Sylmar Hang Gliding Association

Really kicking myself for somehow getting the crazy idea that I should get work done on monday........

awesome video!

Ah, thanks -- looks like I need to do a better job searching the site for information

That leaves actually getting a walk-through set up if a group of us want to go......let's see if theres much interest. Otherwise i'll just try to drive to as many of them as I can.

I know this subject has come up a few times in discussions so I figure i'd make a thread on it. Myself as well as potentially some other pilots who are on the newer side of kagel pilots would like to walk the bailout LZs to have a better idea of where they are, obstacles on approach, etc. I'm not su...

According to windgrams http://www.soaringpredictor.info/windgram/windmain.htm

Kagel might not be bad today around 3-4 pm.....anyone thinking of flying? Leaving the LZ around 1:45 would probably be best according to that forecast.

Michael L
760-622-6396

I tried to learn to thermal without a vario, and it takes a while to figure out how to turn the most efficiently. A vario will really help you decide when to leave a thermal and how to core it more efficiently (and really helps tell the difference between going from dead--> lift and sink --> dead) b...

I think I'll beheading toward dunlap this weekend. I'm not sure if it looks good on xcskies or other websites like that but it looks unreasonably cool for summer but with little cloud cover, which could be promising. There is a paraglider competition this weekend there as well but they should all be...

Sorry about the accident man, hope you recover quickly!

- another from the 'Mike' crew

MikeL

Sorry to see/hear that OP; good luck with the recovery!

Mike L

I'd love to buy it if nobody else has made an offer!

Michael Lichterman
760-622-6396

Thanks for the input -- that's true; what I posited isn't always reasonable. I think in retrospect sitting out the first day and driving in a new flying area would have been wise in my case. Hindsight is always 20/20 though

Hey all, I flew Garlock on saturday; it was my first XC attempt. Also, probably the most fun I've had flying, even with the uh, 'landing'. What follows is a description of it and the unfortunate decisions I made for your general amusement and perhaps enlightenment ;) The Plan My hope was that if the...

I'm thinking that I may take my car as well. Between people, hang gliding gear and camping gear, it seems that those two vehicles will be awfully crowded. We can off load some of the gear into my car if people are so inclined. I may do the same myself. Between my harness bag, camping stuff, more ca...

Sounds epic -- but as a H-3 -- Any word on if Joe Greblo will be going?

guns, flying, and drinking?

Count me in! (weather permitting.....)

Michael Lichterman

(also, i don't suppose i could......rent a vario from someone? ill give it back with new batteries plus $20 if that sounds good!)

IMHO tandem launches should have (if possible) knowledgeable people on the side wires (at least the right wire if there is where the wind is approaching from in gusts) up to launch; this sounds almost identical to the very similar situation I was present at a few weeks ago. (right wing lifts on a ta...

Ah -- if you are looking for sites with lots of people then sweetwater and mattole are probably out unless you get really lucky :lol: Mattole is toplandable if conditions are good, though. Sweetwater is not and it is a long hike :lol: I will be at hat creek with a bunch of HGers either the weekend b...

Hey Mike, As someone who learned in the bay area, my favorite sites were probably Hull and dunslap (dunlap) (never had the right times or conditions for tam, sadly) but tam was beautiful also. I thought funston was boring but that's another discussion ;) There are a couple of somewhat off the beaten...

Thank you for the suggestions!

I'll be in the LZ sat or sunday (traffic permitting, I suppose).

Hello all, My name is Michael (as you could have guessed ;) ), and I've been flying with the Berkeley Hang gliding club for a few years. I have a hang 3 and about 25 hours of airtime (the vast majority of it in the last 3 months). I am moving to Cal tech to go to grad school, and am bringing my glid...