First Hang Glide at Andy Jackson Airpark

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  • Опубліковано 17 лис 2024

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  • @williamw1332
    @williamw1332 4 місяці тому +2

    Nice flight 👍😁
    Great video of the area!
    Can’t wait to see your first +/^ 30min flight! ✈️

    • @j2dagriffs
      @j2dagriffs  4 місяці тому +1

      Me too! Hopefully soon. Thanks.

  • @nickcaci7238
    @nickcaci7238 4 місяці тому

    S
    Well done on that flight and your commentary. You are who I think can go forth in our special flying sports You are in the mix of it all and read from others. So important to understand those around us who have enough to give forward. Feel privileged and fly long.

    • @j2dagriffs
      @j2dagriffs  4 місяці тому

      Thank you so much for the kind words!

  • @chazbickel4518
    @chazbickel4518 4 місяці тому +1

    Nice one John !!!!
    Your looking comfortable up there.
    Good landing dude...
    It's all coming together for you.

  • @cooley559
    @cooley559 Місяць тому

    Sweet flight! Just caught this, and love the graphic overlay. Yeah that's a VASI from GA. Nice landing.

  • @adventureswitharizonaart6117
    @adventureswitharizonaart6117 4 місяці тому

    Heck ya!!! AJ is the bomb, sandyvan is convenient.

  • @HangGlidingFlightSchool
    @HangGlidingFlightSchool 4 місяці тому

    Great to meet you in person.
    The diamonds at 7:27 are called a VASI - Visual Approach Slope Indicator. It's sometimes used at airports for airplane pilots.

    • @j2dagriffs
      @j2dagriffs  4 місяці тому

      Likewise! Thanks for the lingo.

  • @EridanTheEnchanter
    @EridanTheEnchanter 4 місяці тому

    Hope you can come out some more. This has been my home site for several years now, but I'm not sure I was there that day. Its a great place to get some time and experience in and has a lot of potential as you advance. I'm also using the blue fly paired with my phone, super reliable and still going strong. Funny I've literally never seen that landing indicator before, always looking at the field during the approach.
    That time of day is super busy with student PGs and once you start flying earlier you will see more HGs and have more space to find and work the thermals.
    Since drag doesn't matter while thermalling it can be helpful to go upright so you can look around easier when there is lots of traffic.

    • @j2dagriffs
      @j2dagriffs  4 місяці тому

      I like the idea on the upright! especially on these hot days where I’m sweating in the pod. Hope to see you out there soon!

  • @Theworldofhanggliding
    @Theworldofhanggliding 4 місяці тому

    That's great news that they have a shuttle service. Back in the nineties there was nothing like that (that I was aware of, anyway). Keep those videos coming, interesting to see your progression. Happy landings mate !

    • @j2dagriffs
      @j2dagriffs  4 місяці тому

      Yeah is so nice to to have to worry about coordinating a ride up on the spot. Thank you!

  • @royfigueroa9210
    @royfigueroa9210 19 днів тому +1

    Come back to Andy Jackson!

    • @j2dagriffs
      @j2dagriffs  19 днів тому

      I want to! But it's such a long drive for me. Once I have a free weekend and SB/Sylmar are not looking good I'll make the trek back! I want to hit crestline now that I have my H3.

  • @anuthabubba964
    @anuthabubba964 3 місяці тому +1

    Itsa vari-om-eh-ter !

  • @Johan-ex5yj
    @Johan-ex5yj 4 місяці тому +1

    HG and PG sharing a thermal is ok. They have similar speeds and both has blind spot directly above.
    When sharing with the BIG guys (Sailplane- Gliders), it becomes tricky. They are much faster and their blind spot is directly below!
    The higher speed of the Sailplanes means they will fly larger circles (in the thermal) than the HGs and PGs. That is good because it helps with separation.
    Problem comes, when a HG or PG wants to leave the thermal, and is stuck in the center with fast moving Sailplanes circling around them!...

    • @j2dagriffs
      @j2dagriffs  4 місяці тому +1

      I am terrified for that haha. Sailplane proximity flying sounds pretty wild.

  • @KarenStuart-f8y
    @KarenStuart-f8y 4 місяці тому +1

    Is that Pine Flats or Crestline or none of the above launches ? I flew Crestline once in early 80,s. Want to bet back into it. Im a hang 3 but havnt flown since 1983.

    • @j2dagriffs
      @j2dagriffs  4 місяці тому

      It’s called Marshals, not sure if it used to go by a different name. Crestline is higher and slightly to the North of this location.

    • @SteelDoesMyWill
      @SteelDoesMyWill 4 місяці тому

      @@j2dagriffs its Marshall Peak, two L's and no S. Crestline is behind Marshall to the North, Pine Flats is West of Crestline.

  • @paddledogs
    @paddledogs 4 місяці тому +1

    well done, what's the transport to the top like? (i.e. how long of a ride). I've done VOR and it's a bit of a drive but all easy roads.

    • @j2dagriffs
      @j2dagriffs  4 місяці тому

      Not bad, it's about 30-40 minutes up I think. Time flew by since everyone was so friendly and talkative in the van.

    • @j2dagriffs
      @j2dagriffs  4 місяці тому

      The last section is super bumpy.

  • @andrewc3186
    @andrewc3186 4 місяці тому

    Hi...what's your hooked-in on this 170? The sink-rate seemed quite high.....

    • @j2dagriffs
      @j2dagriffs  4 місяці тому

      I'll get the official number tomorrow on the scale. I think around 185lbs with everything.

    • @andrewc3186
      @andrewc3186 4 місяці тому

      @@j2dagriffs Thanks.....just over the optimal hooked-in.....Alas. Meanwhile, fly safe!

    • @SteelDoesMyWill
      @SteelDoesMyWill 4 місяці тому

      @@andrewc3186 um, no... he's not over the optimal weight. The hook in is up to 220, optimal 'body' weight is 170. This glider is the perfect size for him.

    • @andrewc3186
      @andrewc3186 4 місяці тому

      ​​@@SteelDoesMyWill....Yupe, thanks. Smack close to the middle of optimal 165~200 😅

    • @SteelDoesMyWill
      @SteelDoesMyWill 4 місяці тому

      @@andrewc3186 Nope... you still don't understand the difference between hook-in (range) and optimal body weight. And no, there wasn't a high sink rate.