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SkyOut: October 2014
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Adventures in Hang Gliding. Friday, October 31, 2014. A Day at the Beach with Tom and Tom. I drove to Cape Cod hoping for a soaring flight in my new paraglider. However the wind was too strong for a rookie like me. Luckily, I brought along a hang glider! I setup, launched, and bounced around the dunes for about an hour. I patched together a short video of our flights, including a couple shots Tom got of seals swimming along the shore. Flights: 1, Duration: 0:60. Posted by Tom Lanning. Links to this post.
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SkyOut: July 2015
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Adventures in Hang Gliding. Saturday, July 11, 2015. I'm slowly progressing towards my novice paragliding rating at Morningside Flight Park. Mid-day is too turbulent for newbies like me so I setup my hang glider for an afternoon break after flying the paraglider on the hill in the morning. I found a good line of lift just south of Claremont. I climbed to the southeast and would fly upwind to the northwest and snag another. Jon climbing lower left, Jake approaching from Ascutney. Here is the video,. I had...
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SkyOut: August 2014
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Adventures in Hang Gliding. Sunday, August 24, 2014. I took a break from paragliding lessons and made the short trip to Tanner-Hiller. Airport and Hang Glide New England. A fun group showed up to soak-in the last days of summer. The early birds had satisfying flights but the later group was having trouble staying airborne in spite of the great looking sky. I followed Rhett in the green tug down the runway and into the air. It was soon time to release and find my own climb. Rhett waited, ready to go, whil...
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SkyOut: March 2015
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Adventures in Hang Gliding. Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Since the forecast called for increasing westerly winds and a relatively strong sea breeze by late afternoon, I saddled up for a noon-time launch from QuestAir. Cumulus moved overhead, but were low and widely spaced. Jim Praul towed me to cloud base at 2300 feet (700m). Um, now what should I do? I bounced between a couple clouds until the sky blued-out upwind of the field. I could have taken off downwind, but was waiting to fly with other pilots. I con...
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SkyOut: June 2015
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Adventures in Hang Gliding. Sunday, June 14, 2015. Lee and Peter met Jeff and I at my place for the relatively short drive to Hang Glide New England. In central Massachusetts. Although I have been flying a lot, today was my first flight this year in New England. Also, it was the first time several months that I wasn't racing XC. Max and his new green machine. I played over the hills to the east until Lee mentioned he had a good climb just north of the field. Max wrote about the day on his blog. View my c...
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SkyOut: Afternoon break
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Adventures in Hang Gliding. Saturday, July 11, 2015. I'm slowly progressing towards my novice paragliding rating at Morningside Flight Park. Mid-day is too turbulent for newbies like me so I setup my hang glider for an afternoon break after flying the paraglider on the hill in the morning. I found a good line of lift just south of Claremont. I climbed to the southeast and would fly upwind to the northwest and snag another. Jon climbing lower left, Jake approaching from Ascutney. Here is the video,. I had...
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SkyOut: Quick Trip
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Adventures in Hang Gliding. Sunday, July 05, 2015. Amy and I drove north to Mount Ascutney. After spending part of the Independence Day holiday weekend around home. Pilots were gathering at the base of the mountain when we arrived. Since Amy could drive a vehicle back down, we loaded our car and headed up. The hike out didn't get any shorter over the winter, but I arrived first and got my choice of setup spots. They hazy sky didn't look good and guess what? I found bits and pieces of lift but nothing tha...
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SkyOut: Pull the Plug
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Adventures in Hang Gliding. Wednesday, May 06, 2015. Davis, Richard, and I originally planned to fly to Arcadia. However, as the day progressed we changed the task to Fantasy of Flight and back. I was the first off and Mark dropped me into a strong climb that I rode to base. Malcolm, Richard, and Davis weren't so lucky and had to piece together several weaker climbs to get up. I waited around so we could leave together. No pictures today since I am preparing for the upcoming competition.). Earth turns an...
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SkyOut: September 2014
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Adventures in Hang Gliding. Wednesday, September 24, 2014. The trees on Mount Greylock were turning, the cummies were popping, the wind was lightly blowing in, and the spectators were excited. However I was a little melancholy since I knew it might be the last mountain flight of the year. The video does a better job of capturing the aerial action. Flights: 1, Duration: 3:10. Posted by Tom Lanning. Links to this post. Location: Mount Greylock, Adams, MA 01220, USA. Monday, September 15, 2014. The morning ...
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SkyOut: December 2014
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Adventures in Hang Gliding. Friday, December 05, 2014. Yet another day when the conditions were not good for rookie paragliding at Wellfleet on Cape Cod. It was marginally soarable for hang gliders so I gave it a go with my hang glider (Falcon). I was having a good time until I made risky move during a lull. In just a few minutes I was back on the ground watching Max and Vitaly flying overhead. Sigh. Flights: 1, Duration: 0:45. Posted by Tom Lanning. Links to this post. Location: Wellfleet, MA, USA.
