CTRL/Click Photos for larger photos The lapse rate was good and the winds aloft fairly light, so it looked like it was going to be a good we...

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This Blog Entry has been edited for inclusion in the 2008 Rat Race Book. It is now an article entitled "Lessons I've Learned From m...

The final day of the WCPC is over and, in my opinion, today was some of the sweetest flying of the week. Lift was abundant and convergence ...

Today's conditions were much like yesterday's. A blue day with low tops and an inversion around 5K and light N-NW winds that would ...

For a day that looked like none of the 'wind-techs' could stay up at 1pm, the day turned out to be lots of fun. A 38k task was call...

The third task of the WCPC was a 63k task that took us over Rabies to Billy up valley towards Grants Pass then back to Jacksonville (Cemeter...

The weather forecast was for 20k winds from the NW & N at altitude but a short task was called that would have all competitors down befo...

No fly today. A dry front is forecast & Hayden says it's gunna blow. A great day to hike & tell lies. Gail & Mike at cooki...

Today's task distance 63K . The first task of the WCPC is over and it was a great day of flying. A 63kilometer task was called to Grants...

Well it's 8:30am & today is looking good for a long day of flying. Yesterday I had a nice 2 hour valley tour with climbs to 6000...

I just received my Fathers Day present. After a few months of listening to reviews and weighing my options in the personal locater beacon m...

I made the long drive to Potato Hill this weekend to tune up my head and my gear for the upcoming summer comp season. The weather was call...

CLICK FOR LARGER PHOTO The weekend of May 3-4 I headed to Santa Barbara to attend a Paragliding Competition Clinic put on by Rob Sporrer at ...

Cuesta today didn't live up to my hype. In fact, it looked pretty bad when Patrick, Eric & Sharon, Jim Wells & I got to launc...

My XC Skies forecast indicated that today might be good at the Cuesta Ridge. . . It was. The winds were light from the SSW and lift was 40...

This weekend was the second installment of the '08 BAPA Series. I missed last month at Potato Hill so this was my first. It was also m...

The weather hasn't allowed for much flying for the last 2 weeks. My AVAX XC2 is patiently waiting in its bag for me to give it a chance...

Today I joined Kevin, from Eagle Paragliding, and Brad Gunnuscio at Lake San Antonio to feel out the "Dark Side" of the Avax XC2. ...

Today I flew my maiden voyage on the Avax XC2. I flew in thermic conditions for 1:45 and enjoyed the wing very much. The following notes ...