I asked John Heiney about this and he confirmed that our bunny hill runs count. Even though some of these “flights”, namely the ones in San Diego, only got me airborne going into the flare. In 2014, with aviation career fully engaged, I decided it was time to try “the other page”.įor the purpose of this log, a hang glider flight starts from the beginning of the run/roll to coming to a stop after getting airborne. My parents forbade the hang gliding but let me pursue sailplanes in what became a long aviation affair.
I went nuts thinking that I could actually fly at this age. My brother brought home a book showing a hang glider on one page and a sailplane on the next. My first exposure to hang gliding was at 13 years old. This is also as my official hang glider logbook since I’ll lose the paper one anyway. Watch for dust devils at launch and in the LZ.Ĭoordinates: Launch – N 39° 19.200’ W 119° 52.Shifting weight. The wind on launch can quickly switch to blowing down very strongly (25+ mph). Miscellaneous: Excellent high altitude mountain flying and XC site. Launch Access: Paved highway between launch and LZ. Look at a VFR sectional to familiarize yourself with it. Controlled airspace lies to the immediate NE of the site. NDOT has asked us to not disturb the snow markers on the guardrail, that includes not tying wind indicator ribbons onto them. Don't block the launches unless you plan on being first off the hill. Set up with the nose of the glider facing the guard rail to avoid having your glider flipped over by the rotor. Park in the normal traffic direction either north or south of the setup and launch areas. After unloading gliders please move your vehicle to give other pilots room to unload. Site Protocol:ĝon’t block the setup area with vehicles. Wind in the valley can often be a different direction than at launch. Most of the large fields out in the valley can also be used for landing. There are several drainage ditches of various depths crossing the LZ. Type landing: Very large grassy field with a slight down slope from NW to SE. LZ Location:Ğast side of Hwy I-580, at the Old 395 exit (exit 50). Density altitude in the summer often exceeds 10,000’. Pilots should be hooked in prior to stepping over the guardrail. Wire help is recommended if there is more than a light breeze. You must step over the highway guardrail to reach the launches. Type Launch: Steep slope with loose dirt, rocks, and sagebrush. Out-of-area instructors take note - this is NOT a training site for your H2's, don't bring them here. Required Pilot Rating: Intermediate (H3), Advanced (H4), with CL, AWCL, & TUR sign-offs. Here's a link that provides an overview of winds for the area This weather station is located a mile south of the LZ, next to I-580. This weather station is 1,400' higher than the launch. Site weather: Links for the weather on top of Slide & RNO NOAA &. Winter, too, if the snow on the launches isn’t too deep. The setup area is the pull out area before the ski area. Drive west on Mt Rose Hwy to the Mt Rose East Bowl ski area turn-off.
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