May 6 and 7, 2017 / 3 flights / 8.5 hours air time at Cape Lookout footage squeezed into few minutes video.
Video Link:
https://youtu.be/qg5NCZDBDsE
Sat Report:
Indeed, what a fun day it turned out to be. First flight l was up for 3.5 hrs and I think l launched at 6:00pm on the 2nd flight. The lifts got even better in the evening. Stas and l really enjoyed the buoyant smooth air. It was an easy climbed up to 2300ft and found more lift lines going to North point. I flew for an hour on the 2nd flight. The winds were still blowing NNW 10-15mph at launch at 8:30pm and had plenty of beach for landing. Great day! Similar forecast tomorrow (sunday). Stas and l are spending the night at Tilllamook, we will head out to CLO tomorrow after breakfast.
CLO Sunday Report. (1 bag and 5 hangs flew)
Interesting conditions at Oceanside today. Unlike the usual smooth coastal air, we experienced some weird stuff, such as: multiple lift lines from launch to North point mixed with rotors, strong washing machine kind of thermals at North point.... etc. I'll let Steve and Neil explain more in details...
It turned on much earlier than yesterday and was already blowing 5-10mph NNW around 10am. Paraglider Derek launched at 10:30am climbed straight up few hundreds feet above launch and parked. The winds kept increasing so other paragliders decided not to fly. Derek landed before l launched. I flew for 4 hrs from 11:50am to 3:55pm. Made a few trips to last North point ridge and reached 2600ft. I spent a long time at the North point because the thermals there were very consistent. Everyone had great long flights. Hang pilots who flew today : Stas, Steve S, Neil C, Greg K and myself. Also, there were a few aircrafts in our air space. I can almost see one of the plane's license number. I will check my gopro later. Also, Gabe stopped by CLO launch to greet us before heading down to Kiwanda to fly tandem with his wife.
Reg Berger Sat Report
Classic CLO day. 2 hours 30 minutes plus, 3200 ft North point cloudbase early . Beautiful clouds, 4 whales hanging out on back side south Cape Lookout.It got a little strong for most paragliders later but basically 340° at 17-20 mph at cruising altitude. Steve was only one going over back today, making TDM I heard. Plenty of beach for once. Rick, Darrin Darsey, Stas, Roone, Jeff, Jonathon, and too many paragliders to remember all. Fun times. Rick and Stas were setting up to fly as I left for their 2nd flight. Ray
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