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Hang Gliding the Hat Creek Rim August 2012, Day 1

August 4, 2012 7 Comments

Headed up to the rim around 5pm, intending for a 6:30ish launch in the glass off (smooth rising air everywhere). Lo & behold, there sits Dave with his tandem wing, whom I’d not seen in a few years. That’s one cool thing about hang gliding: you’ll randomly run into people on mountain tops you haven’t seen in a long time.

Before long there were perhaps 15 pilots setting up their gliders and lots of spectators, including my family. Well, it was decided that my niece, Anna, would take a tandem flight—and her first flight in a hang glider—with Dave. Not only have I seen Dave safely complete lots of tandem instructional fights but he’s done somewhere around 10,000 of them without a single mishap. For instructional and introductory purposes, Dave wanted for the air to smooth out and lighten up a bit, so a later launch was called for. They launched and then I, right behind, just after 7pm. They flew about 30 minutes and I put in 40.

So here’s a bunch of photos of the festivities. You can click on them for the high resolution versions.

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White sail tops for UV damage protection
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Colorful undersides though
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Rigging my Will’s Wing Sport 2 in the background
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Ground School
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Their launch
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…And they’re off
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My launch right behind
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…And I’m off
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…And away
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The smile says it all, doesn’t it?

Tonight I’ll strap my GoPro to the keel and shoot some onboard video for tomorrow’s update on all the fun.

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  1. Rose August 4, 2012 at 22:39

    This just reminds me of Eddie Izzard. “Hang glid? Hang glideded.” lol

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  2. J Squared August 5, 2012 at 01:27

    Dude, I can’t wait for the video. Awesome!

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  3. Joseph Fetz August 5, 2012 at 05:01

    There’s simply no way that that beautiful young lady is related to you. I don’t believe it!

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  4. Rikard August 5, 2012 at 07:27

    I did a tandem glide in Rio de Janeiro. They said it was for free if I could stop smiling. Had to pay full price.

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  5. mick August 5, 2012 at 08:40

    it’s lo and behol fyi

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  6. Lute Nikoley August 5, 2012 at 10:24

    Brave young lady for doing the flight. Oh yeah, she’s my granddaughter, and yes I was a little nervous at lunch and landing. But she was in the hands of a pro.

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  7. Chris August 6, 2012 at 10:35

    Love it. Definitely going to try and get gliding sometime!

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