.5Kft easterly winds pushing over 15kts, very localized to the SE corner of AZ. The inversion will still be pretty strong in the morning, so I think we have the option, and reason to leave a bit later.
I've seen some of these predicted localized low level winds not come to past, so we might find a nice light easterly day. Or, it could be breezy on launch. I'll decide which wing after the morning sounding update, but I plan on flying tomorrow.
I don't see any reason to be at houghton and I10 before 8:30 or even 9ish.
Shane, Orrin and I are meeting at I10 and the Rt83 at about 9am. Weather looks good for Miller today.
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Guido
Today weather forecasts announced SW for the afternoon, maybe too strong for Mustnags... I will go flying on Box with a colleague, who will do some hiking... We will meet at the LZ around 1.30 p.m and hopefully enjoy a beautiful glassoff.
When s.o. want to join, you can call me at 520 302 8215
regards Guido
When s.o. want to join, you can call me at 520 302 8215
regards Guido
Saturday Miller Flight Report. 1-19-08
Orrin, Shane, Guido and myself successfully flew Miller on Saturday. The Soundings predicted wind direction and velocity to be 15 kts from the east. Surface winds as we drove there seemed to support that forecast as well.
Once we got to the Miller LZ, it was light from the ESE so we drove up. Strangely, on launch, that predicted strong E wind just didn't exist. It was perfect 5-10kts right up the SE ramp. Set-up we did and Shane was the first off with his typical strong launch. His flight indicated a few possible buoyant areas, but nothing that looked workable. Orrin tried next, also working a few small bubbles to extend his sled ride. It was 12:10 when the third pilot (me) got up to launch to find it blowing down the canyon from the due south. Nothing like what was predicted for the day!
Eventually, enough of a puff came up the ramp and I was off in my aluminum enhanced flying machine. Definitely rotor conditions, as I sunk off of launch pretty good, but did find some useable lift off the point, and a few other locations, even some 50fpm up over the LZ to extend my sled ride and have a good flight. The lift was getting stronger, but so was the sink. Guido made the final flight of the day in his PG, pulling it up from the SE launch, it weather-vaned into the southerly flow and he galloped off the south side of the ramp. He also worked the bits and pieces of air the day offered and we saw him do a bit of climbing as his sled ride was also well extended.
Some LZ happenings. There were two guys working on the fence in the LZ so I walked over to say 'hi' and ask them about the construction. Fortunately, it's not an impending new housing development on our LZ, but rather a new sewer pipe that needs to be buried deeper in order to widen the highway. And- the guys fixing the ranch fencing were none other than our friendly landowners Carol George and (his son?) Robert Workman. Carol said he loved watching us fly and was very friendly. Robert was interested in taking a tandem flight, so we got his info.
Also showing up in the LZ was a new prospective pilot from Tucson who heard about flying in the Sierra Vista area and drove all the way down there to try and find us. He was lucky to be driving by just as all our wings were still set up in the LZ, and he got to see Guido land- which was about as soft a touchdown as one could imagine. Rob and his girlfriend Casey will hopefully be avid fixtures in our club in the future, as he seemed determined to take up the sport.
Once we got to the Miller LZ, it was light from the ESE so we drove up. Strangely, on launch, that predicted strong E wind just didn't exist. It was perfect 5-10kts right up the SE ramp. Set-up we did and Shane was the first off with his typical strong launch. His flight indicated a few possible buoyant areas, but nothing that looked workable. Orrin tried next, also working a few small bubbles to extend his sled ride. It was 12:10 when the third pilot (me) got up to launch to find it blowing down the canyon from the due south. Nothing like what was predicted for the day!
Eventually, enough of a puff came up the ramp and I was off in my aluminum enhanced flying machine. Definitely rotor conditions, as I sunk off of launch pretty good, but did find some useable lift off the point, and a few other locations, even some 50fpm up over the LZ to extend my sled ride and have a good flight. The lift was getting stronger, but so was the sink. Guido made the final flight of the day in his PG, pulling it up from the SE launch, it weather-vaned into the southerly flow and he galloped off the south side of the ramp. He also worked the bits and pieces of air the day offered and we saw him do a bit of climbing as his sled ride was also well extended.
Some LZ happenings. There were two guys working on the fence in the LZ so I walked over to say 'hi' and ask them about the construction. Fortunately, it's not an impending new housing development on our LZ, but rather a new sewer pipe that needs to be buried deeper in order to widen the highway. And- the guys fixing the ranch fencing were none other than our friendly landowners Carol George and (his son?) Robert Workman. Carol said he loved watching us fly and was very friendly. Robert was interested in taking a tandem flight, so we got his info.
Also showing up in the LZ was a new prospective pilot from Tucson who heard about flying in the Sierra Vista area and drove all the way down there to try and find us. He was lucky to be driving by just as all our wings were still set up in the LZ, and he got to see Guido land- which was about as soft a touchdown as one could imagine. Rob and his girlfriend Casey will hopefully be avid fixtures in our club in the future, as he seemed determined to take up the sport.