World Champs, Day 5 & 6

Day 5:

Hang Gliding World Championships

Pic: Flying my Moyes RS4 Litespeed, after yesterdays canceled task.  Photo by Jonny Durand


Clouds were building fast on the horizon, and the safety committee canceled the task just before the main launch opened. 
At least half of the hang glider pilots decided it was better to fly down, than drive. 

Hang Gliding Landing Zone

 

Pic above: Flying down...main LZ and campground, just before the rain came.

 

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Pic: A dust devil on launch...brewing.
You can see the t-shirt (the black dot) going for a flight.  5 minutes later a deserted hang glider went for ghost-flight.

 

Day 6: Cancelled due to strong winds

Zac, Dustin, and Jeff Shapiro and I are now heading to one of the many sailports to see if we can get some airtime in a sailplane (glider).

 

 

Hang Gliding