Good location for flying near San Diego ?

[dirk]

Dear all,

I'm from the Netherlands and will be in San Diego for work for about a
week in March. I might have a spare day or afternoon to spend on some
soaring in the area.

I have flown at Cal. City a long time ago and was impressed (by the
desert, the wave and the metal from Edwards) - but that's too much of
a drive from San Diego. Still, repeating the experience would be
great !

Any recommendations for sites where an 'advanced ride' (I have around
~800 hrs) would be possible, at a reasonable driving distance from San
Diego would be appreciated.

Greetings !
Dirk, The Netherlands.

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On Feb 3, 5:03*pm, "dirk<DOT>brokken[AT]gmail{DOT}com"
> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I'm from the Netherlands and will be in San Diego for work for about a
> week in March. I might have a spare day or afternoon to spend on some
> soaring in the area.
>
> I have flown at Cal. City a long time ago and was impressed (by the
> desert, the wave and the metal from Edwards) - but that's too much of
> a drive from San Diego. Still, repeating the experience would be
> great !
>
> Any recommendations for sites where an 'advanced ride' (I have around
> ~800 hrs) would be possible, at a reasonable driving distance from San
> Diego would be appreciated.
>
> Greetings !
> Dirk, The Netherlands.

Go to Warner Springs
You won't be dissapointed.
UH

[Bob Backer]

http://www.skysailing.com/



wrote:
> On Feb 3, 5:03 pm, "dirk<DOT>brokken[AT]gmail{DOT}com"
> > wrote:
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I'm from the Netherlands and will be in San Diego for work for about a
>> week in March. I might have a spare day or afternoon to spend on some
>> soaring in the area.
>>
>> I have flown at Cal. City a long time ago and was impressed (by the
>> desert, the wave and the metal from Edwards) - but that's too much of
>> a drive from San Diego. Still, repeating the experience would be
>> great !
>>
>> Any recommendations for sites where an 'advanced ride' (I have around
>> ~800 hrs) would be possible, at a reasonable driving distance from San
>> Diego would be appreciated.
>>
>> Greetings !
>> Dirk, The Netherlands.
>
> Go to Warner Springs
> You won't be dissapointed.
> UH

[noel.wade]

....Here's another recommendation for Warner / Sky-Sailing. Its about
45 mins to 1 hour from San Diego (depending on where you're
staying).

They don't have a lot of fancy/new equipment, but they're good people
and you'll get a good ride / flight out there. Fun terrain, too!

Enjoy,

--Noel
(in Seattle, but got my glider rating at Sky Sailing and will be there
again in April for my first Regional Contest - huzzah!)