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http://www.hanggliding.org/weblog.php?w=42
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Tom Galvin <tom### [at] imp nospamorg> wrote:
> http://www.hanggliding.org/weblog.php?w=42
It must be wonderful!
Like spread your wings and fly away. :-)
To wait for a upcoming wind and get a lift with it.
Have you ever experienced a "hole"? Some unsteady stream and suddenly there
isn't any support?
That's one thing I am afraid of and why I haven't enrolled for a course yet...
BTW the photos are beautiful!
Regards
bluetree
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Tom Galvin wrote:
> http://www.hanggliding.org/weblog.php?w=42
That's awsome!
--
...Chambers
www.pacificwebguy.com
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Tom Galvin <tom### [at] impnospamorg> wrote:
> http://www.hanggliding.org/weblog.php?w=42
http://home.earthlink.net/~gamma-quadrant/flying/flying.html
I never been to Ellenville
We often have glass smooth air at Funston. Land right next to setup area, no
radios and field-chasing required.
Back in the day,
So abundant were spare parts from dive bombers and dead pilots I patched this
one together for around $200, patched leading edges and keel, Comet sail.
Some people are not pilots. These are usually the ones that get hurt.
aQ
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"Be careful" is most profound here. But in many ways one should be cautious.
10 years I flew everyday it was flyable. Your experience is not complete until
you see your shadow on the clouds below. Like spilling tiny clear beads around
you in the sunlight; didn't take the camera on that flight.
I saw the very best and the very worst disappear, and grown men cry. All that's
sacred comes from you.
The highest highs come with the lowest lows. It's just a ride. You can get off
anytime you like. In the blink of an eye, not from pilot error, feet on the
ground; later dude, much later.
RIP Dan Racanelli
Brightest pilot on the hill
"I never worry about it. When it's gone it's gone."
Always wanted to be more like him.
http://ozreport.com/7.38
No photos of Dan or of the rain bowed wing shadow.
I remember now. The smart guy that realized time hadn't elapsed to be a Hang4.
Name was Jim something. Devil Mountain was the place. By his own choice, he
launched in high winds, blown backside, a month after not minding his own
business. He could not remember the last name either after that. It would not
be ok had I wished him any harm. I did not. I laughed through my HSHGA trial.
What's a printer to do but forge, laugh at authority and death itself?
A pilot and a drunk, a drunken pilot; think it was pilot error. (Yah think)
I saw one that should have disappeared. They put him back together and left out
some parts, never to smile again.
Panda Slam Kelly missed a safety meeting and finally just fell of the hill.
Those who did not miss the safety meeting (in the bushes) always had great
flights and perfect landings, magic it twas. Magic was passed around at those
safety meetings. By now you're lost or you're with me.
Every year, rumors of mistakes and disappearances, you'll make friends; you'll
lose 'em too.
Repressed memories for sure, depressed memories as well.
I give you Hang Gliding in Hell by experience,
aQ
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and a one-liner
an f fell off hill
(so thats what happened to that f)
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alphaQuad wrote:
> By now you're lost or you're with me.
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I'm with you. ;) Things have changed and they have stayed the same.
While I don't attend pre-flight safety meetings, I've shared the magic.
The losses are still there, but much less frequent these days.
Doesn't make it any less sorrowful though. I don't know how long I will
fly, but the journey so far has changed my life irrevocably. I've been
to the fort, but not flown it yet. I hope one day to see my glory in
the clouds.
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Chambers wrote:
> Tom Galvin wrote:
>> http://www.hanggliding.org/weblog.php?w=42
>
> That's awsome!
>
Like a rolex.
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bluetree wrote:
> Have you ever experienced a "hole"? Some unsteady stream and suddenly there
> isn't any support?
>
It's called sink. You are still flying, just in a parcel of air that is
going down. You can minimize it by choosing the right days and times to
fly. Generally, early morning and late evening has the smoothest air,
where you float along like a soap bubble.
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