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Gliders in the Grand Canyon
On Jun 3, 8:59 am, Richard Riley wrote:
On Sat, 02 Jun 2007 15:05:06 +0200, Mxsmanic wrote: If there were no airspace restrictions, would it be possible/safe to fly gliders in the Grand Canyon? There's not much of a place to land in the canyon, of course, but I don't know if there are thermals or something (?) that would allow a glider to climb back up out of the canyon after gliding below the rim. Is it possible? Has anyone done it? I know. I learned to fly in gliders and flew right seat many times in a sight-seeing Twin Otter at the canyon. I won't tell you. From what you've posted previously, you'd only use my answer as a starting point to insult me, belittle my experience and claim I don't know what I'm talking about. OK then, if him asking the question bothers you so much, then how about if I asked? If there were no airspace restrictions, would it be possible/safe to fly gliders in the Grand Canyon? There's not much of a place to land in the canyon, of course, but I don't know if there are thermals or something (?) that would allow a glider to climb back up out of the canyon after gliding below the rim. Is it possible? Has anyone done it? |
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