Crestline Soaring Society

...cut 'n pasted from my blog at hanggliding.org....

My trip to Morningside ended up solidly in the "Win" column, a big relief after much travel... and a "Loss" at Funston three weeks ago.

After being rained out the first of two days, I got 22 flights in on the second. I got to practice dead, cross, and strong wind ramp launches. Ramp launching in a tree gap is noticeably different than launching from a nice, rounded hilltop. The varying conditions allowed me to practice a number of different approaches and landings. Along with my best crosswind launch in my short flying career, I also managed my best crosswind landing, keeping the glider crabbed into the wind and running it out at an angle.

I have a nice Aiwave paraglider and harness. It is an older model but is in real nice shape. The sail is still crisp with 1 patch about 6"x6". I bought it a few years ago, but I never use it cause I barely have time to fly my hang glider. It includes the harness too. The model is a Reggae 27 for a pilot weight of 60-80 kg. I have a bunch of pictures. Email me at