Is it ok to use the word "Fall" in Paragliding? | The weather is perfect right now | 2 hours of flying | Video included

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Another paragliding adventure! This was an amazing day once again. The report was bad, the conditions didn't look good, but I had a need to fly!

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Let games begin!

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The day started off with a free ride to the top.

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@paleotreats, Dimitri, Chuck and My self checking our gear.

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When it gets cooler you need to cover up.

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Launching!

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Wing check

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I got to use a new flight instrument (variometer)

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Quickly found a thermal and started circling with Dimitri

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At this point I was watching Charles and Dimitri heading over to El Cap.

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I decided to stay at the site.

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The view looking down

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Let do some touch and goes

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Top landing requires a lot of practice

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Again?

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Dimitri made it back

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Lets keep rolling with the top landings

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@paleotreats had a bunch of safe landings

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Video below!

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     7 years ago (edited)

    Looking forward to meeting you tomorrow evening, God willing!

    I'm going to look for you on Steemit Chat to see if we might exchange phone#s?

    😄😇😄

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    Got it! I know you are a busy man this week. So if you don't make it no worries. Thanks for the "Creatr appreciates you" gif. See you soon.

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     7 years ago 

    Hey, loved the layout of this post. It's easy to scroll through and get an awesome feel of your flight.

    What's a variometer?

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       7 years ago (edited)

      Thanks for stopping by my friend!

      What's a variometer?

      A variometer beeps giving you an indication of whether you are going up or down. It uses a micro barometer. I should be getting an instrument panel today. A pilot friend of mine is going to sell me his "extra"

      Picture of a variometer

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       7 years ago 

      Oh cool. A little extra awareness. Looks cool. Don't drop it. haha

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         7 years ago 

        Thanks for sharing, keep on gliding and steeming!

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           7 years ago 

          Thanks for stopping by!

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             7 years ago 

            That was a lot of air time!

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               7 years ago 

              Thursday I am going North to Hemet to get my P3. I am pretty stoked. I will be able to fly at the famous Torrey Pines Glider Port.

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