New York 2010

New York August 6, and 7, 2010

We drove to Hammondsport on Thursday evening arriving at 1 am Friday while Patrick, Gilles and Eugene were there on Tuesday and have some sledders except for Eugene who flew Gilles ne U-2 for 40 minutes at Dansville. The wind forecast showed WNW so we headed to Harris Hill and arrived by 2 pm and Ed Jowett was setting up so we hurried and got ready. Ed took off first and skied out so I was next and I got good lift up to 3,555 feet and I endured for four hours and 32 minutes watching many others take off and land. The wind shifted from the north for a half hour but straightened out again so all was well in the air. Patrick, Gilles and Eugene had good flights too. Saturday we went to Bristol after a hike at Grimes Glen and when we arrived at Bristol Katrin and Karl were just about to head up to the launch so we followed and when we got to the parking area Karl and a friend offered to carry my glider into launch and I appreciate that so much. I would have had a hard time doing it with Maureen helping. The wind was cycling in and often from the left 2o degrees but Brian took off first and showed us that it was soarable so I got into the air with a bunch of paraglider pilots and Eugene and later Giles and Patrick joined us. I got up to 1,600 feet ato and stayed up for one hour and 13 minutes. Another good day. Checked out Dansville on Sunday and decided to head on home.

Ed Jowett

Marjory and Eugene - Ontario, Canada

Eugene

Eugene Above Take-off

Eugene

Patrick O'Donnel

Bob Grant and Ed Jowett

Jamie McGuire Gets Oded's Niece Inbal Ready for a Tandem

Skydog Over Ron Kitridge on Launch

Oded and Niece Inbal

Old Timer Visits Launch

Oded and Inbal

Ron Kitridge

Flash

Jamie and Inbal

Inbal

Jamie and Inbal Ready for Take Off

Jamie and Inbal Wingin

Jim Kolynich

Oded Kalir

Jim Kolynich

Oded Kalir

Bob and Oded

Oded Kalir

Oded Kalir on Approach

Ron Kitridge

Oded Kalir

Camping at Hammondsport

Skydog

Eugene and Marjorie

Salamander at H-Port

Bristol Mountain New York

Karl and Friends Get a Ride Up to Bristol Launch

Eugene at Bristol

Joanne - Gille's Girlfriend

Katrin and Carl

Karl

Patrick O'Donnell Carries in at Bristol

Katrin Launches Her Paraglider at Bristol

Joanne, Polly and Marjorie

Eugene Ready at Bristol

Eugene

Paraglider and Hang Glider Over Bristol

Skydog Takes Off

Bristol Ski Hill

Skydog

Patrick O'Donnell

Paraglider Above Skydog

Flash

Bristol Landing Area

Eddie - Pat and poly's Son with Flash

Poly, Eddie and Flash

New York June 13 - 18, 2010

Our trip started on Sunday the 13th and we stayed until Friday at 3 pm. Arriving late Sunday, Monday dawned cloudy so we did the hiking thing and Maureen and Eric started painting the cabin on top of H-Port. Tuesday dawned bright and sunny so we headed to Indian cliffs with Patrick and although it was a beautiful day there was no lift to be found but Patrick and a few others took sledders. Wednesday was another cloudy day and hiking we did go and biking later at Penn Yan. Thursday started cloudy but the forecast was for partly sunny later in the day so Patrick set up at H-Port and flew the straight in 10 mph breeze and soared for an hour. Around 3 pm I took off and along with Patrick soared the thermals eventually getting up to 5,400 feet. I stayed up for 3 hours and 15 minutes and should have stayed up longer but in one flush cycle I decided to land on top rather than go to the bottom. Oded Kalir and Scott Wise took off at about six pm and had nice soaring flights.

It Turned out to be a wonderful day.

Friday we went to Italy Valley to show Patrick the site and the wind was coming in OK but Patrick decided not to try it and I did not want to fly alone so we went home.

Oded Kalir - New WW - U-2

Maureen, Patrick and Mary at the Waterfalls - Naples - Grimes Glen

Oded Kalir and Scott Wise Enjoy a Evening Wonder Wind at H-Port

Oded - U-2

Patrick and Maureen

Scott Wise - Bath, New York

Flash at Seneca Lake after Bike Ride

Maureen and Bob

Scott and Oded - H-Port

Skydog -Three hour fifteen Minute Flight up to 5,400 Feet

Skydog

Eric Walne Helps Oded on Take-Off

Oded

Scott Wise

Patrick Walking the Line

Patrick O'Donnell - Take-Off - H-Port

Five Days In the Finger Lakes

We spent five sunny days in the Finger Lakes and had three soarable days in which I logged seven hours of airtime and my highest gain was 5,410 feet above take off at H-Port. We flew Harris Hill one day and that was a 3 hour and 40 minute flight for me and up to 3,100 feet ato. Lots of pilots were out even though they were all weekdays. I recorded my fastest gain ever of 2,200 feet per minute. Friday Patrick O'Donnell and Gilles Roussel from Ontario joined us and had great flights at Hammondsport, Spring flying was great.

Monday April 19, 2010