2 hours Dog & Elk flights (Glenoma,Wa) 3/21/19

Flying sites in Pacific NorthWest:

http://pdxhanggliding.blogspot.com/2015/03/i-live-in-portlandor-and-do-fly.html

Where to learn Hang Gliding in Pacific Northwest:

  http://pdxhanggliding.blogspot.com/2018/05/where-to-learn

 Video

 https://youtu.be/50c9YDw9bqQ

Facebook photos:  https://www.facebook.com/pdxrick.lai/posts/10156501317819285

 Dog Mt (Glenoma,WA) had a spring-like thermal condition that delivered some very nice flights for 4 lucky hangs today. Forecast reported light winds at Dog, but it was already blowing strong 10 to 15+ mph W and SW winds at the LZ when I arrived at 11 am. Trees at launch were swaying wildly while we were setting up. Robin Briejer was first to launch around noon and flew for 3+ hours.l drove the truck down and hiked up so Luis Ramos, Tim Bugge and l launched around 2:45pm. My flight lasted over two hours. A lot of solid lifts and some good thermals shoot up at 600 to 800 fpm. Everyone was getting around a maximum altitude of 2,400ft AGL (1K above launch). I made it to Elk and got 2,700ft AGL there. North ridge, South Bowl, Elk.... all worked out very well. The air over at Elk was buoyant till the end of my flight which was around 5pm. By the way, if you haven't already noticed from the pics, we've now got a new smooth road to launch.

12 flights 6 hrs 2 days Cliffside 3/18-19, 2019

Flying sites in Pacific NorthWest:

http://pdxhanggliding.blogspot.com/2015/03/i-live-in-portlandor-and-do-fly.html

Where to learn Hang Gliding in Pacific Northwest:

  http://pdxhanggliding.blogspot.com/2018/05/where-to-learn

 Video

 https://youtu.be/V3bDjrywHDs

 

 

 

 3/18/2019
It  was good but not epic. 8 hangs (Neil, Kory, Ray, Rob, Nat, Luis, Carmela, myself) and dozen of PGs showed up. Ray Berger made it above the wind turbines few miles down and my maximum altitude was about 3,200ft. There were a lot of strong thermals during mid afternoon. I flew 4 times, two landed on top and two landed by the river. Thanks Luis Ramos for driving.

3/19/2019
There was 5 HGs (Carmela, Scott C, Luis, Tim B, myself) and about 8 to 10 PGs who came out to fly Cliffside today. Conditions were similar to yesterday but with more east winds and on/off stronger thermal cycles at launch. Lifts became more consistent and smooth after 4pm.  I top landed my first 5-7 flights and landed by the river on the final one. Won't be flying tomorrow, but Carmela, Scott C,  may stick around for another day. Luis will post some videos and pics from today on his FB later.