More Cloud Flight

[Kemp[_2_]]

Today's award recipient for the luckiest person on earth:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17185299/?GT1=9033

Kemp

[Greg Arnold]

Kemp wrote:
> Today's award recipient for the luckiest person on earth:
>
> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17185299/?GT1=9033
>
> Kemp
>

I wonder if she set a new world altitude record in the process.

[bumper]

"Kemp" > wrote in message
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> Today's award recipient for the luckiest person on earth:
>
> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17185299/?GT1=9033
>
> Kemp
>

Something to remember if you are foolish enough to get sucked into a CB and
lose your pretty white wings as a result. If you bail out successfully, it
might be a good idea to wait a while before pulling the rip cord lest you
continue to go up.

I think a couple of German pilots succumbed that way early on in soaring's
history.

bumper

[Shawn[_3_]]

bumper wrote:
> "Kemp" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>> Today's award recipient for the luckiest person on earth:
>>
>> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17185299/?GT1=9033
>>
>> Kemp
>>
>
> Something to remember if you are foolish enough to get sucked into a CB and
> lose your pretty white wings as a result. If you bail out successfully, it
> might be a good idea to wait a while before pulling the rip cord lest you
> continue to go up.

Do paragliders (is that what you call the participants?) typically have
an emergency chute?


Shawn

[Mal[_3_]]

http://www.manilla2007.com/

I just spoke to them on the phone they are compiling the IGC file to a video
file.

Asked if she was asking for her diamond height they laughed and said they
had not thought of that.

Mal

www.mals.net

[Ron Gleason]

I encourage everyone to read the following blog entry
http://karicastle.com/blog/index.php?showtopic=111

Kari is one of the top hang glider and paraglider pilots in the world.

You will read how the pilot got got caught, etc.

ALL hang glider and and paraglider pilot do fly with reserve chutes
that are integrated within their harnesses. All competition pilots
fly with FAI certified data loggers, the dataloggers are heads and
tails above what we have available to us sail plane guys in terms bang
for the buck *but* they are not certified by IGC for use within
sailplane competitions or record declaration.

One should keep in mind that paragliders are capable of airspeeds up
to ~35MPH and hang gliders can achieve 80+MPH, these speeds limit the
ability to get away from storms and other weather conditions safely.

Ron Gleason

[Tim Ward[_1_]]

"Shawn" > wrote in message
. ..
> bumper wrote:
> > "Kemp" > wrote in message
> > oups.com...
> >> Today's award recipient for the luckiest person on earth:
> >>
> >> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17185299/?GT1=9033
> >>
> >> Kemp
> >>
> >
> > Something to remember if you are foolish enough to get sucked into a CB
and
> > lose your pretty white wings as a result. If you bail out successfully,
it
> > might be a good idea to wait a while before pulling the rip cord lest
you
> > continue to go up.
>
> Do paragliders (is that what you call the participants?) typically have
> an emergency chute?
>
>
> Shawn

Yes. It's practically the alternate means of landing with some of the less
risk-averse pilots.

Tim Ward

[Mike Lindsay]

In article >,
bumper > writes
>
>"Kemp" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>> Today's award recipient for the luckiest person on earth:
>>
>> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17185299/?GT1=9033
>>
>> Kemp
>>
>
>Something to remember if you are foolish enough to get sucked into a CB and
>lose your pretty white wings as a result. If you bail out successfully, it
>might be a good idea to wait a while before pulling the rip cord lest you
>continue to go up.
>
>I think a couple of German pilots succumbed that way early on in soaring's
>history.
>
>bumper
>
>
That's right! I read a book about it when I was about ten. That's what
awoke my interest in this mad sport.


--
Mike Lindsay

[Ralph Jones[_2_]]

On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:18:47 GMT, "bumper" >
wrote:

>
>"Kemp" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>> Today's award recipient for the luckiest person on earth:
>>
>> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17185299/?GT1=9033
>>
>> Kemp
>>
>
>Something to remember if you are foolish enough to get sucked into a CB and
>lose your pretty white wings as a result. If you bail out successfully, it
>might be a good idea to wait a while before pulling the rip cord lest you
>continue to go up.
>
>I think a couple of German pilots succumbed that way early on in soaring's
>history.
>
A Marine pilot named William Rankin spent over half an hour in a Cb
after punching out of an F8U in 1959. He lived to write an interesting
book about it called "The Man Who Rode the Thunder"...I believe it's
out of print.

rj

[Nyal Williams]

William J. Rankin. The book is available through Bookfinder
for $20 at the moment -- other dealers are charging
$32.

At 00:48 18 February 2007, Ralph Jones wrote:
>On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:18:47 GMT, 'bumper'
>wrote:
>
>>
>>'Kemp' wrote in message
oups.com...
>>> Today's award recipient for the luckiest person on
>>>earth:
>>>
>>> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17185299/?GT1=9033
>>>
>>> Kemp
>>>
>>
>>Something to remember if you are foolish enough to
>>get sucked into a CB and
>>lose your pretty white wings as a result. If you bail
>>out successfully, it
>>might be a good idea to wait a while before pulling
>>the rip cord lest you
>>continue to go up.
>>
>>I think a couple of German pilots succumbed that way
>>early on in soaring's
>>history.
>>
>A Marine pilot named William Rankin spent over half
>an hour in a Cb
>after punching out of an F8U in 1959. He lived to write
>an interesting
>book about it called 'The Man Who Rode the Thunder'...I
>believe it's
>out of print.
>
>rj
>

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On Feb 16, 2:16 pm, Shawn > wrote:
> bumper wrote:
> > "Kemp" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> >> Today's award recipient for the luckiest person on earth:
>
> >>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17185299/?GT1=9033
>
> >> Kemp
>
> > Something to remember if you are foolish enough to get sucked into a CB and
> > lose your pretty white wings as a result. If you bail out successfully, it
> > might be a good idea to wait a while before pulling the rip cord lest you
> > continue to go up.
>
> Do paragliders (is that what you call the participants?) typically have
> an emergency chute?
>
> Shawn

I'm curious. I've heard of planes being "sucked up" into clouds, but
is that really a threat? My glider will DESCEND consistantly at 90
knots AS with the nose down 45 degrees (steeper and slightly slower
with full flaps). That should yeild a vertical speed of around 45
knots. I'm still looking for a thermal stronger than the 10-12 knot
boomers we get here!

Uncle Fuzzy

[[email protected]]

On Feb 28, 5:11 pm, wrote:
> On Feb 16, 2:16 pm, Shawn > wrote:
>
>
>
> > bumper wrote:
> > > "Kemp" > wrote in message
> > oups.com...
> > >> Today's award recipient for the luckiest person on earth:
>
> > >>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17185299/?GT1=9033
>
> > >> Kemp
>
> > > Something to remember if you are foolish enough to get sucked into a CB and
> > > lose your pretty white wings as a result. If you bail out successfully, it
> > > might be a good idea to wait a while before pulling the rip cord lest you
> > > continue to go up.
>
> > Do paragliders (is that what you call the participants?) typically have
> > an emergency chute?
>
> > Shawn
>
> I'm curious. I've heard of planes being "sucked up" into clouds, but
> is that really a threat? My glider will DESCEND consistantly at 90
> knots AS with the nose down 45 degrees (steeper and slightly slower
> with full flaps). That should yeild a vertical speed of around 45
> knots. I'm still looking for a thermal stronger than the 10-12 knot
> boomers we get here!
>
> Uncle Fuzzy

For you, its not really a threat. You pretty much have to be in the
cloud, from what I hear, to experience that kind of climb rate. I
think kemptons flight trace showed 54 or 56 knots up at one point
during his cloud ride. For me in my old wood glider with weak
airbrakes and low Vne its something I need to worry about. For
someone in a paraglider with no airbrakes and an even lower Vne then
its a serious concern.

[Graeme Cant]

wrote:

> I'm curious. I've heard of planes being "sucked up" into clouds, but
> is that really a threat? My glider will DESCEND consistantly at 90
> knots AS with the nose down 45 degrees (steeper and slightly slower
> with full flaps). That should yeild a vertical speed of around 45
> knots. I'm still looking for a thermal stronger than the 10-12 knot
> boomers we get here!

Go to the Cb that sucked up the paraglider at Manilla. Her logger
showed over 30kts up and it may not have been the core.

But take a cat to help you stay right way up.

GC



>
> Uncle Fuzzy
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