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| # Posted 2006-05-16 23:08:30 | |
| jjcote: | Assuming it's the same one, Dog Mountain is a famous hang-gliding spot. |
| # Posted 2006-05-16 23:31:46 | |
| barb: | I didn't see any hang-gliders, but logically it seems perfect: lots of wind in the Gorge, and a bare smooth mountain top from which to launch. |
| # Posted 2006-05-18 04:41:16 | |
| jjcote: | I think it's a different place. I assume you went hiking here, but I think the hang gliding happens somewhere around here. |
| # Posted 2006-05-18 19:39:24 | |
| barb: | Oh, yeah. You are right about where I went hiking.
Still, wouldn't my Dog Mountain be a good place to hang-glide? Or would landing be an issue? Is a windy gorge a good place to hang-glide? It's a total mecca for wind-surfers. I also saw, on the water, people doing kite-surfing (?), where there is a big curved kite that pulls them along. I wondered what they do if their kite falls in the water. Maybe they have buddies keeping an eye on them from shore with rescue boats. |
| # Posted 2006-05-19 07:37:11 | |
| jjcote: | Might be a good place, I don't know. One big issue is always permission -- people are leery about having folks do something that they perceive as dangerous on land under their control. Like orienteering land access issues, but considerably worse. As for wind, I don't know yet. Too much wind is definitely bad. I think I'm probably okay for 10-15 mph at this point, but I've only been out on pretty gentle days. If the wind gets above the airspeed of the glider, you're obviously in trouble (the airspeed depends on the model, how much you weigh, and what you do with the control bar). With windsurfing it's different, and lots of wind can be a good thing if you know what you're doing. I've seen those guys in the gorge as well, a few years back. Only one kite-surfer out the day I was there. |
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