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chuck
Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 3 Location: University Place, washington
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Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 12:31 pm Post subject: Curious to see where people have landed? |
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| I started flying in 1971 and was as addicted as anyone could be. As luck had it, my home for many years was Salt Lake City and 'The Point of the Mountain'. Many many years passed with the focus being flying and family. Sometimes I think in that order. I'm curious to connect to people that flew during those days. See you in the wind... |
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Tom 3 thumbs up


Joined: 13 Jun 2007 Posts: 93 Location: Utah
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Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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| The only guys I can think of who have been here since the 70s are Larry Hall and d*** Cheney. Neither of them fly hang gliders anymore but d*** is still running his sail loft and machine shop. |
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danG 3 thumbs up


Joined: 28 Oct 2006 Posts: 415 Location: Utah
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Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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Didn't Dan M. fly in the 70's? Maybe not in Utah, though. _________________ Northwing Horizon 160
Airwave Formula 154 |
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HangDiver 3 thumbs up


Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Posts: 2074 Location: Salida, Villa Grove, Colorado
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Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Chuck and welocme to the forum?
You wouldn't happen to be Charlie B. who moved from Colorado to Salt Lake a long time ago would you?
I started in 1976 in Colorado, been to the point many many many times. Back then we called it the mecca! Charlie and Gil Kenzie moved there from Golden way back then. I used to fly there occasionally with Dave R.
I'll be back there this summer - maybe we'll connect then,
Rich |
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red 3 thumbs up


Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 2730 Location: Utah, USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sol III
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Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 4:33 pm Post subject: Re: Curious to see where people have landed? |
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| chuck wrote: |
| I started flying in 1971 and was as addicted as anyone could be. As luck had it, my home for many years was Salt Lake City and 'The Point of the Mountain'. Many many years passed with the focus being flying and family. Sometimes I think in that order. I'm curious to connect to people that flew during those days. See you in the wind... |
Chuck,
I camped on the Point for a dozen years (air junkies can't do that, now; it's a state park). See if any of my old gliders rings a bell for you:
http://www.xmission.com/~red/history/history.htm
Steve (Bigfoot) R. is still here,
Gil (Kama) K,
Jeff (of the Utah Cup) R,
the Wheatley boys,
and a few others.
http://www.anywho.com can find anybody with a listed phone, if you know what state to search in. _________________ Cheers,
........Red.........................
Pssst! New pilot? Free advice, maybe worth the price,
http://www.xmission.com/~red/
H4, Moyes X2, Falcon Tandem, HES Tracer, Quantum |
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Windlord 3 thumbs up


Joined: 20 Nov 2007 Posts: 4701 Location: Montana
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Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome to the forum, Chuck
Good to see another 71' crew member. I was with the San Diego Boyz. _________________ H-4 (1976) UP Saturn 147 & UP Axis 13
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Learn to fly hang gliders (click here}
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chuck
Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 3 Location: University Place, washington
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Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 6:17 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for all of the positive feedback. I remember Larry Hall and Klaus in Morgan. Charlie Baufman...I haven't heard were he is. I was a local in SLC for many years. I flew all those strange configurations that we were all experimenting with. I was a H4-Observer when the rating systems first came out. Rich..I like your photo of Dead Horse Point. I had a very similar
launch there in my fledgling. Red, I do remember your visits....Regards, Chuck Moore |
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HangDiver 3 thumbs up


Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Posts: 2074 Location: Salida, Villa Grove, Colorado
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Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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Chuck,
The launch at Dead Horse picture is in the avatar section - not me unfortunately. |
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danG 3 thumbs up


Joined: 28 Oct 2006 Posts: 415 Location: Utah
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Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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| HangDiver wrote: |
Chuck,
The launch at Dead Horse picture is in the avatar section - not me unfortunately. |
Isn't that from Alex launching at Mineral Bottom (see the Jeff OB videos)?, not Dead Horse? _________________ Northwing Horizon 160
Airwave Formula 154 |
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chuck
Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 3 Location: University Place, washington
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Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 7:30 pm Post subject: oops on the Dead Horse Comment |
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I guess it has been a long time since I have been in red rock country. Anyway it is a nice shot.  |
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