Weekend flight to Verneukpan Northern Cape of South Africa with my BFF
...it 209kph with a nice stiff 100kph tailwind. I flew the 465 km in 2 hrs and 53 minues at an average of 160 kph. Going inland unfortunately is the opposite - it took much longer - Glad...Brocken spectre-- I learned a new word-- I always thought it was just called a "Glory"
...w or mountain spectre, is the apparently enormous and magnified shadow of an observer, cast upon the upper surfaces of clouds opposite the sun. The phenomenon can a...Hang Gliding from a Triker's Perspective-- Going Back is Going Forward
...head/shoulders toward one corner bracket but not your hips -> feet opposite direction = no actual shift i...t Ken to write about his experience of coming to Hang Gliding from the opposite direction of how triking evol...Hang Gliding from a Triker's Perspective-- Going Back is Going Forward
The mission to Wallaby Ranch was three-fold: 1) Check out a used low hour trike a friend at the ranch told me about that might be available at a great price (it was such a potential deal, and Ken was so excited to make sure he got it that we had to keep it secret until it was done) 2) ...Tags: Hang Gliding, Trikiing, Wallaby Ranch, Aerotow, training, opposite, dunes, landing, going, gliding