That was written as a good-natured jab at a friend who always tells stories
like that.


"Stewart Kissel" wrote in
message ...
Hey John-

If that doesn't work out for you....

After that lengthy(and entertaining) diatribe on how
to get from SJ to CC, maybe you might try your hand
as a flying traffic reporter




At 17:06 16 March 2004, John Shelton wrote:
Too late. Right now, it is two guys going east. The
production company has
cost considerations and driving over the hill is a
lot cheaper for them.


'ISoar' wrote in message
.. .
How about an alternate form of soaring expedition?
For the past three
years hang- and paragliders descend on Zapata, Texas
in search of big
miles. They call it the World Record Encampment.
The tiny town puts
out the welcome mat and the local ranchers arrange
to let the local
sherrif open locked gates to retrieve pilots who landed
out.

When the weather conditions are right, which they
usually are for
about one month a year, pilots launch absurdly early
and race north
under cloud streets extending to the horizion. About
the only
adventure is staying out of controlled airspace and
landing near
enough to a road so you don't die of dehydration before
getting picked
up.

This page has links to several articles
http://www.flytec.com/news_archive.html

Here is the story by the guy who set the paraglider
open distance
record
http://www.gravsports.com/Gadfly%20P...cord%20Encampm
ent.htm