Video testing a dangle mount
It’s always fun to try to capture our sport on film. We know it’s beautiful and cool, but how do we share it best? Get lots of angles, so guys like Aaron Swepston made mounts like this one. Of course, … Continued
Sylmar Spring Air Festival
This weekend Sylmar Hang Gliding Association had its annual Spring Air Festival. Expecting Friday traffic around LA, I was pleasantly surprised to make it to the Flight Park in under an hour and half from Santa Barbara. On Friday a few cars … Continued
Fun flying XC with a California Condor
This morning even the National Weather Service was in the spirit talking about the April Fool’s storm (the forecast was way off). North winds still looked a bit questionable, but I figured if I dragged a bunch of people up … Continued
No Excuses!
So I battled Friday traffic through the middle of LA; it was grueling. I thought I’d timed it right, but I’m not sure that’s actually possible in LA. I made it down to Wills Wing in time to score a … Continued
Tandem for birds
In the spring, I had donated a couple gift certificates for tandem flights to the Ojai Raptor Center (http://www.ojairaptorcenter.org/). The center rehabilitates and releases sick and injured birds of prey as well as other animals in need (I was introduced … Continued
Catching up…
So this last flying season has been amazing. In Florida I had a great time with my friends and was excited to have finished 2nd in the Flytec Race and Rally against such a talented group of pilots. This post has been … Continued
Swiss Nationals, Day 1
Flew over to Zurich from LA with Jeff Shapiro on the 4th of July. Swiss Nic and Steve Blinkensop picked us up at the airport and we headed to Nic’s home in Baden (originally a Roman town). Upon unpacking my … Continued