2 hrs 45 mins Oceanside Oct 4th,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-hg-in-pacific-northwest.html

 

Today Oceanside report and tomorrow plan:

Super fun at Oceanside today with PG Nick Fulmor , HG Tim Bugge and myself. Nick launched around noon in SW and SSW conditions approx 10-13 mph winds. I launched around 12:30 in the same conditions and l flew for over 2 hrs and 45 mins. I made a few trips to Happy Camp , passed Superman launch , Back Bowl and the Three Rocks.... etc. Altitude gains 1,250ft for me with Nick flying above me most of the time. Tim B launched around 2 pm and flew down to Happy Camp too. We both launched from the PG pad. Thanks to PG Julian gave me a ride to launch and Carmela Moreno who came out to do the retrieve for us.

For tomorrow, maybe Dog, Bingen or Rampart? Currently, Rampart's forecast isn't so great; snow and low cloud ceiling, plus the occasional shower could be an issue. I think Dog and Bingen has a better forecast, I'll double check later..

3 hrs Dog Mt (Glenoma, WA) report 10-01-19 Tuesday

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

The forecast was correct; it was sunny, light with variable winds. No steady breeze at launch all afternoon. The strength of winds was from zero to extremely light (0-3mph), so the 4 of us (Robin, Travis, Alan Redmon and myself) expected the minimal of getting extended sledders. Well, it turns out that my flight lasted almost 3 hrs, landing right before sunset (Video enclosed). I think Travis and Robin Briejer were up for more than 2 hrs and Alan probably got over an hour flight. Hard to believe with today's condition that we'd made a few trips to Elk, Back Bowl and Radio Towers. The average altitude was between 200-500 ft above launch and a few low save. Unexpectedly, towards the end of my flight I'd encounter some nice lift lines over the lake in front of Elk and got back up to 800 ft above launch. Light east breeze at the LZ when I was setting up a landing approach but I landed in west direction. It was more like a no wind landing. Overall, the day ended better than we could've hoped.

pics
 https://www.facebook.com/pdxrick.lai/posts/10156945000354285