West Coast Soaring Club

All sarcasm, wit and humour aside. I agree with Tyler We usually get what we pay for. If we are not willing to pay much, then we won't likely get much. When I was a HG pilot, I spent an absolutely unreal amount of money to be in the sky. Its definitely somewhat less now that I paraglide but $ spent ...

For my $175 I am staying. As with any organization Constructive Input would be valuable here That means pilots should engage a little more in constructive guidance to the directors.( let them know what you want to see ) Ever notice when you start a conversation with someone about all their faults, a...

Hey Martin Henry ( ya grumpy old fart ) self ordained You been around long enough now to deserve that title ( with all due respect ) I remember buying my first " high performance wing " from you and Mia ( WW Duck ) Also, I remember the first time I ever heard of you. It was at the LZ in Ca...

Anyone hear who this was?
Is she ok?
I don't know of many female pilots in the area.
Anyways wishing the best for her.
PeteR

Yes Scarameous. Good name I remember those flyins very well and my first soaring flight in my 18' standard Muller kite in 1975 for over 2 hours! Those were fun days and yep also a few days backing into the the LZ in 60 or more km winds. Ray Galan and I got driven up and dropped off at the top of Fai...

"Wazungy" " How can we make the sport of more interest to the general public" I guess it boils down to the manufacturers and how much they want to sell their product. Windsurfing kept strong for quite a while by upselling the next latest,fastest and greatest inovations to people ...

Right on Randy!! Someone has to keep it going Good on you man for being that guy ! I know my post for my part sounded a bit negative but that's my reality with screwed up shoulder and all (not from hg ) Bottom line both HG and PG are awesome sports for those of us who are looking for a little bit mo...

Hang gliding to be saved? Hmmmm . Perhaps if we redesign it with say, no aluminum frame and build it so it fits easily into a pack and can be easily carried up a mountain? Being a HG pilot since 1974 - 2009 , I well understand the joys of flying one but, since I began paragliding in 2009, I have nev...

That would be very exciting to actually have a Gondola up there.
PeterR

I didn't know Barry passed
My sincere condolences to his family and friends.
Barry was a great guy and always a gentleman, the few times that I had met up with him over the years
So sorry to hear this
RIP Barry
Peter Rasmussen

A really great read ! I can relate to the experiences of being distracted and not totally in the moment. ( been there ) This one thing cannot be stressed enough. Hope more folks get to read this. I almost didn't at first, thinking to myself shit , I know what can happen out there, why do I want to r...

My Experience with Hedly tho rather limited as far as PG is concerned has always in the end , been exciting. Most of my flying experience there has been with HG. There are two things that should be cautioned with Hedly One is the Venturi effect that is often seen there as the valley heats up and the...

You guys still planning a chute clinic re pak?
Anyways here is aninteresting video of a buddy of mine that decided to throw
https://youtu.be/5NjzC_WcCO4
Might be interesting to use and maybe some helpful critique?

This should be watched many times It is really good ! I,ve seen it before but get something out of it everytime I watch it again Thanks for posting Amir 'PeteR Highly educational video of Russell Ogden (test pilot from Ozone) and Martin Orlick from the Czech national team. https://www.youtube.com/wa...

I like how you think Martin !
Thumbs up !
PeteR