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Real Pilots Don't Need Engines: August 2010

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Real Pilots Don't Need Engines. Matt's Soaring Flight Log. Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.". Sunday, August 29, 2010. Atypical August at Diablo. Post frontal conditions in late August at Mount Diablo. Atypical? Apparently not for 2010. Gerry, Bob and I have to check out this blessing, so off the Towers Launch under some nicely developing clouds. Bob and I climbing below a big Q.

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Real Pilots Don't Need Engines: August 2011

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Real Pilots Don't Need Engines. Matt's Soaring Flight Log. Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.". Tuesday, August 30, 2011. Ace signed up as the Yosemite Hang Gliding Monitor for this extended weekend in late August. Ace is up bright and early (almost), waiting to sign in pilots at Glacier Point. He allowed me to wire a few of them off, on the first day. Cocktails and appetizers are s...

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Real Pilots Don't Need Engines: November 2011

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Real Pilots Don't Need Engines. Matt's Soaring Flight Log. Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.". Saturday, November 19, 2011. After a pretty darn good landing I tell him . it's time . your going solo. He looks a little nervous, but I suppose that's natural. Ace brings her home after a 2.1 hour flight in cold air over the foothills. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.

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Real Pilots Don't Need Engines: May 2010

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Real Pilots Don't Need Engines. Matt's Soaring Flight Log. Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.". Friday, May 28, 2010. A typical late May day would involve lift over the mountains, either high cloud bases or blue sky and an unsoarable, inverted valley. Today however, after yet ANOTHER. Well, I'll play what I'm dealt so here's takeoff in "Juliet Hotel" for some low valley soaring.

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Real Pilots Don't Need Engines: Running Deep Up The Mendos

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Real Pilots Don't Need Engines. Matt's Soaring Flight Log. Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.". Saturday, August 20, 2011. Running Deep Up The Mendos. With a fresh BFR in my pocket and low pressure overhead this mid-August day looks pretty good, so I jump on tow in "JH" and head for the Mountains. It's the middle of summer and some patches of snow still hang on to Snow Mountain.

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Real Pilots Don't Need Engines: March 2011

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Real Pilots Don't Need Engines. Matt's Soaring Flight Log. Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.". Monday, March 28, 2011. Lately life has been, work . rain . a sled ride . more work . more rain . ect. Saturday, March 5, 2011. Catching Wave and Some Irony. Lets see, heres a small burble, time to work. Then all of a sudden. BAM . real wave, the vario sings and I rise above the c...More ...

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High Times: March 2010

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Monday, March 8, 2010. I had a great opportunity to head out with Mele to Istanbul last week and explore a bit. We stayed in the Bebek and Sultanahmet neighborhoods on the Bosphorus. I really didn't know all that much about Turkey prior to the trip, but the experience left me wanting to explore much more of the nearby regions/countries. One thing Istanbul has an abundance of is vagabond bands of cats and dogs. The cats were everywhere. As Mele put it, Bob Barker would have a field day out there. Bogazici...

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High Times: February 2011

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Thursday, February 24, 2011. Presidents' day at Mt. Bachelor, OR. 3 days after the big storm and still plenty of goodness to be had. Mt Bachelor, OR. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Santa Cruz, California. A page to keep and share good times. (began as a flying log). View my complete profile. Presidents day at Mt. Bachelor, OR. Bag B Gone - 15mph Formula! More HG lies and pics. Marina - Ord Profiler. Owens; Just South of Walts. WNW from Mt. Hamilton. Del Monte, Monterey. Sites Flown So Far (Links).

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High Times: August 2009

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Monday, August 3, 2009. Pilots set up on the lower launch. Winds were often light and/or cross and the launch is shallow but good thermal cycles were coming through if you had patience. (Mele's photo). King Mountain (10,600' or so) from Moore. You can make out the gliders halfway up the mountain. (Mele's photo). Click all to enlarge. You can't quite make out the gliders on this one, but there are still some up there. Over King Mountain looking NW to the Lemhi range in the distance. Santa Cruz, California.

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High Times: September 2009

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Tuesday, September 29, 2009. After seeing the forecast for Slide this weekend Trey and I bolted up there for a quick two day trip. We left around 5:00am from Santa Cruz and got in two great days. The lift was punchy down low but the thermals were big and smooth and I topped out both days around 14,000'. Above: Kings Beach from South of Slide. Below: Looking SE from slide over Washoe Lake to McClellan. Above: Looking West to Slide from over McClellan. In the East was an enticing XC Mecca. St John, Indian ...