It turned out to be a pretty good day. All of the recreational hang gliding pilots were members of the Torrey Hawks!!
Here's Doug's setup and launch:
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Ernie flew in remembrance of his friend Herb Fenner who just recently passed away ...
Here's Ernie's launch:
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Ernie entertained us with some hang strap twisting in flight:
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And he had a nice landing:
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I had a short flight myself with a nice top landing:
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But Mike's flight was the most exciting of all. Mike had some trouble getting into his harness and he ended up low in the RC bowl. Fortunately, Mike is an excellent pilot, and he kept a level head to fly safely back out.
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