First West to East Sierra Crossing from Hollister

On Labor Day, Brian Choate flew his DG300 from Hollister to Truckee, setting a
milestone by crossing the Sierras in the middle over Yosemite.
As far as we know, this is the first time someone "really" crossed the Sierras
from
west to east, rather than going around the north or south end.
Here is the link to the article with flight trace, sat photo and pics:
http://www.soaringnet.com/bc/holl_trk.htm

Congratulations Brian!

Ramy Yanetz

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"Jonathan Gogan" wrote in message ...
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Oh, sure. That's easy for YOU to say.

Mike

"Brian Choate" wrote in message
...
Thanks Gary, and Ramy,
Yes the 1st half up to Half Dome was the worst, the
terrain is very intimidating! Once I connected with
the clouds and broke through the inversion at 10k I
felt much better and confident.

Cheers
Brian
DG3

At 16:00 04 September 2003, Gary Kemp wrote:
Great flight. Those of us who have crossed over, even
to the North,
recognize the puckering that occurs as you climb up
in the first weak
thermals to get enough altitude to cross. Well done.

Gary Kemp 'NK'

(RamyYanetz) wrote in message news:...
On Labor Day, Brian Choate flew his DG300 from Hollister
to Truckee, setting a
milestone by crossing the Sierras in the middle over
Yosemite.
As far as we know, this is the first time someone
'really' crossed the Sierras
from
west to east, rather than going around the north or
south end.
Here is the link to the article with flight trace,
sat photo and pics:
http://www.soaringnet.com/bc/holl_trk.htm

Congratulations Brian!

Ramy Yanetz




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was supposed to read:

An inspirational flight.
Your stats also confirm that the best pilots cirle left.
Well done
--
Jonathan