Curt Warren's blog
Barnstorming the Australian Tablelands
Submitted by Curt Warren on Thu, 05/29/2008 - 19:28.Barnstorming the Australian Tablelands - Last weekend at Mudgee we scored some L&V (light and variable) winds with plenty of sunshine, and smOOth lift. YES! Made the 4.5 hour trip worth it!
PHOTO: Here's our student Patrick (tandem), getting a good taste of aerotowing:
This gig was the follow-up to our appearance at the Mudgee Airshow, about a month back.
Hang Gliding Gloucester, NSW,
Submitted by Curt Warren on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 08:49.Hang Gliding Gloucester, NSW, - Friends, fuse ball (table soccer), and FLYING :)
The weather turned out to be surprisingly pleasant, allowing for some great conditions for aerotowing training and free flying.
ABOVE: The team... microlight tug-pilot and tandem instructor.
Flying the Bone Yard... Botany, Sydney, NSW
Submitted by Curt Warren on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 08:49.Flying the Bone Yard... Botany, Sydney, NSW - Sydney's winter hang gliding site, the Bone Yard, delivers last month:
Learning to launch a hang glider...-Perfectly.
Submitted by Curt Warren on Fri, 05/02/2008 - 09:19.Learning to launch a hang glider...-Perfectly. -
Last month the Oz Report (www.ozreport.com) forum had some great discussions regarding the finer techniques of launching a hang glider.
Flying the Wild WEST Wind - on the new Moyes LiteSpirit
Submitted by Curt Warren on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 05:48.Flying the Wild WEST Wind in Sydney - West Winds in Sydney are usually spent surfing the offshore waves. Last week, a few of us were looking for something different and headed to Frenchman's Bay of Sydney.
Gerolf, Steve Elliot, and Noma, brought the new Moyes LiteSpirit proto for us to play with.
There was a small water-spout (!) straight out front as we arrived at the sand dune.
30 minutes later, Steve Elliot was first off...
