Hang Gliding Hill 60 Wollongong, Chris takes his first high solo-flight
Posted January 30th, 2008 by Curt Warren
Day 6 into the Hang Gliding Course, Chris has taken the 200 foot jump. We pick smooth morning NE winds at Hill 60 in Port Kembla. The long empty beach makes a great LZ to wear off the altitude. We use the Wills Wing Condor 220 for the first flight. It's designed to be a forgiving glider that has slow take-off and landing speeds. -ideal and built for students' first high flights.
The second flight we put Chris on the Fun 190
With a bit more wind, he gets a 15 minute soaring flight.
A couple of the "Five Islands" in the background....
The landings went smooth. We'll be heading to Bald Hill on Friday for some first solo-flights from there....