We woke to stratus obscuring the launch and very heavy dew at the HQ. We headed to launch around 10:30 and waited for the stuff to break. ...

Today the cu's were popping early so a 72K out and back task was called to Sandy Crk. then to Tivy Mtn. then out to Kaktus in the flats ...

I arrived in Dunlap at 1PM on Saturday hoping for a couple practice flights before the comp begins on Monday morning. The weather, when I ...

Saturday the task was from Hill 49917 to Last Chance to Bald Mtn. to GOAL at ROC124 (Rocky Hill - East of Visalia)total dist.73km. My flight...

This weekend we flew 2 XC tasks from the Dunlap launch. I'll write more about the tasks tomorrow when I've had some sleep. But her...

Everyone who lives dies, yet not everyone who dies, has lived. We take these risks not to escape life, but to prevent life escaping us. One ...

Well the season schedule is beginning to solidify for the coming year. I'll be flying in the first round of the U.S. Nationals in Dun...

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Not a lot of info to add at this point, but I thought I'd report on the outcome after making the final mods to the pod. The floor (made...

A week ago I started my mod of my harness, by adding a pod. You can see Part One HERE. I've also made a few additional changes. I'...

Today was another glorious day at Cayucos. I really prefer higher flights, but it's hard not to appreciate the chance to fly over such ...

Today was a fun day at Cayucos. The hill is a 700' high walk-up that works with a West wind. The forecast was for high winds in the af...

Well, if you were to have read an entry from late Dec. '08, you might remember a post labeled 'Project Time' . I had ordered a ...

The prediction for today looked good for a flight at Cuesta - Probably not a day to go XC, but flyable. It was a bit dicey looking since th...

The first weekend comp of the season is next weekend in Santa Barbara. The next is the following weekend, a BAPA league meet at Potato Hill...

Today was a spectacular day in the San Luis Obispo area. I awoke with my usual "got in from Hong Kong yesterday funk," but shook ...

The website is hot and registration is open for the first leg of the US Nationals. Competition will begin on Monday, April 27th and run th...

Today I met a few friends for some fickle but fun flying at the bluffs. I've gotten a bit more comfortable with my video editing softwar...

Today I met Patrick, Jesse, and Eric for a quick flight at the Cuesta Grade. The air felt good and the cycles were nicely rolling up the hi...

What does it take to compete on the international stage in sport? Years of preparation? Commitment? Top performance equipment? Risking...