In hang gliding, when you presumably go somewhere high to launch, where exactly do you, say, keep your car? It seems like there's no good solution to link where you launch from and where you land.
In 2010, I managed to at some point climb everything that I launched from. I didn't quite pull it off in 2011. Of course, depending on the site, sometimes there's a solution like if more than one person shows up to fly, you leave a car at the most likely LZ and carpool to launch. For XC flying, yeah, having a driver is key. _________________ H4 + various skills (only foot-launch so far)
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Please indulge me... It seems like there's no good solution to link where you launch from and where you land.
are you suggesting that landings occur wherever we fall out of the sky at? when wuffos sometime pose this scenario when they are suprised that the gliders almost always land back where they start at the AT flight park, i explain that we have a large electromagnet buried at that spot. sometimes they buy it.
[quote="peanuts"]are you suggesting that landings occur wherever we fall out of the sky at? when wuffos sometime pose this scenario when they are suprised that the gliders almost always land back where they start at the AT flight park, i explain that we have a large electromagnet buried at that spot. sometimes they buy it.[/quote]
Haha. So is this basically standard operating procedure? Riding wind/thermals around and coming back to the original spot? If so, that's awesome.
Not where I live. Only one toplandable site in the region, and it's notorious for eating more gliders than anywhere else around. (Okay, two, but the other one is rarely flown by HGs because it's a very strenuous hike in... and would be a similar hike out if you toplanded!)
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Haha. So is this basically standard operating procedure? Riding wind/thermals around and coming back to the original spot? If so, that's awesome.
You live in flat country where the flying is almost exclusively via towing? Yeah, most flying will see you landing back where you took off from, unless you either decide to head off elsewhere, or screw up. _________________ H4 + various skills (only foot-launch so far)
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Most guys most days land very close to their cars at the airport, but plenty pursue cross-country flying. They 1) arrange for drivers to chase them, staying in communication with radios, or 2) they make cell phone calls from wherever they land to beg whoever (hopefully someone with proper roof racks) to come give them a ride back, or 3) they hitchhike back and then have to drive their cars to wherever they left the glider. Having a foldable/rollable sign that says "Hang glider needs ride back to his car" works much better than a thumb.
Flights from 50-100 miles happen regularly there, and 100+ miles isn't uncommon. _________________ Saturn 147, Predator 142
Mike _________________ Everyone who lives dies, yet not everyone who dies, has lived.
We take these risks not to escape life, but to prevent life escaping us.
sometimes I'm desperately trying to 'pick up' a driver the same way a lounge lizard hits on women. buying drinks, asking 'not much happening 'round here eh?'
picking on retired old geezers also works well, and they generally keep out of the way. sometimes I walk back up, in desert country, cooked alive. last year four hot mountain bike ladies gave me beers,and a lift back to launch.
My advice to single young , old new pilots looking for mates.
First question is " Will you drive for me" . Everything else is secondary.
maybe next question is "can you buy me a new glider and support my flying habit too"? Might as well let it all hang out!
That's not too much to ask of a perspective partner. After all we only have one life and there are only so many hg pilots for all those beautiful rich partners to share. Right?
[quote="J Fritsche"]MozHeart, I see you're in Wisconsin.
Most guys most days land very close to their cars at the airport, but plenty pursue cross-country flying. They 1) arrange for drivers to chase them, staying in communication with radios, or 2) they make cell phone calls from wherever they land to beg whoever (hopefully someone with proper roof racks) to come give them a ride back, or 3) they hitchhike back and then have to drive their cars to wherever they left the glider. Having a foldable/rollable sign that says "Hang glider needs ride back to his car" works much better than a thumb.
Flights from 50-100 miles happen regularly there, and 100+ miles isn't uncommon.[/quote]
Hmm, so there really isn't a good solution unless you're getting a tow from a plane?
when there is no driver, i have a motorcycle, that you can put on the bumper of my vehicle, i park my motorcycle in the LZ, fly to it, drive my motorcycle to pick up my Truck at launch, put it in on my bumper rack and drive home _________________ Explore nature from the eyes of an Eagle
when there is no driver, i have a motorcycle, that you can put on the bumper of my vehicle, i park my motorcycle in the LZ, fly to it, drive my motorcycle to pick up my Truck at launch, put it in on my bumper rack and drive home
when there is no driver, i have a motorcycle, that you can put on the bumper of my vehicle, i park my motorcycle in the LZ, fly to it, drive my motorcycle to pick up my Truck at launch, put it in on my bumper rack and drive home
Nah, those kids up the road got it already.
As soon as nobody else shows up at launch this week,
they're gonna jump off, hoping their arms don't get tired.
My advice to single young , old new pilots looking for mates.
First question is " Will you drive for me"
Real pilots ask
"Can you drive a stick?"
That can be taught easily enough, if the willingness is there. _________________ H4 + various skills (only foot-launch so far)
WW UltraSport 147, WW Falcon2 170, PacAir Vision Mark IV 17
My HG wiki profile and my flying blog
when there is no driver, i have a motorcycle, that you can put on the bumper of my vehicle, i park my motorcycle in the LZ, fly to it, drive my motorcycle to pick up my Truck at launch, put it in on my bumper rack and drive home
Yep, my same set up, works great! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlbdkgmOPm0&t=5m1s
Mike _________________ Everyone who lives dies, yet not everyone who dies, has lived.
We take these risks not to escape life, but to prevent life escaping us.
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Everything else is secondary.
Might as well let it all hang out!
