2 hours at Dog 4/12/19

 Flying sites in Pacific NorthWest:

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Where to learn Hang Gliding in Pacific Northwest:

  http://pdxhanggliding.blogspot.com/2018/05/where-to-learn-hg-in-pacific-northwest.html

Photos and video

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10 hangs & 3 bags flew Dog today with plenty of air time for everyone. Alfredo Moreno and l launched around 2pm and we flew for two hrs together. We had a great time with PG Kim in front of launch for a while and than we headed to South bowl and Elk. Elk was soarable but we couldn't get too high due to too much cross winds. Larry, Tina , Eric Ollikainen and PGs (Dave Auman & Todd Andreas ) came later with better condition (more west and NW) and they all went to Elk got much higher.

1.5 hour Tierra Del Mar flight 04/09/19.

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-hg-in-pacific-northwest.html

  

Video https://youtu.be/ks7QRr0L-bQ

Thanks to Bob Horning for rescuing me this morning at Hillsboro when I had a flat tire; otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to get a good flight in today. Bob and I arrived Cape Lookout 11:15 am with winds blowing 15+ mph at 10 degree across from the left so we headed down to Tierra Del Mar. We arrived TDM launch at 12pm. Sunny skies and wind speed was about 15-18 mph WNW. A bit crossed from the right, but that didn't affect the soaring conditions. I was first to punch off at 12:45 pm with Bob following and paraglider Mike Canifex present to help. I got in 1.5 hrs of flying and we both landed around the same time at 2:15pm. We flew to Cape Kiwanda and was high enough to capture the beautiful view of Pacific City. Rain came right after we packed up our glider inside the rain bag at 3pm.

Thanks to PG Laren Hale and another guy ( sorry forgot name) who provided us a ride. Laren flew his PG while we were flying TDM and had a shore soarable flight as well. He said it was too strong for PG and he was able make it to the gazebo.

I'd returned to CLO at 3:15 and winds by then had died down quite a bit with trees motionless. High tide arrived at 5pm with 9ft waves and beach land already under water at 3:30pm, so we decided to call it a day. The bailout LZ beach down below CLO launch also under water (1.5 hrs before high tide) so we definitely lost tons of sand this year.

2 hrs 6 flight at Area B 04/08/19

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-hg-in-pacific-northwest.html

 

 

 

 

Today Area B report:

It was a last minute decision to head off to Area B (Warrenton, Oregon) today. Although it was pouring rain this morning from Hillsboro to the coast, it was nice to get some sunshine when I ready to launched at 12pm (Rain has stopped st 11:30am). The winds were blowing 10 to 15+ mph SW (very cross from the left) whole afternoon. I punched off turning left and quickly ascended above the dunes with some broken ridge lifts due to too cross. It was strongenough for me to maintain between 100- 130 ft. I soared the whole dune from north end to the Shipwreck (approx 3-4 miles one way). Flying back to the north side was quite challenging due to strong South winds. I was going very fast downwind skimming close to the edge of the sand dunes and was a bit scary. Once I made 180° turned back to south direction it felt much comfortable. I'll post the video later. I top-landed a few times, as well as landed on the beach . I left Area B at 4pm thinking to catch a sunset flight at Oceanside but then decided to pass.

4 hrs Oceanside 04/03/19

Flying sites in Pacific NorthWest:

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Where to learn Hang Gliding in Pacific Northwest:

  http://pdxhanggliding.blogspot.com/2018/05/where-to-learn-hg-in-pacific-northwest.html

5 hangs and 1 bag flew Oceanside today. Wind was light from West & WSW but good enough ridge lifts for everyone get up between few hundred to 1,000ft above launch. Many trip to Back Bowl, Three Rocks, Happy Camp, Netart Bay... I flew for 4 hour and 10 mins. Another memorable flying day at Oceanside. Few cell phone pics here.

 

1.5 hrs Dog Mt 04/02/19

5 hours of hiking and kayaking with Tim , and then I was able to get a flight around 3:45pm and ended up flying for over an hour. It started to rain after I got done packing at 5:30pm.

3 hours 2 flights Dog Mt (Glenoma, Wa) 3/29 & 3/30/19

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-hg-in-pacific-northwest.html

 

 

 Few pics and footages from Friday & Saturday. I counted 19 hangs and 1 para show up at Dog (Glenoma, Washington) yesterday and 6 flew on Friday. (Kim, Alan, Robin, Alfredo Moreno, Tim Bugge and myself) and maybe more on Saturday? Robin Briejer, Eric Ollikainen, Glenn Duval Shawn Lucke, Alan Redmon, Kim, Kt Bigelow , Luis Ramos, Bob Horning, Paul Dees, Rob Andrews, Larry, Tina Jorgensen, Ken (idk Ken last name), Stas, Travis, Rick Lai, JJ....

 

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3 hrs Dog Mt 3/23/19

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-hg-in-pacific-northwest.html

 

 Dog was soarable all day long with strong SW and a bit gusty at launch. 11 hangs (Robin Briejer, Kt Bigelow, Alan Redmon, Alfredo Moreno, Rob Andrews, Luis Ramos, Eric Ollikainen, Larry, Tina Jorgensen, Stas and myself) out for the day. Most launched between noon to 3pm and flew for hours. Stas, Tina, Larry, Eric and I launched around 3 and my flights lasted for over 3 hours.

 

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