3.5 hours flight at Dog Mtn (Glenoma,WA) 05/19/20

Flying sites in Pacific NorthWest:

Oregon and Washington Hang Gliding 

http://pdxhanggliding.blogspot.com/2015/03/i-live-in-portlandor-and-do-fly.html

Where to learn Hang Gliding in Pacific Northwest:

  http://pdxhanggliding.blogspot.com/2018/05/where-to-learn-hg-in-pacific-northwest.html

8 pilots showed up. 

I launched at 3pm and landed at 6:30pm

Conditions:  light WSW and SW winds/ overcast

Max altitude : 800 ft above launch 

When to Elk 3 times and didn't feel any lifts due to too much SW winds

2 flight 4 hours at Dog Mt 06/15/20

Flying sites in Pacific NorthWest:

Oregon and Washington Hang Gliding 

http://pdxhanggliding.blogspot.com/2015/03/i-live-in-portlandor-and-do-fly.html

Where to learn Hang Gliding in Pacific Northwest:

  http://pdxhanggliding.blogspot.com/2018/05/where-to-learn-hg-in-pacific-northwest.html

15 to 20 hang gliders flew Dog Mt (Glenoma, Washington) today in light winds conditions. Everyone soared. The air was so buoyancy. 

Almost 2 hours flight at Cliffside 05/10/2020

Flying sites in Pacific NorthWest:

Oregon and Washington Hang Gliding 

http://pdxhanggliding.blogspot.com/2015/03/i-live-in-portlandor-and-do-fly.html

Where to learn Hang Gliding in Pacific Northwest:

  http://pdxhanggliding.blogspot.com/2018/05/where-to-learn-hg-in-pacific-northwest.html

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.