On Feb 15, 4:24*pm, Bruce Hoult wrote:
On Feb 16, 11:28*am, Whiskey Delta wrote:

Has anyone ever had to land in the canyon? *Suddenly can't get back to
either side.... *That would be a story I would love to hear (assuming
no one was hurt). *I'm not talking about Evil Knievel either...

If there's not too much sink about you could fly a heck of a long way
downriver from just below the rim, and given all the rapid there must
be a pretty good overall drop in the river too.

If memory serves me, Bill Moyes flew a very primitive Rogallo wing
hang glider from the rim to Phantom Ranch at the bottom. Circa 1970.
You probably don't want to land there in a sailplane....

Bob