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Lokkilok: Another long dry run

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My own flying adventures and other paragliding news from Finland. Another long dry run. For me it was another day in the sick bow but for those pilots that were fit the task committee and the weather conspired with a very difficult 100 km course. The forecast predicted stronger winds, drier air and high thermal tops. And indeed the few clouds that were seen early on dried out soon, demanding pilots to fly in the blue. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Me there or by email. A taste of alpine flying.

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Lokkilok: Arska flies 303 km!

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My own flying adventures and other paragliding news from Finland. Arska flies 303 km! As reported a few days back. Sahlström flew an astonishing 303 km. On Thursday 16 May. Here some more details from Arska (as reported on the forum. The club of Paragliders of Southern Finland). In the evening of Wed 15 May Arska suggested that a group of pilots would get together in the morning at the Oripää airfield. Arska reports that conditions looked good. They were strong for Finland, the best ones averaged 6 m/s.

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Lokkilok: August 2011

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My own flying adventures and other paragliding news from Finland. Not back in the air, quite yet. Some readers of this blog have wondered where I hang out; it's over a year since the last post. In between I have good periods of a week or two and luckily one of those coincided with the yearly Lokkilok pilgrimage to Gréolières, at the end of April. That was once again a great week of flying, Robin did a nice write up. That week was also a good opportunity to finally get to fly my new XC Trango. Here in Hel...

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Lokkilok: September 2009

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My own flying adventures and other paragliding news from Finland. Between many days of unstable and windy weather we had a couple of good ones. And as in our national cross-country (XC) league. Still several competitors have the glorious top spot within reach there is no lack of motivation to make use of those good days. The XC ranking based on flights anywhere. In the ranking based on flights made in Finland. After 3 hours the city of Hämeenlinna came in sight. I couldn't get much beyond it as there...

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Lokkilok: Finland 2010 season opened in style

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My own flying adventures and other paragliding news from Finland. Finland 2010 season opened in style. It's that time of the year again. We've endured the long cold winter, did some flying in southern and exotic locations, and now we're ready, no make that eager! Long XC flights that are expected in spring time Finland. I'll never let him jump me in the towing queue again ;). And Mika himself did a 24 km triangle. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Me there or by email.

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Lokkilok: Finnish mid-winter thermal right above the frozen sea

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My own flying adventures and other paragliding news from Finland. Finnish mid-winter thermal right above the frozen sea. I meanwhile pressed the bar to glide upwind to what seemed a thermal possibility. And indeed I was rewarded by an unexpectedly good thermal, that took me up at some 2 m/s, which peaks of 3 m/s. The string wind made me drift quickly back towards Estonia, so quite soon had to leave the thermal that by now had formed a nice little cumulus cloud high above me. I uploaded the short flight.

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Lokkilok: July 2010

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My own flying adventures and other paragliding news from Finland. Just returned home from the Pre-Worlds. Huge thanks to all the rescue and medical people and the pilots who top-landed; you were all wonderful. Now, 6 days later, I'm back home and after a visit to the local health care centre relieved from the plaster and with permission to try to walk, gradually. It's even hotter here in Finland than in Spain so the possibility to have a shower or a bath is extremely welcome. Links to this post. I'm Robe...

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Between the keys: November 2008

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Welcome to "Between the keys". Here I'll report on my random adventures in the wonderful world of the internet. I actually may sometimes go out into the real world too. Monday, November 24, 2008. Sometimes I want a bit of confirmation that a message actually makes it through and request a Read Receipt. So I get a notification when the recipient, or at least some computer associated with that recipient, opens the message. This is a Return Receipt for the mail that you sent to. Saturday, November 15, 2008.

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Lokkilok: Not back in the air, quite yet

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My own flying adventures and other paragliding news from Finland. Not back in the air, quite yet. Some readers of this blog have wondered where I hang out; it's over a year since the last post. In between I have good periods of a week or two and luckily one of those coincided with the yearly Lokkilok pilgrimage to Gréolières, at the end of April. That was once again a great week of flying, Robin did a nice write up. That week was also a good opportunity to finally get to fly my new XC Trango. Here in Hel...