XC TrikerAir Creation Tanarg 80hp BioniX 15M
0O2, 0O4, 0S5, 0Q5, 14S, 1O3, 3S8, 3W5, 9S3, A39, AVENAL, CALIFORNIA VALLEY, CN12, CYQS, DIXON, FOT, Headquarters, ID85, K1O3, K3O1, K3O8, KAST, KAVX (Catalina Island), KAWO, KBOK, through KBUR, KC80, KCCB, KCMA, KDAG, El Mirage Dry Lake & Flying J Ranch-El Mirage, KFHR, Over LAX midfield & LAX school, KFUL, KGCD, KHAF, KHRI, KINW, KIYK, KIZA, KKIC, KL52, KLGD, KLKV, KLPC, KLSN, KLVK, KMPI, KMRY, through KNTD, KO22, KOKB, KONP, KORS, KOXR, KPGA, KPRB, KRBG, KRBL, KRNM, KSBA, KSBP, KSDM, KSHN, KSMO, KSMX, KSNS, KSZP, KSZT, KTOA, KUAO, KUKI, low pass KVBG, KWHP, KWVI, KZPH, L06, L08, L09, L61, MATANCHEN, Monument Valley, NV74, Dry Lakes, O46, O69, Over KLAX, PHHN, PHDH, S16, S51, S89, SALTON Sea x3, Slab City, Stocking Meadows, through KSEA, A few that won't be mentioned (OR/MX/Sltn), Through TRONA GAP, UT25, WA09, Yosemite, 49X, KHII, L62, L17, KFCH, KCVH, CA66, KOAR KSFF 73S 72S S94 KPUW S68 Bill's Ranch S27 KGPI (Glacier) 58S 2MT1 53U 8S1 7S0 52S S09 S34 KTHM S83 KDEW, L88 (New Cuyama "X"d- low pass), KRIR (FlaBob), L35 (Big Bear), KSBD (KTOA <->San Bernadino @ NIGHT ! :) L45, KBFL, L05, O26, Over Mt Whitney Summit at 17,200', L73, KMIT, L19, L84, KOXR, P20, L54, KFUL (Trike Lecture), KCLR, YYWG YCOR YHAY YIVO YWTO YMIA YBRN YDLQ YTOC YPOK YWGT
~ 166 Airports, Fields, or off road (4 Countries- hopefully more soon :)
If you put all your airports/off airports on SkyVector, you can make a cool map of the places you've been. These are mine:
In North American Continent (US, Mex, Canada, Hawaii)
In AUSTRALIA (MegaFauna 2014, etc)
ALL (get's a little crowded in this view)
I shot this video several years ago: Hang Gliding in the Sierras (Owens Valley) w Kari Castle, Near Mt Whitney
Mine is the Blue and Yellow Moyes Lightsport-- I had faster gliders, but THAT glider was my favorite.
Uploaded on Jul 31, 2007
My wife, my friend Morgan and I went to the Owens valley to meet Kari Castle (multi-time Women's World Hang Gliding Champion) to lead us on a hang gliding adventure in the Owens Valley. The Owens Valley is high altitude flying (we launch at ~9K feet and achieve altitudes of 12 to 18K feet), fly for several hours and 10's to hundreds of miles away.
This video shows several launches- Walt's Point, where I landed 40 miles away after a spectacular flight past Mt Whitney. Paiute and McGee- where we launched with several thunder heads static in the distance. The lift was strong, TOO strong, Kari & I landed before a squall. Morgan ducked around the side of the mountain and flew about 60 miles- we lost radio contact with him just as he was telling us about the thunderhead he thought he could make it past. We had to smack him around when he finally called from 50 miles South. The Sierra/Owens is beautiful. Hang Gliding is a spectacular way to really get in touch with it.
The density altitude is evident in the launches (Janet says "That was horrible" on the first one, a dead wind launch at Walts Point just a couple miles from Mt Whitney, the highest point in the continental US at nearly 14,500 feet.) The Owens is known for big conditions and the silent beauty of the desert. Janet herself flew 20 miles in the owens-- her best flight-- she just reminded me I got her a cake with 20 on it!! Neat to see our dogs when they were young again ;)
Comments
those were some serious launches and great to see the poochies . owens valley what a place remember jc brown and jim lee i think scott johnson flew there alot cant remember if it was jc or jim hearing them talk about wifey trying to talk them down but they were hypoxic and just getting giddy.
Nice video. I flew once at Owens Valley in October. Nice lift. I got into glass lift. I don't remember how high. I landed at lake Diaz (I think).