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Flying the East Ridge, my home site

Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:39 am

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Mood: Happy ]

I am lucky to have an excellent soaring site where
I live.The launch is club owned and I can see the windsock from my back yard.We have a dedicated beater
suv at the lz for shuttles.Launch is at 8k and it's
a 2.6 mile glide to the lz.At times it can be intimidating and this season I feel I am finally
learning to soar it.Some days the lift is widespread
and I go land out a few more miles.Lately it's been
high pressure and I hang out in bubbles of lift that
turn into bumpy but workable thermals.The spot is a
big rock outcrop just below the 90ft statue of the
virgin Mary.It can be quite a ride but usually gets
me 2k over launch.In time I hope to get high enough
to fly over the pass,8 miles of boulders and no lz.
I even enjoy the 2hr steep hike back up the ridge
to get the truck.We are working to make our lz a
city park for everyone.Many fine videos on youtube
of our site thanks to flyhghgy.

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lostgriz
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Joined: 26 Sep 2007
Posts: 1928
Location: Virginia

Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 4:55 pm Post subject:

I have wanted to fly that site for years. Drove through Butte on my way from Missoula to Bozeman all the time when we lived in MT. I look forward to getting back some day to experience flying in God's country.

You are truly lucky to live there.

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