Flying in Utah
Flying in Utah
Many of you have probably seen Bruno's videos, but this new one shows him flying around Nephi and Mt. Nebo, which is featured in the Utah scenery. It will give you some idea of the difference between Condor and real life. Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLmcBUqgIA4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLmcBUqgIA4
Re: Flying in Utah
On a sadder note, there's one less of us here:
http://www.kutv.com/news/top-stories/st ... 2110.shtml
http://www.kutv.com/news/top-stories/st ... 2110.shtml
Re: Flying in Utah
You can visit the Utah potash mines in Condor via Canyonlands airport.
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=30481604&nid=10 ... id=queue-7
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=30481604&nid=10 ... id=queue-7
Re: Flying in Utah
Over 100K km's flown during the Nephi Soaring Safari 1st week of July 2014:
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gl ... c=&sp=2014
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gl ... c=&sp=2014
Re: Flying in Utah
There's nice article about our local Nephi, Utah events in the upcoming Jan/Feb 2015 issue of Gliding International magazine. Make sure to pick up a copy and read about Bruno Vassel's efforts in organizing them. Ah yes, and don't forget to visit Nephi in Condor (http://www.condor-club.eu/viewscenery/0/?id=174).
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Or you can visit the area without worrying about BASE jumpers:
http://www.condor-club.eu/showtask/0/?id=8176
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The conditions are just sick! Climbing up to 9m/s, average climb of 5m/s? I wonder why they got a record of below 140km/h... Having cloudbase later on at 6400m - now, thats a final glide!pstrzel wrote:Many of you have probably seen Bruno's videos, but this new one shows him flying around Nephi and Mt. Nebo, which is featured in the Utah scenery. It will give you some idea of the difference between Condor and real life. Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLmcBUqgIA4
I wonder if Bruno would have fun at 1800m cloudbase and avaerage climb of 2m/s
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Sometimes I do wonder if some northern European training wouldn't do wonders for our confidence and skills. I'm still a beginner (checkride last September), but it seems that the locals don't venture out much if the cloud base is below 2500m AGL. We're a little spoiled here in the desert, but you must understand also that landing out 50 miles from the nearest settlement presents problems that many Europeans may not appreciate:Flightbase wrote:The conditions are just sick! Climbing up to 9m/s, average climb of 5m/s? I wonder why they got a record of below 140km/h... Having cloudbase later on at 6400m - now, thats a final glide!pstrzel wrote:Many of you have probably seen Bruno's videos, but this new one shows him flying around Nephi and Mt. Nebo, which is featured in the Utah scenery. It will give you some idea of the difference between Condor and real life. Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLmcBUqgIA4
I wonder if Bruno would have fun at 1800m cloudbase and avaerage climb of 2m/s
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I guess every region has it's particular challenges though.
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You are welcome at my home anytime! Just tell me in time - and we will do some nice flights. You can leave your oxygen system at homepstrzel wrote:Sometimes I do wonder if some northern European training wouldn't do wonders for our confidence and skills. I'm still a beginner (checkride last September), but it seems that the locals don't venture out much if the cloud base is below 2500m MSL. We're a little spoiled here in the desert, but you must understand also that landing out 50 miles from the nearest settlement presents problems that many Europeans may not appreciate:Flightbase wrote:The conditions are just sick! Climbing up to 9m/s, average climb of 5m/s? I wonder why they got a record of below 140km/h... Having cloudbase later on at 6400m - now, thats a final glide!pstrzel wrote:Many of you have probably seen Bruno's videos, but this new one shows him flying around Nephi and Mt. Nebo, which is featured in the Utah scenery. It will give you some idea of the difference between Condor and real life. Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLmcBUqgIA4
I wonder if Bruno would have fun at 1800m cloudbase and avaerage climb of 2m/s
http://listosaur.com/travel/top-10-remo ... ed-states/
I guess every region has it's particular challenges though.
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Be careful what you wish for. I have family in Poland, England, and Austria. It wouldn't be a stretch. Actually, I grew up in Lubin in Poland, and it would be a dream come true to fly over my home town someday. I spent considerable time playing in the vicinity of the airport and watched gliders thermaling up high when I was a kid. Witnessing a landout made an impression on me. It was a cute girl that flew out of Leszno and didn't quite make the airport.You are welcome at my home anytime! Just tell me in time - and we will do some nice flights. You can leave your oxygen system at home
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And here in Norway we're lucky if cloud base is above the terrain!pstrzel wrote:Sometimes I do wonder if some northern European training wouldn't do wonders for our confidence and skills. I'm still a beginner (checkride last September), but it seems that the locals don't venture out much if the cloud base is below 2500m MSL.
Re: Flying in Utah
Yes, we get those days too. We call them Condor days.arneh wrote:And here in Norway we're lucky if cloud base is above the terrain!pstrzel wrote:Sometimes I do wonder if some northern European training wouldn't do wonders for our confidence and skills. I'm still a beginner (checkride last September), but it seems that the locals don't venture out much if the cloud base is below 2500m MSL.
P.S. Sorry, I made a boo-boo in my previous post. I meant to say cloudbase below 2500 AGL of course (I edited my post). Our airports in northern Utah are around 1500 MSL (5000').
Re: Flying in Utah
Nephi 2015 is done. Here's Bruno's synopsis and commentary of this year's event:
https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en# ... s16TU8mo0U
And here are the OLC specifics:
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gl ... =9&sp=2015 (dates 27 June - 5 July)
Cheers!
https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en# ... s16TU8mo0U
And here are the OLC specifics:
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gl ... =9&sp=2015 (dates 27 June - 5 July)
Cheers!