Aug
2nd
Thu
2nd
"We occasionally flap but tend to have more luck with aluminium and Dacron."
Hang Gliding observations from
Trent Brown - an average comp pilot from Canberra, Australia.
If you notice me online, jump on the UHF below and give me a call.
Aug
1st
Wed
1st
Chop sent in this great little video of flying around Canberra.
Jul
31st
Tue
31st
Newcastle = A fun crew to fly with
Last Friday I took off up to Newcastle. It seems no one else from Canberra wanted to fly – oh well
As well as Mon and Scott’s amazing hospitality, I was treated to some fun airtime in the moderate SW winds.
Glennies was the call on each day and did not disappoint. With no less than 10 people keen for a fly on each day we would meet at Singleton before heading on to the hill.
After a futile wait for the wind to subside, those in the higher performance wings launch anyway. We are treated to some great climbs of up the 1500fpm (amazing for the middle of winter). The unique contours of the area also set up a line of conference lift heading out across the lake. We punch forward in gaggles as we try to reach the range on the other side of the lake. I think Stewie managed to get the closest.
Thanks Scott and Mon for putting me up for the weekend – Mon’s cooking is worth the drive in itself. Just steer clear of any Austin Powers movies while hooking in to the sticky date pudding.
Thanks for the weekend everyone!
Glennies
There are native Power Rangers in this area of the Hunter
After making it this far up the precarious drive, a little landslide over the track was not going to keep us from reaching the top
Scott’s plane after a short but eventful flight
Ebbs packing up after a nice little outing
Vertical take offs were the order of the day
Super fit Scott decides to walk to Texas
Jul
26th
Thu
26th
Congrats Andrew, 350km in less than 2 hours!
Andrew and I fighting for the best position before the start.
Condor
What a close race! Congrats Andrew L on your first win!
350km and less than a few minutes between the finishers.
By popular demand I will post the condor flight tracks when I find somewhere to host them. I the mean time I will post them to the mailing list.
Race animation
