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| Skyport launch |
Eagle was coaching big group of students from San Francisco. I watched few launches, but it took them forever, so I squeezed on the right side of launch and got off right away. Few turns over launch and follow Bob and white UP glider to R&R. We climbed there to 5500 and continue west.
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| Westbound leg |
Easy going to VOR where I turn around and go east. Day seems to be ok for big flight. I saw a group of gliders just few peaks ahead of me and assumed they would go through the pass, but it turned out they went for Padaro beach.
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| Powerlines |
Just before power lines meet with Marty who was flying from Nuthouse in opposite direction this day.
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| Marty flying west |
I also have hang glider friend who was chasing me since Montecito peak.
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| HG friend |
Going through the pass was tough, I was getting lower and lower finally landing on the fire road at 3 pm and then hiking about a mile to re-launch. Made few phone calls and realized I'm the only one going through the pass, so retrieve will be epic.
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| Hiking to re-launch |
First knob (on photo) was not good because of long glide out and chance to end up in bushed closed canyon, but next one seemed ok.
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| Re-launch options |
After first unsuccessful attempt I decide to clear enough space from bushes and debris, which helped. In the air at 4:25 pm. Unfortunately no thermal activity, 10 minutes extended sledder toward Ojai. Hiked 2.5 miles to intersection of highway 150 and 33 to get bus #16 to Ventura. Missed the last bus from Ventura to Santa Barbara and try to use Amtrak.
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| Waiting for the train |
Train was scheduled to arrive at 8:59, but was 1 hour late, so I arrived to Santa Barbra at 11, taxi to Parma and home at 0:30 am. It was a long day.
Track log:
http://www.paraglidingforum.com/leonardo/flight/851116
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