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- Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:56 am
- Forum: Flight Discussion
- Topic: My first gps tracklog - Sylmar 6/14/2009
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2349
Doug, now you need to post your flight into some of XC Contest site: http://www.paraglidingforum.com or http://www.xcontest.org This is effitient way to log and share your flights. For example, I can see who fly yesterday and how far they made: http://www.paraglidingforum.com/leonardo/tracks/US/allt...
- Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:54 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Save our State parks
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4902
List of Proposed Park Closures:
http://www.calparks.org/takeaction/closurelist.html
Including:
Torrey Pines
Palomar
...
http://www.calparks.org/takeaction/closurelist.html
Including:
Torrey Pines
Palomar
...
- Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:29 pm
- Forum: Flight Discussion
- Topic: Good flight to west of Lukens Mt.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1363
Good flight to west of Lukens Mt.
It was interesting flight:
http://www.paraglidingforum.com/leonardo/flight/182158
Pictures:
http://paraplan.ru/photos/thumbnails.php?album=3154
Alex
http://www.paraglidingforum.com/leonardo/flight/182158
Pictures:
http://paraplan.ru/photos/thumbnails.php?album=3154
Alex
- Mon Apr 06, 2009 11:28 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: XC potential this Sunday
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3240
NMERider, I did not saw you in AJ this Sunday, did you fly?
As for me, I try to fly west from Marshal, cross Cajon pass, but could not connect to Cucamonga:
http://www.crestlinesoaring.org/forum/2 ... mment-3431
As for me, I try to fly west from Marshal, cross Cajon pass, but could not connect to Cucamonga:
http://www.crestlinesoaring.org/forum/2 ... mment-3431
- Mon Apr 06, 2009 11:19 am
- Forum: Flight Discussion
- Topic: Kagel to JPL by paraglider
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4308
Faiz, good flight!
Please let me know when you decide to fly Kagle next time, Kagel LZ is just 10 miles from my apartments.
We had a super good day at Marshal yesterday:
http://www.crestlinesoaring.org/forum/2 ... mment-3431
Please let me know when you decide to fly Kagle next time, Kagel LZ is just 10 miles from my apartments.
We had a super good day at Marshal yesterday:
http://www.crestlinesoaring.org/forum/2 ... mment-3431
- Sat Apr 04, 2009 11:36 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: XC potential this Sunday
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3240
- Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:12 am
- Forum: Flight Discussion
- Topic: Personal Best Today
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9344
Congratulations!
Congratulations with the great flight! Could you post your GPS track logs somewhere, so newbies can learn from it?
We also had good time at Marshal, 3+ hours, hit 7K few times:
http://www.xcontest.org/world/en/flight ... 2009/22:23
Thanks,
Alex
We also had good time at Marshal, 3+ hours, hit 7K few times:
http://www.xcontest.org/world/en/flight ... 2009/22:23
Thanks,
Alex
- Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: XC data needed for John Wayne Airport exhibit
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2040
Hi Dave,
I'm also collecting interesting flights in SoCal and Owens areas:
http://extreme-nn.fatal.ru/socalxc.htm
Some flights is actual GPS tracks, but some of them is just recreated from story.
Its basically illustration of major XC routes in SoCal area.
Thanks,
Alex
I'm also collecting interesting flights in SoCal and Owens areas:
http://extreme-nn.fatal.ru/socalxc.htm
Some flights is actual GPS tracks, but some of them is just recreated from story.
Its basically illustration of major XC routes in SoCal area.
Thanks,
Alex
- Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:53 am
- Forum: Flight Discussion
- Topic: Best Hang Gliding Videos
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1952
- Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I need a tutor for basic GPS use - Garmin 76S
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2453
How to actually set up then navigate a route to follow 1. [Menu]->[Menu]-> select Routes->[Enter] 2. Create new route by clicking [Enter] 3. Use Up/Down to select waypoint you need then [Enter] 4. After you add all waypoint [Quit][Quit][Quit] to return 5. To start navigation [Nagigate]-> select Nav...
- Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:33 pm
- Forum: Safety and Incidents in flight
- Topic: Paraglider killed in Malibu crash
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2378
No, sorry. You can try Google Translate:do you happen to have a version in english?
http://translate.google.com/translate?u ... l=ru&tl=en
We also was in Zion this spring and choose Angeles landing trail. Its amaizing. Some photos: http://bp2.blogger.com/_P8O1PWdPSng/SBTKoS77yYI/AAAAAAAAAFc/UoIZYuMwVME/s400/img+138.jpg http://bp2.blogger.com/_P8O1PWdPSng/SBTKNS77yXI/AAAAAAAAAFU/vt-5Jl0lRlE/s400/img+123.jpg http://bp3.blogger.com/_P8O1P...
- Tue Dec 11, 2007 10:58 am
- Forum: Weather
- Topic: Current Surface Winds
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7886
Current Surface Winds
Is anybody use this service?
http://apps.xcskies.com/xc/surface/xcmap.cgi
http://apps.xcskies.com/xc/surface/xcmap.cgi
- Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:54 pm
- Forum: Weather
- Topic: Tad's Soaring Predictor Lives!!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13247
- Mon Dec 10, 2007 3:51 pm
- Forum: Weather
- Topic: Tad's Soaring Predictor Lives!!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13247
Alan, Two sites from my list already included, so info for the missing: Name, Lat, Lon, launch (feet), LZ (feet), zipcode ----------------------------------------------------------------- Calabasas 34.134575 -118.687689 1640 770 91302 Saddle Peak 34.076058 -118.658831 2770 0 90264 Garlock 35.418766 ...
- Thu Dec 06, 2007 4:35 pm
- Forum: Weather
- Topic: Tad's Soaring Predictor Lives!!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13247
Alan, Is it a big deal for you to add more sites? I'm interesting in following: Calabasas 34.134575 -118.687689 Saddle Peak 34.076058 -118.658831 Chiff Peak 34.502467 -119.168578 Sky Port 34.480786 -119.684908 Garlock 35.418900 -117.695100 Blackhawk 34.344300 -116.820000 Slick Rock 36.140200 -118.79...
- Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Google Earth, CompeGPS, and Garmin MapSource Waypoints
- Replies: 11
- Views: 19724
Convert Waypoints
Mike,
You can convert waypoints to any format you need using GpsBabel (it's free):
http://www.gpsbabel.org/
You can convert waypoints to any format you need using GpsBabel (it's free):
http://www.gpsbabel.org/
- Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:29 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Kagel out and return - What is the current record?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2690
http://www.geocities.com/extopaflyer/US ... cords.html
There is no FW Out-and-return record for Kagel, so you can clim any
The same for PG. Hmmm... intersting...
There is no FW Out-and-return record for Kagel, so you can clim any
The same for PG. Hmmm... intersting...
- Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: pictures from yosemite 2007
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1832
the current launch doesn't look to me to be safe for a PG. You probably right, launch doesn't look friendly. Then you'd have to set up the same type of system that the HG pilots have with site monitors I think this is a main issue. But I do wish you luck if you try to get it set up. I think it woul...