Late season flights in Utah – HD videos
Bruno
then always just flown power planes over the winter months until the
start up of soaring operations in Morgan, UT in April. Through some
new friendships developed over this last season, I have been
introduced to the amazing soaring opportunities two hours north up in
Logan, UT right on the Utah and Idaho borders.
Here are two HD videos that I made from two flights after the
“regular” season. We are still trying to figure out how to fly the
wave fast…let alone find the wave but we are having a blast. FYI,
electric socks are worth their weight in gold during post season
flying!
Nov 7, 2009 Ridge Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qFDkRxyI_I&hd=1
Oct 24, 2009 Wave Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgaTBdt-2d0&hd=1
It continues to be fun to share flights with friends, family and other
soaring pilots by taking up a cheap video camera and recording the
amazing beauty of soaring so very few of us get to experience.
Bruno – B4
tommytoyz
possible to soar from SLC to Pokatello under the right circumstances.
Wayne Paul
"tommytoyz" <tommy...@gmail.com> wrote in message news:52c8d3f5-53bb-4f92...@t2g2000yqn.googlegroups.com...
> Thank you very much for the nice video. It looks like it might be
> possible to soar from SLC to Pokatello under the right circumstances.
Tim Taylor has made such a flight several times. Here in a recent OLC track that is close to the flight you describe..
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?flightId=-107471516
Tim has also flown to Driggs, Idaho and return several times.
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?flightId=1681307698
One of his flight that I distinctly remember was when Tim left Mackay and flew back home to Logan. He used thermals going across the Snake River Plain and got on the ridge near Pocatello and flew the ridge back to Logan.
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?flightId=1047815821
Logan is a great place to fly!! (As are Mackay and the King Mountain Glider Park)
Wayne
HP-14 "6F"
http://www.soaridaho.com
Tim Taylor
> "tommytoyz" <tommyto...@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:52c8d3f5-53bb-4f92...@t2g2000yqn.googlegroups.com...
> > Thank you very much for the nice video. It looks like it might be
> > possible to soar from SLC to Pokatello under the right circumstances.
>
>
> Tim has also flown to Driggs, Idaho and return several times.http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?flightId...
>
> One of his flight that I distinctly remember was when Tim left Mackay and flew back home to Logan. He used thermals going across the Snake River Plain and got on the ridge near Pocatello and flew the ridge back to Logan.http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?flightId...
>
> Logan is a great place to fly!! (As are Mackay and the King Mountain Glider Park)
>
> Wayne
> HP-14 "6F"http://www.soaridaho.com
Wayne,
Thanks for the links.
We have been able to fly from Salt Lake City to Pocatello, ID with
100% ridge.
Example flights can be found in the 2007 year OLC flights:
October 3rd 2007
Report "Ridge Running in Northern Utah (long)" October 11th 2007 on
this group.
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=328229
December 15th 2006
Report on the yahoo group UTSoar: "How much wind is too much?"
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?flightId=-1997950363
Our current goals include:
1. Flight from Salt Lake City to Pocatello, ID 100% in wave.
2. 1000 k OLC flight with ridge and/or wave
3. 1000 k FAI three point flight with ridge and/or wave
The last two are a matter of when, not if they will be done. As
always it will require patience, the right day and a group of
dedicated pilots.
Tim