Hi all,
Want to see a different view of the Sawatch? Check this out:
It's a pilot in a glider/sailplane flying over most of the 14ers in the Sawatch. Seriously high-performance peak-bagging.
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Sailplane Over the Sawatch
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Re: Sailplane Over the Sawatch
Sailplaning a peak: what it takes
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Re: Sailplane Over the Sawatch
Waaaay Cool! Thanks for sharing.
Re: Sailplane Over the Sawatch
You bringing supplemental O2 on that there glider?
A man has got to know his limitations.-Dr. Jonathan Hemlock or Harry Callahan or something F' it: http://youtu.be/lpzqQst-Sg8
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Re: Sailplane Over the Sawatch
They have to by FAA law above 14k
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Re: Sailplane Over the Sawatch
Im aware, which is which is why I used the term “supplemental o2”, but glider pilots are notorious about not using it. It’s heavy and the o2 has about 0% moisture. This guy is clearly screwing around at 16-18,000’, which is the low end of where the jets coming in from the west are. I’d put some money on our author wasn’t using any.
A man has got to know his limitations.-Dr. Jonathan Hemlock or Harry Callahan or something F' it: http://youtu.be/lpzqQst-Sg8
'Life is too short to ski groomers'
"That man's only desire was to stand, once only, on the summit of that glorious wedge of rock...I think anyone who loves the mountains as much as that can claim to be a mountaineer, too."-Hermann Buhl, Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage
'Life is too short to ski groomers'
"That man's only desire was to stand, once only, on the summit of that glorious wedge of rock...I think anyone who loves the mountains as much as that can claim to be a mountaineer, too."-Hermann Buhl, Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage
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Re: Sailplane Over the Sawatch
Should he go to jail?jmanner wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 7:29 am
Im aware, which is which is why I used the term “supplemental o2”, but glider pilots are notorious about not using it. It’s heavy and the o2 has about 0% moisture. This guy is clearly screwing around at 16-18,000’, which is the low end of where the jets coming in from the west are. I’d put some money on our author wasn’t using any.
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Why no troll, but he probably shouldnt put it on Youtube and then share it on the internet. The FAA, it turns out, is aware of Youtube and is known to violate pilots, pull their certifications.XterraRob wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 6:13 pmShould he go to jail?jmanner wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 7:29 am
Im aware, which is which is why I used the term “supplemental o2”, but glider pilots are notorious about not using it. It’s heavy and the o2 has about 0% moisture. This guy is clearly screwing around at 16-18,000’, which is the low end of where the jets coming in from the west are. I’d put some money on our author wasn’t using any.
A man has got to know his limitations.-Dr. Jonathan Hemlock or Harry Callahan or something F' it: http://youtu.be/lpzqQst-Sg8
'Life is too short to ski groomers'
"That man's only desire was to stand, once only, on the summit of that glorious wedge of rock...I think anyone who loves the mountains as much as that can claim to be a mountaineer, too."-Hermann Buhl, Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage
'Life is too short to ski groomers'
"That man's only desire was to stand, once only, on the summit of that glorious wedge of rock...I think anyone who loves the mountains as much as that can claim to be a mountaineer, too."-Hermann Buhl, Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage
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