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Ernie
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Maya (and Ernie)
in Santa Barbara
After two days of lessons, Maya is doing Great! she's flown 4
different gliders now, A 240 dream, I think, 1 225 Falcon, a 170
Falcon, and now she's on a 140 Falcon 2. I expect that by the end of
the day tomorrow, she'll be flying from the top of the hill, about
300 ft. or so. Dad has been manning the video camera (for the
instant replays) and helping to hike the glider back up the hill.
Maya was lucky to have both Tammy and James work with her all day
Monday (she was their only student), and she had Tammy all to
herself today. The intense one-on-one instruction has paid
off.
We may have a new Sonoma Wings pilot on our hands!
Edited by: Ernie
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Ernie
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And she may need
a glider
Do you know who might have a 140 Falcon 2 for sale at a good price?
The alternative is a new one, and as you know a 140 has a small
market at resale. Of course this is contingent on her really wanting
to continue on with this hang gliding thing.
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MattsFlyin
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Flyin
Good effort Maya! This is the toughest although
argueably(arguably)the most enjoyable phase of flight training. If
you can ground skim and enjoy it...the rest is the same..., just
higher! You'll like it even more!
Enjoyin' It,
Matt
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Lori
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Wayyyy to go
Maya!!!!
Hey Maya, glad you're taking the plunge into hang diving. That's
great! It takes time, but it will only get better and
better.
Too bad my Falcon is a 170. It is definitely too big
for you because you're so tiny. It's even too big for
me.
Lori
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dveneman
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140
Falcon
Ernie.
Glad to hear the lessons are going well. My daughter is
eager to take lessons too. We're waiting until she also can handle a
Falcon 140.
Check out the newly listed Falcon 140 on the Hang
gliding/paragliding Marketplace. $1,600.
Dan Veneman.
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Ernie
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Wednesday - off
the top!
Maya flew 3 different gliders today. She started out on the 140
Falcon 2. It proved to be too squirrelly. We all decided that
putting a fin on it would help, so that's what James is working on
tonight. Tammy switched her to a falcon 225, which worked better
until the mid-day turbulence got too strong. After lunch, Maya flew
the Falcon 170 for the rest of the day, which worked out just fine
(kinda like the three bears, eh?). She ended up the day going off
the top (200 ft) 4 times with great flights, making her turns just
right. She's stoked! And so am I. We started the day at 8AM, and
didn't quit until 8:30PM. Tammy said she doesn't do that often, but
when she has a student with Maya's determination, and progress, it's
worth it. We'll be hitting it again tomorrow at 8AM. BTW, Maya took
32 flights today, which means I carried gliders up the hill 28
times.
Edited by: Ernie
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Leo
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32
Flights!!!???
#@ Flights in one day! Holy moley. I am in awe!
Way to go
Maya! I think you are going to be skying out pretty soon.
Brilliant. Wicked. Magic. Wonderful. I can't wait to thermal
with you.
Leo
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Ernie
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Friday night
update
We quit at a decent hour today - 8PM. Yesterday, Thursday, we had
to wait around until about 7PM for the conditions at the training
hill to mellow out enough for Maya to fly. She "only" got about 8
flights in, all from the top of the 200ft. hill (well, more like
170). She flew until dark, then the three of us went out for dinner.
I didn't get into bed until 10:30. Today the conditions were much
nicer and she was able to fly all day long, getting in 28 flights
from the top. We took a break in the afternoon to watch James do a
tandom flight from the Alternator launch. I drove him and his
passenger, Melissa, up. After waiting 2-3 hrs, he felt the
conditions weren't good enough for a tandem so he flew down solo.
Maya has to either take a tandem from there, or watch a flight come
in from there to the LZ, in order for her to be able to fly from the
Alternator herself. So, while we were waiting for the conditions to
improve on top, Maya and Tammy walked the LZ and did some flight
theory work.
Right now we're thinking that if the conditions
hold tomorrow and Sunday, and if Maya continues to fly as well as
she has been, she'll be able to take a morning flight from
Alternator on Sunday. I expect that James would fly alongside her to
help. Alternator is about 3500 from top to bottom, I think, and you
have to fly around a hill in front before you can even see the LZ.
Maya has been progressing amazingly fast - Tammy ordinarily doesn't
let a student fly the mountains this soon. Tomorrow's training
session will tell whether or not Maya has gained the necessary
skills. All I can say is...Whoo Hoo!
BTW, Wills Wing
suggested that a fin would help the 140 Falcon 2 track better. They
were right. James made a nice fin and Maya has been flying the 140
the last 2 days, with great results!
Edited by: Ernie
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