Dockweiler RHG Diary

[JoeF]

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Ken !!!!
Ken Manatt
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[Bob Kuczewski]

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Ken !!!!
Ken Manatt

Wow!!    Look what you can read about Ken:

Ken Manatt
This file: http://www.energykitesystems.net/HGpilo ... anatt.html

• H4 Hang Glider Pilot, USHGRS life rating
• FL, HA, TUR
• HG since 1978
• Flies frequently at Sylmar.
• Has flown in Russia, Colorado & Mexico
• One of his later instructors: Andy Beem of Windsports.
• Glider Glasnost : 8 Pilots Break New Ground in Summit With the Soviets
  June 29, 1990.
  "Also making the trip were Jim Ketchum of Marina del Rey; Ken Manatt of Los Angeles; Jim Junio of Anaheim; Bob Lafay of Tujunga; Greblo's wife, Kris; and the women's world record-holder in open-distance flying, Katherine Yardley of Sunland, who set the mark by flying 168 miles in just under 10 hours over the Owens Valley last summer." Rome Dodson (RIP) was also mentioned in the article quoted. ""We thought we would go there and show them a thing or two," said Rome Dodson, 61, of Sepulveda, one of eight self-proclaimed ambassadors of hang gliding who made the trip"

It was very cool for him to keep that Otto Meet / U.S. Hawks sticker on his helmet.

Thanks for a fun day Ken!!     

[Bob Kuczewski]

These are some pictures from February 18th. It was such a great day that I was too tired to post the pictures that night.

[Bob Kuczewski]

Joe Faust and I spent a fun day at Dockweiler today. We alternated flights on my Falcon 195 until the sun was just about to set.

Here's the forecast for the day (which was pretty accurate):

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Here's one of Joe's soaring flights:

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Here's one of my flights:

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Thanks for another great day Joe!!!

[Bob Kuczewski]

Here's the current forecast for Monday:

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Straight west at 14mph all afternoon looks pretty good!!

[Bill Cummings]

These are some pictures from February 18th. It was such a great day that I was too tired to post the pictures that night.

Joe, that GoPro mount is supposed to go on your
Helmet THEN put your helmet on.

[Bob Kuczewski]

Joe, that GoPro mount is supposed to go on your
Helmet THEN put your helmet on.

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[Bob Kuczewski]

We had a fun day at Dockweiler yesterday. We had 4 pilots flying 2 gliders. We flew Bill's Freedom 170 and my Alpha 210. Here are the pilots in alphabetical order:

• Bill
• Bob
• Dave
• Joe

Here are two sets of pictures (from about 50 flights) in that same order:

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Thanks to Bill, Dave, and Joe for a fun day!!!   

[Bob Kuczewski]

John from Austin Texas had some nice flights today. It was his first day of hang gliding!!



These were taken from videos of John's many flights throughout the day:

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Congratulations John!!!!!

[Bill Cummings]

John, Isn't that quite the feeling when you lift off the ground?