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Hi Wile E Scott, The coastal lift band is basically the same as a mountain lift band. Hang Gliders find out about it all the time. You can s...it drops. this may be the air moving down from the top of the ridge near the flight path of Henr...- ...of being bored with the site or from flying in too much ridge lift. Not as much fun as a wang or...lse is there after x00 fights at the same place in the same smooth lift? Even aero gets old, but I ne...
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Rizzy there's rite of way rules even for thermaling.didn't look like ridge lift to me.looked like every one crowding on boomer.I wouldn't even entered that arena.Comment on "great video to show how much fun ridge soaring can be"
...p; Got up to a bit over 2500' with a broad lift band. Was a bit surprise...flights and a blast at the fly-in. That ridge soaring reminded me of what...would really like to check out some orographic lift there. take care brother.- ...joyed having a chance to meet you. Rizzy that particular flight was a combination of orographic (ridge) and convective (thermal) lift. Some of that thermal lift was drifting up the ridge. It takes many years t...
- ...you. I was soaring a nearby ridge in my hang glider one day and...y along the road at the top of the ridge. Something told me he w.... So, I pulled back into the lift band to watch him from my eagl...n to the road at the bottom of the ridge below me, parked and waited....
- ...have caused some mild rotor, my guess is that lift was being generated on beach s...ferential. I do agree with Heather that ridge lift was likely not a factor, howe...rtant to remember that the boundaries between lifting and sinking air can be rat...
- ...have seen the likes of severe ridge rotors and their nasty effect...about 4ft. Find a good sharp ridge where you can get to the back...nd. Standing out front of the ridge you will see the ribbon go st...e doing. Climbing up into the lift band to fly downwind above the...
- Hi Noel All our initial training was done at Lightning Ridge where we lived for a decade.... Instead we brought Chris to the Ridge for a couple of weeks, put hi...onverted school bus and the "Ridge Trike Squad" was formed....I think that trip started at the Ridg...
- ...i know you and john got some good video soaring the crap outta that one ridge.i plan on flying friday if th...improves. that little chute slope at tarkio generates some pretty good lift. ...