Flying sites in Pacific NorthWest:
Oregon and Washington Hang Gliding
Where to learn Hang Gliding in Pacific Northwest:
11:30AM to 12:30PM
PG friendly condition. 8-12 mph SE & ESE at launch with plenty lifts in front of launch. Birds were thermaling. PG launched around 12:30 and appears to have reached 1K above launch. Another PG joined him later.
12:30 to 01:30
Pgs were still active in the air. However winds have gotten much stronger at launch (approx 15-20mph). I told PG on the radio that it maybe too gusty to land on top, so one headed down to the river and another landed by the road.
1:30 to 2:30
Blowing 15-25 mph ESE at launch. I punched off at 1:30 and reached 1,200 ft above launch with Tim B launching afterwards. Wind turbines on top ridge started turn more NE around 2:30
2:30 to 3:30
The NE winds on top made the air really rowdy. The winds at launch increased to approximately 20-30 mph coming from east. The air got worse and I felt the rotors from the NE throwing me around. l flew for almost two hours and headed out to land. Tim landed before me.
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