I'm gonna post the one from yesterday when I made it one pass east of Montecito peak and landed at the beach at Summerdale. 11 miles. You are only 3.5 hours from Santa Barbara, you gotta go!
First read this entire site sbsa.info/ , then join the club, install the Telegram app. Watch Cracka's orientation videos. Season is October to February, set Windy for ECMWF, enable paragliding spots, look for light WSW to SE at 3000 feet. Van leaves Parma park on good days at 930a
At 7:55 it didn’t look like, “is the beach off limits for landing?” Was the right question. It looked like the right question was, “Is the beach in reach?” Was the right question.
There were some intermediate LZs along the route, and it was a buoyant day, great lapse rate. I'm always looking for LZs. Nothing that HG could use though.
Thanks for asking, good question. Those beeps are generated by my variometer, a Flymaster GPS SD. A vario is essentially a sensitive barometer hooked into an audio circuit. Most pilots carry a flight instrument, which can be a stand-alone instrument like mine, or software on a smartphone. The frequency and speed of the beeps varies with the rate of climb. When in big lift, vario really sings, a happy sound indeed! They also make a lower, descending-in-frequency tone when in sink. My Flymaster also displays altitude, speed over the ground, wind direction, maps, airspace warnings, records track logs, tracks the best lift in thermals, and more.
Epic flight with incredible glide to the beach.
I had dreamed of this before I started flying paragliders!
Love the beach landing! Favorite flight!
Come get some! Look at my reply to Daniel for logistics.
That's a good flight!
Now that was a sweet flight!
And its closer and easier than Columbia for a winter flycation!!
Awesome flight man! Always wanted to land at that beach. I’ll have to try it some day. Good low save too. Please post your flight path.
I'm gonna post the one from yesterday when I made it one pass east of Montecito peak and landed at the beach at Summerdale. 11 miles. You are only 3.5 hours from Santa Barbara, you gotta go!
Nelson's Wings who do I contact for rides?
First read this entire site sbsa.info/ , then join the club, install the Telegram app. Watch Cracka's orientation videos. Season is October to February, set Windy for ECMWF, enable paragliding spots, look for light WSW to SE at 3000 feet. Van leaves Parma park on good days at 930a
@@NelsonsWings Thank you.
I have always wanted to fly SB and it's consistent winter flying conditions.
You should do it! I waited too long.
@@NelsonsWings I am anchored to my desk up here in the Great White North, no trips down south until next winter :-(
Raise anchor, unfurl the main'sl!!!
At 7:55 it didn’t look like, “is the beach off limits for landing?” Was the right question. It looked like the right question was, “Is the beach in reach?” Was the right question.
There were some intermediate LZs along the route, and it was a buoyant day, great lapse rate. I'm always looking for LZs. Nothing that HG could use though.
Sweet flight Nelson, so I take it you make arrangements for a ride back to your car after you land?
Uber! Lyft! Cheap and easy. Use it in El Paso too.
@@NelsonsWings, oh, I see. Never thought of that really.
What are all the beeping sounds in the background? An instrument?
Thanks for asking, good question. Those beeps are generated by my variometer, a Flymaster GPS SD. A vario is essentially a sensitive barometer hooked into an audio circuit. Most pilots carry a flight instrument, which can be a stand-alone instrument like mine, or software on a smartphone. The frequency and speed of the beeps varies with the rate of climb. When in big lift, vario really sings, a happy sound indeed! They also make a lower, descending-in-frequency tone when in sink.
My Flymaster also displays altitude, speed over the ground, wind direction, maps, airspace warnings, records track logs, tracks the best lift in thermals, and more.