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UnleRico
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 Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:50 am Post subject: Anyone near LMFP need a driver? |
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| Hi, I have payed for my lessons at LFMP and am planning to start on July 15th. I am also planning to stay at LMFP until the end of Aug, so that once I finish my beginner lessons I can get in a lot of flight time. In my time there I would like to get to know the local flying community as much as possible. I would love to drive for people, and hopefully learn from those same people. SO, I am very much looking forward to meeting all of you. |
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FormerFF
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 6:39 am Post subject: |
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| Sounds awesome, hope to get up and meet you. |
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RPBC Flight Division
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 7:05 am Post subject: |
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| Sweet. I'll be out there as much as I can in July. Hey anyone more familiar with the park, what's the flying like in the fall? That's when I anticipate most of my free time. |
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FormerFF
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 8:38 am Post subject: |
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| RPBC Flight Division wrote: |
| Sweet. I'll be out there as much as I can in July. Hey anyone more familiar with the park, what's the flying like in the fall? That's when I anticipate most of my free time. |
Basically, when it's good, it's good, but there can be a lot of easterly days, particularly in September. There's no H2 friendly east facing launch in the area.
There are typically a number of good ridge days, but this is the East, so it's unpredictable. |
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RPBC Flight Division
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 8:41 am Post subject: |
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| There's no H2 friendly east facing launch in the area. |
What about henson's gap, and all the other nearby(ish) flying sites in the area? Although at 3 flights, I won't be leaving lookout for a while. |
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FormerFF
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 8:56 am Post subject: |
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| FormerFF wrote: |
| RPBC Flight Division wrote: |
| There's no H2 friendly east facing launch in the area. |
What about henson's gap, and all the other nearby(ish) flying sites in the area? Although at 3 flights, I won't be leaving lookout for a while. |
Henson's also faces northwest, Whitwell requires an H3. There are a couple of sites in Alabama that require an H3. Also, I'm not sure which wind directions Ben DeGaris does his towing in, but that's also H3.
If the wind is very light out of the east and you have your AT rating, you can tow at LMFP. If the wind picks up at all, you don't really want to be anywhere near the mountain because of lee rotor. Also, even a fairly modest easterly shuts AT training down, although the tandem pilots can still do discovery flights in a light easterly. As an AT student, you won't learn anything in those conditions, though. |
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FormerFF
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 8:58 am Post subject: |
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| I should add that Pigeon Mountain is an easterly site, but I don't think anyone flies HG there much anymore, I've heard the LZ is just too tight. Better to go to Whitwell. |
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iSoar
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:04 am Post subject: |
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| FormerFF wrote: |
| I should add that Pigeon Mountain is an easterly site, but I don't think anyone flies HG there much anymore, I've heard the LZ is just too tight. Better to go to Whitwell. |
Actually Pigeon gets flown when the conditions are favorable. Mostly from some of the Lookout crew that doesn't have memeberships to the TennesseeTreeToppers. You really need a headwind to launch there safely because there isn't a lot of clearance from the launch to the trees and if you don't have a strong launch there is a rock that sticks out on the right that could catch a wing tip if you aren't already flying when you leave the cliff. Its a H3 launch and an H3 LZ.
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I've haven't had the opportunity to fly there yet so only going off of what I've seen and heard. |
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FormerFF
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 12:20 pm Post subject: |
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| iSoar wrote: |
| FormerFF wrote: |
| I should add that Pigeon Mountain is an easterly site, but I don't think anyone flies HG there much anymore, I've heard the LZ is just too tight. Better to go to Whitwell. |
Actually Pigeon gets flown when the conditions are favorable. Mostly from some of the Lookout crew that doesn't have memeberships to the TennesseeTreeToppers. You really need a headwind to launch there safely because there isn't a lot of clearance from the launch to the trees and if you don't have a strong launch there is a rock that sticks out on the right that could catch a wing tip if you aren't already flying when you leave the cliff. Its a H3 launch and an H3 LZ.
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I've haven't had the opportunity to fly there yet so only going off of what I've seen and heard. |
Thanks for clearing that up. |
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pjwings
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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I think Fall is my favorite season for flying Lookout. You get some really great thermal days where the lift is broad and easy (as opposed to the wild crazy days of Spring). You have a much better chance of getting ridge soaring weather starting in October than you ever will in May through September yet the weather is still mild. You miss the brutal heat of summer and, best of all, if you can catch a good flight when the leaves are turning the view is quite memorable. All sorts of birds migrate through here and flying with Red Tail hawks, Turkey Vultres and Black vultures is almost a given. Bald Eagles are also fairly regular visitors.
Generally speaking we probably average about 1 or 2 soarable days a week year round. Some weeks there are none, other times we get a run of a few good days in a row. It's launchable much for frequently than that of course. If you're willing to fly sledders (and I always am) you can have some great morning flights in very friendly air.
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Sky_Walker
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 1:47 pm Post subject: |
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LMFP IS HEAVEN (almost) ...
It's also a great place to learn to hangglide and meet a large group of similiar minded people. What it lacks in reliable flying days it more than makes up for with its awesome social environment. Offering a body ride back up is a great way to meet some pilots and get a chance to talk to them about flying.
My name is Jaime Perry and if you see me around please introduce yourself ... Look forward to flying with you soon.
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