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if the wind is so strong, you have to use the centre As, put your canopy back in its back and go home, otherwise at best you'll be gale hanging, at worst you'll be blown backwards, been ther...
So then, All most all (95%) accidents are avoidable?
no equipment failure? no sudden wind gusts? wind sheer maybe?
It would be wonderful if a HG or PG could take off and gain altitude in horizontal wind.
Intuitively this seem to defy fundamental natural laws (for example energy conservation) . However I have n...
...he local airport that I used to frequent. Looked like quite a lot of fun. We used to get an occassional wind in the area (up to 30kts 85 to 90 degrees accross the runway) Anyway a gust kind of wadded ...
Cozumel is pretty low and flat. I can't believe that anyone flies HG there. Not even enough wind for decent wind surfing. I'd recommend scuba instead. Do at least the classroom portion befor...
...ease your sink rate. That's a fact. If you add weight you will have better penetration into a head wind, in other words you will have a better glide into the wind. Adding weight will not give you...
...in finding places to hang-glide or paraglide. I'm thinking a color contour plot that shows average wind velocity plotted over a geographical area. This might help in finding updrafts on the wind ...
Is it better to thermal into wind or better to thermal down wind in a thermal......
Do thermals rotate (swerl) when going up?
...o has a station in Julian (don't have the URL) and several in the desert. These stations also give wind direction, speed and rainfall. These are useful for wind direction when the repeaters aren&...
...#039;Jülich' (~ 60 km) is a little hill called 'Sofienhöhe', 135 m high and useable at wind blowing from southeast to east and west.
In the northeast near 'Olpe' is a hi...
Surely you wind it round your fork?
Looking for info on a new German rigid wind similar to the Extacy.
What do you call a violent , cold, dry northerly wind of the Mediterranean provinces of France?
...#039;s why I do it that way in my HG. It just seems so natural to take my few aggressive steps into the wind and lay my ass down like Superman!...
: wind-in-your-face immediacy of HGing, but the performance : opens up a new world of soaring fun.
isn't there a foot launcheable sailplane made now? Swift, or Swallow or similar name? Anyone...
Why would there be torque when the rotor turning force is being applied externally (ie: wind). This is a motorless gyroplane. Benson had a similar gyroboat back in the 60's. Tow it up behind a po...
yes I m flying saber since 6 months in India . It immediatly comes on over head even in nill wind , its reaction time is very fast n hence need to keep it pressurised . beginners need to fly not at th...
Advance Alpha 27 canopy with Edel harness, helmet, flying suit and Wind Wizard.
Suitable for Student/Club pilot. Rarely flown.
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... just find a big hill and go flying for a couple of hours. or is it a sport that you need very specific wind speeds,certain drops and other stuff. are there alot of restrictions on where and how you h...
...required (ie: what is glide ratio on climb) and how much space?
What is towing speed (assuming zero wind) of the scooter?
By 'payout system', do you mean a 'winch'?
I p...
...ing the year. In my thinking, the point regarding were the sun is during the day and how it affects the winds has more to do with the actual weather conditions that day and less to do with what you wa...
...blowing you have guaranteed flights. Starting off on sandhills then going on to the Rex lookout. If the wind is not on go diving on the Barrier Reef. Good instructor very thoroughly and not taking any...
...ably Isle of Wight, Brighton or Wiltshire but the BHPA site lists them all.
As for watching, if the wind is light and from the north go to Combe Gibbet, about 5 miles South East of Hungerford, or ...
...l our righteousness' are as filthy rags, and we all do fade as a leaf, and our iniquities like the wind have taken us away. Is. 64:6...
... Im not sure of the road names but you head east form San Jose area over the mountains and past all the wind fans. Just past and partly in that same area you go north. They also do alot of skydiving a...
...raglider has a thinner envelope of conditions in which it can be flown safely (less turbulence and less wind). Paragliders go slower and come down quicker in glide at above minimum speed. Paragliders ...
...eries foil shape is used? (and if so, which foil Also, I'm wondering if anyone has done studies (wind tunnel model, full scale or otherwise) of the amount of deformation of airfoil shape in fli...
...ecked out by an advanced pilot first. Then only fly in the early morning or late evening in light to no wind conditions. Midday in the desert is no place for a novice pilot.
Fly high, fly safe, fl...
...ring aid doesn't fit under a safety helmet.
My one remaining worry is that I cannot *hear* the wind, so would not be able to judge windspeed in this way. I have read that this is an important...
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thanks Steward - for a great job
see you in the air
Ernst if all we are is dust in the wind - then I want to be at the top of a huge dust devil - anybody want to join in ?...
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