Hang gliding at Saddle Mountain (Beverly, WA) 12-15-14

Saddle Mtn winds were good today (Dec 14th 2014) , but very foggy and cold with poor visibility at launch. 11 Hangs were waiting at launch for a long time and it ended up with only 3 hangs (Eric, Ron and myself) and 1PG that flew. I was fortunate to be able to climb up a few hundred ft above launch before the wind die down and got the chance to soar over to the east side of Saddle Ridge. Although the air was smooth enough to perform landing on the top, but no one made the attempt as the cloud ceiling was too low with heavy fog. I just boated from the front ridge on the edge of the clouds until the wind die down and headed to the parking log.

Enjoyable hang gliding flight at Newberg Dec 6th 2014

I'm so glad that I came to Newberg today (Dec 6th 2014) to fly with paraglider friends: David B, Nick B, Mark S, Mike... etc. I had such an enjoyable 1.5 hrs flight. I launched at 2:00pm with not too windy condition (approx 8-13 mph) and it was pretty easy to climbed up between 300- 600 ft above Chehalem ridge. I landed after an hour & half of air time because of the rain drizzle approaching. Thanks to Mark Sanzone for shuttling me up to launch.

Cliffside hang gliding flight report 11-30-2014

On Nov 30 2014. Three hang gliders (Jonathan , Enrique and myself) and approx 15 PGs all had a great time today at Cliffside. The condition was similar like the last time I flew (Nov 10 2014) except much cooler. My flight lasted for 2.5 hrs until my pinky fingers got numbed. I topped at 2500 ft above launch.

You can go to the link below to view more of today's flight report:
https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/cpcl/7bzdqhtmp_M

A scenic hang gliding flight at Dog Mtn.(Glenoma, WA)

Such a beautiful day flying over snow covered Dog mountain! I soared above the north ridge for almost two hours enjoying the stunning view.
Photos:

https://picasaweb.google.com/108202852508886012643/AScenicFlightAtDogNov292014

Bingen flight on Thanksgiving 2014 (Full Version)

Shorter Version: http://youtu.be/7JvBmOccb2w

Great flight with my PG friend Dave Blizzard this morning at Bingen. We punched off at 11am from the west launch (2000ft AGL/ another 15mins hiked from south launch). A lot of gloomy grey clouds were building up by the time we arrived to west launch (approx 10:30AM). Wind condition were still favorable .It was another awesome butter smooth extended sledder. Winds were coming straight up from west about 0-3 mph at launch and same at the LZ too. Rain never made it here. The west launch is an absolute first class luxury launch. Thanks Dave for coming out to fly with me and the help with walking my glider to the west launch. 

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

Hang gliding flight at Bingen Washington (short version)

I had planned on flying Newberg today (Nov 24, 2014) but no one wanted to go so I decided to join Dave and Nick (PG pilots) to try out this awesome site. Thanks for driving my car down Dave & Nick. I'd been looking forward to flying this site for years now and finally accomplished that today. The hike wasn't too bad at all and you can actually launch right by the road if you not wanting to hike up to the higher PG launch area.

Anyways, Bingen is across from Hood River, OR on the WA side. The LZ is by the river -it kind of reminded me of the soccer field at Chalen's LZ.

Hang gliding flight at Bingen Washington (shorter version)

Hang gliding flight at Bingen Washington (Longer version)

Hang glider crossing Columbia River on top of John Day Dam

It was absolutely epic at Cliffside today. I launched at 10:15am and flew for almost 4hrs. I got above those windmills with mostly smooth and stable thermals , cross the river and went passed the aluminum plant few times. Topped 3000ft above launch. Thanks for PG pilot Jim and his wife Paris give me a ride and Steve Forslund help me at launch.