Kite Strings

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doe_sNB1wbg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doe_sNB1wbg http://www.flyfunston.org/primer.php When wind speed increases at the Fort, it will be from the NW 90% of the time. As the wind becomes more cross, the lift component decreases. For example, wind arriving at 45 deg...

Seems obvious that he was using a wuffo crew he'd carefully trained to not interfere with the wing. Not to me. I'm not into pushing my high wind self launching abilities but know others are. I can easily see them as both experienced pilots, one asking the other to help only if needed. In fact that'...

Why would ANY wire person allow a wing to get up above level in any circumstances unless some idiot testosterone poisoned "pilot" had given instructions to allow him to feel what the wing was doing? Balance is more important to me than level. I use wire deflection to help balance when ass...

The sooner you can show an ability to make

...decisions based on what I believe is best...

the more suitable and qualified you'll be.

What kind of process are you planning on using for selecting the most suitable / best qualified individuals? I'd like to propose that we form a Board and we have the Board work together for most of 2015 making decisions. But those decisions will only be advisory. I will still reserve the right to o...

http://www.hanggliding.org/viewtopic.php?p=362882#362882 Another hang check lesson FTHI starts at 3:00. The link starts there. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx6x_tvNlJc#t=180 lanzarote 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx6x_tvNlJc Jose Mari Iriarte - 2015/01/09 dead proxima entrega en breve = ne...

Thanks, I failed to notice it had a dedicated topic.

as we all now know, the Four-String should've been a Three-String.

Not all. Why?

Can ya point me to any Jack or Davis Show threads on ground handling? http://www.hanggliding.org/viewtopic.php?t=16991 High wind ground handling Joined: 28 Aug 2009 Posts: 1116 Location: San Jose, CA 2010/05/06 23:04:02 UTC As a member of the "Turtle Club", I can say that you have to be o...

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aeroexperiments wrote:Let's call an end to all the confusion, here and now.

The Pagen model is wrong.

The (R.) Voight model is wrong.