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Cross country paragliding and competition is my passion.
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US Nats - Inspo, Utah - Results
It's been a great week with 7 straight days of flying. The organization was good with retrieves coordinated by L.E. and executed with precision by some of the best volunteer van drivers I've ever seen. The task committee was spot-on in extracting t...
US Nats - Inspo, Utah DAY 7 - Task 7
WHEW! What a week. Seven straight days of flying. The task committee did an amazing job of working with the weather, winds, and FAA Temporary Flight Restrictions to make the week safe, challenging and enjoyable. In seven tasks the total mileage was...
US Nats - Inspo, Utah DAY 5 - Task 5
CNTRL-CLICK ON PHOTOS FOR LARGER VERSIONWinds were forecast to be light and variable today. The task committee took this info to heart and set a task that would separate the men from the boys. Those who completed the task would hold the new Utah St...
US Nats - Inspo, Utah DAY 4 - Task 4
The weather forecast for today was not much different than yesterday's, but it felt very different at launch. It was noticeably warmer with less breeze and cycles seemed very weak. Forecast winds were from the West generally, with the normal Northe...
US Nats - Inspo, Utah DAY 3 - Task 3
CNTRL-CLICK ON PHOTOS FOR LARGER VERSIONToday was the kind of day that I really enjoy flying paragliders. The task was challenging, the terrain was beautiful, and the air was undeniably spanking us all at regular intervals. A fire South of launch c...
US Nats - Inspo, Utah DAY 2 - Task 2
The weather has been cooperating here in Utah and we had a stellar day today. Climbs were 'exuberant' at times with fierce jolts of 1500'/min up, but generally the task was well suited for the day. We had 25 or so in goal - many of whom were very l...
Looking forward to Inspo
Click on images for larger versionIn two weeks I'll be headed for the second and final leg of the U.S. National Paragliding Championships above Provo, Utah. This site provides some spectacular views of Utah Lake to the West of Launch and the high pe...
U.S. Nat's Video
Here's a video I put together that shows what it's like when thermalling with 70 other pilots before the start of the task. The video also has shots of many of the competitors and podium shots of the winners. Thanks to Aaron Beck and Dean Stratton ...
U.S. Nationals - Dunlap, CA - Day Six - Task Five Part 2
As reported in my previous post, the fifth task was a bugger. Conditions at launch were very sketchy for a long time. See a photo on Andy Macrea's blog showing conditions at launch. Even when the clouds rose high enough for launches to begin, condi...
U.S. Nationals - Dunlap, CA - Day Four - Task Four
Today's weather looked much like yesterday's with light winds aloft and a fairly stable airmass. We still built a big task since yesterday's flying was better than anticipated.A 80K task was called from Hill 49917 to Squaw Valley then down valley ag...
U.S. Nationals - Dunlap, CA - Day Three - Task Three
Today’s task was a ridge run twice, along the ridge that launch is located on, then out to Squaw Valley and South to Lindsay. Total task length was 80km (50 miles). I was looking forward to this task because I lived with my girls in Visalia for ...
U.S. Nationals - Dunlap, CA - Day Two - Task Two
We woke to stratus obscuring the launch and very heavy dew at the HQ. We headed to launch around 10:30 and waited for the stuff to break. A 50 Km task was called - Start at Hill 49917 then out to Squaw Valley, then down the range to Antelope Valley...
U.S. Nationals - Dunlap, CA - Day One - Task One
Today the cu's were popping early so a 72K out and back task was called to Sandy Crk. then to Tivy Mtn. then out to Kaktus in the flats and, finally, back to Sampson Mtn. behind launch. I had a good start and was firmly in the second gaggle for the ...
BAPA Competition - Dunlap
This weekend we flew 2 XC tasks from the Dunlap launch. I'll write more about the tasks tomorrow when I've had some sleep. But here is a video of some of the first day fun in the gaggles & on the ridge.TimAirtime at Dunlap from Tim O'Neill on ...
Competitions This Season
Well the season schedule is beginning to solidify for the coming year. I'll be flying in the first round of the U.S. Nationals in Dunlap, CA (April 27th-May 2nd) and then heading North to the West Coast Championships at Woodrat Mtn. (May 31 - June 6...
U.S. Nationals - Dunlap, CA - Briefly
The website is hot and registration is open for the first leg of the US Nationals. Competition will begin on Monday, April 27th and run through May 2nd 2009. Dunlap is one of the sites I consider a home site and I'm really looking forward to a grea...
Dunlap Recon
One of the things that a good comp pilot does is minimize distractions and "get stuff out of the way." During a competition, the stuff of daily living can be a distraction - or worse, if not handled properly, it can affect your performance. Get a b...
