Soaring Safari - First Trip

Hello all,

I have interest in exploring and taking part in a soaring safari in the summer of 2016. Being somewhat new to soaring, (approximately 120 hours of glider time verses 3000 in power), I would like to expand my horizons. I would like to explore the potential of venturing out to the front range of the Colorado Rockies this summer for a week of Soaring.
This will be a good introduction to a follow up trip, further out west the following summer 2017 (Utah, Wyoming and Nevada or where the lift take me) while I embrace retirement. I am based in the mid-west and fly a HP-18 in typically weak flatland conditions. Over the last couple of years, I was able to gain further experience with two trips to Minden, one to Moriority and a brief trip to PA. My goal is to find and hook up with soaring pilots who have like interests and the time to pursue extended trips.

Thanks,
Cozyflier

Hey Cozy,

Are you talking about flying straight out each day with a self-launcher,
ground launch, or with a following tow plane, or trailering to a
location and flying there? Straight out flights are the most fun, IMHO,
but are a lot more difficult logistically. If you want to trailer to a
fixed location, I highly recommend Salida, CO. Check it out.

On 1/14/2016 1:40 PM, wrote:
Hello all,

I have interest in exploring and taking part in a soaring safari in the summer of 2016. Being somewhat new to soaring, (approximately 120 hours of glider time verses 3000 in power), I would like to expand my horizons. I would like to explore the potential of venturing out to the front range of the Colorado Rockies this summer for a week of Soaring.
This will be a good introduction to a follow up trip, further out west the following summer 2017 (Utah, Wyoming and Nevada or where the lift take me) while I embrace retirement. I am based in the mid-west and fly a HP-18 in typically weak flatland conditions. Over the last couple of years, I was able to gain further experience with two trips to Minden, one to Moriority and a brief trip to PA. My goal is to find and hook up with soaring pilots who have like interests and the time to pursue extended trips.

Thanks,
Cozyflier

--
Dan, 5J
*Mom's Memory*
*Normally I don't send or forward a lot of these, but even by my
standards, it was a bit touching. **I want all of my friends to feel
what I felt when I read it. *
*Hope it touches your heart like it did mine. **This is so beautiful.....*
**

*A little boy asked his mother, " Mommy, how come I'm black and you're
white?"*
*His mother replied, "Don't even go there Barack! From what I can
remember about that party, you're lucky you don't bark!"*

--
Dan

At 22:49 14 January 2016, Dan Marotta wrote:
Hey Cozy,

Are you talking about flying straight out each day with a self-launcher,
ground launch, or with a following tow plane, or trailering to a
location and flying there? Straight out flights are the most fun, IMHO,
but are a lot more difficult logistically. If you want to trailer to a
fixed location, I highly recommend Salida, CO. Check it out.

On 1/14/2016 1:40 PM, wrote:
Hello all,

I have interest in exploring and taking part in a soaring safari in the
summer of 2016. Being somewhat new to soaring, (approximately 120
hours of
glider time verses 3000 in power), I would like to expand my horizons. I
would like to explore the potential of venturing out to the front range
of
the Colorado Rockies this summer for a week of Soaring.
This will be a good introduction to a follow up trip, further out west
the following summer 2017 (Utah, Wyoming and Nevada or where the lift
take
me) while I embrace retirement. I am based in the mid-west and fly a HP-
18
in typically weak flatland conditions. Over the last couple of years, I
was
able to gain further experience with two trips to Minden, one to
Moriority
and a brief trip to PA. My goal is to find and hook up with soaring
pilots
who have like interests and the time to pursue extended trips.

Thanks,
Cozyflier

--
Dan, 5J
*Mom's Memory*
*Normally I don't send or forward a lot of these, but even by my
standards, it was a bit touching. **I want all of my friends to feel
what I felt when I read it. *
*Hope it touches your heart like it did mine. **This is so
beautiful.....*
**

*A little boy asked his mother, " Mommy, how come I'm black and you're
white?"*
*His mother replied, "Don't even go there Barack! From what I can
remember about that party, you're lucky you don't bark!"*

-- Dan, would there be interest in flying out of pagosa Colo. This summer?

Dan

I've never flown at Pagosa, though I've flown over it. Yes, I'd be
interested if there were tows available or if I have my Stemme by then!

On 1/14/2016 5:55 PM, Loye Hilton wrote:
At 22:49 14 January 2016, Dan Marotta wrote:
Hey Cozy,

Are you talking about flying straight out each day with a self-launcher,
ground launch, or with a following tow plane, or trailering to a
location and flying there? Straight out flights are the most fun, IMHO,
but are a lot more difficult logistically. If you want to trailer to a
fixed location, I highly recommend Salida, CO. Check it out.

On 1/14/2016 1:40 PM, wrote:
Hello all,

I have interest in exploring and taking part in a soaring safari in the
summer of 2016. Being somewhat new to soaring, (approximately 120
hours of
glider time verses 3000 in power), I would like to expand my horizons. I
would like to explore the potential of venturing out to the front range
of
the Colorado Rockies this summer for a week of Soaring.
This will be a good introduction to a follow up trip, further out west
the following summer 2017 (Utah, Wyoming and Nevada or where the lift
take
me) while I embrace retirement. I am based in the mid-west and fly a HP-
18
in typically weak flatland conditions. Over the last couple of years, I
was
able to gain further experience with two trips to Minden, one to
Moriority
and a brief trip to PA. My goal is to find and hook up with soaring
pilots
who have like interests and the time to pursue extended trips.
Thanks,
Cozyflier
--
Dan, 5J
*Mom's Memory*
*Normally I don't send or forward a lot of these, but even by my
standards, it was a bit touching. **I want all of my friends to feel
what I felt when I read it. *
*Hope it touches your heart like it did mine. **This is so
beautiful.....*
**

*A little boy asked his mother, " Mommy, how come I'm black and you're
white?"*
*His mother replied, "Don't even go there Barack! From what I can
remember about that party, you're lucky you don't bark!"*

-- Dan, would there be interest in flying out of pagosa Colo. This summer?
Dan



--
Dan, 5J

At 16:50 15 January 2016, Dan Marotta wrote:
I've never flown at Pagosa, though I've flown over it. Yes, I'd be
interested if there were tows available or if I have my Stemme by then!

On 1/14/2016 5:55 PM, Loye Hilton wrote:
At 22:49 14 January 2016, Dan Marotta wrote:
Hey Cozy,

Are you talking about flying straight out each day with a
self-launcher,
ground launch, or with a following tow plane, or trailering to a
location and flying there? Straight out flights are the most fun,
IMHO,
but are a lot more difficult logistically. If you want to trailer to
a
fixed location, I highly recommend Salida, CO. Check it out.

On 1/14/2016 1:40 PM, wrote:
Hello all,

I have interest in exploring and taking part in a soaring safari in
the
summer of 2016. Being somewhat new to soaring, (approximately 120
hours of
glider time verses 3000 in power), I would like to expand my horizons.
I
would like to explore the potential of venturing out to the front
range
of
the Colorado Rockies this summer for a week of Soaring.
This will be a good introduction to a follow up trip, further out
west
the following summer 2017 (Utah, Wyoming and Nevada or where the
lift
take
me) while I embrace retirement. I am based in the mid-west and fly a
HP-
18
in typically weak flatland conditions. Over the last couple of years,
I
was
able to gain further experience with two trips to Minden, one to
Moriority
and a brief trip to PA. My goal is to find and hook up with soaring
pilots
who have like interests and the time to pursue extended trips.
Thanks,
Cozyflier
--
Dan, 5J
*Mom's Memory*
*Normally I don't send or forward a lot of these, but even by my
standards, it was a bit touching. **I want all of my friends to feel
what I felt when I read it. *
*Hope it touches your heart like it did mine. **This is so
beautiful.....*
**

*A little boy asked his mother, " Mommy, how come I'm black and
you're
white?"*
*His mother replied, "Don't even go there Barack! From what I can
remember about that party, you're lucky you don't bark!"*

-- Dan, would there be interest in flying out of pagosa Colo. This
summer?
Dan



-- ok will set it up when I get back to New Mexico in March
Dan, 5J

On Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 2:40:38 PM UTC-6, wrote:
Hello all,

I have interest in exploring and taking part in a soaring safari in the summer of 2016. Being somewhat new to soaring, (approximately 120 hours of glider time verses 3000 in power), I would like to expand my horizons. I would like to explore the potential of venturing out to the front range of the Colorado Rockies this summer for a week of Soaring.
This will be a good introduction to a follow up trip, further out west the following summer 2017 (Utah, Wyoming and Nevada or where the lift take me) while I embrace retirement. I am based in the mid-west and fly a HP-18 in typically weak flatland conditions. Over the last couple of years, I was able to gain further experience with two trips to Minden, one to Moriority and a brief trip to PA. My goal is to find and hook up with soaring pilots who have like interests and the time to pursue extended trips.

Thanks,
Cozyflier

Being new to the group, is this a good place to meet new people with the same interest in extended soaring vacations or soaring safari's. I intend to venture out west for my first week of soaring using my own sailplane and am looking for people that have the same interest. My goal is to meet other sailplane pilots who may have the time to spend in the Rockies or further out west.

Thanks,
Chris

Yes. There are various other mailing lists or groups, but most of them are populated by a subset of the folks who monitor this usenet group.

So post away! Sure more fun than some other threads here ;-)


On Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 1:15:57 PM UTC-8, wrote:
Being new to the group, is this a good place to meet new people with the same interest
in extended soaring vacations or soaring safari's.

At 02:28 21 January 2016, wrote:
Yes. There are various other mailing lists or groups, but most of them
are
populated by a subset of the folks who monitor this usenet group.

So post away! Sure more fun than some other threads here ;-)


On Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 1:15:57 PM UTC-8,

wrote:
Being new to the group, is this a good place to meet new people with
the
same interest
in extended soaring vacations or soaring safari's.
this summer we will be flying out of Moriarty, Aztec New Mexico, pagosa,
crede, and salida Colorado then on to Marfia Texas... Wants go!!! Stay
tuned
will start planning in April.