Seeking week long block of training

On Tuesday, July 16, 2013 6:23:45 PM UTC-4, wrote:
I would vote against Dillingham for a week of soaring. It is strickly a ridge running site and very small ridge at that.

So does Dillingham always have a crosswind (on a soarable day) and is it always from the same side?

Trade winds. So, pretty much, "yes". I took my first glider flight there.
After talking with Elmer, he let me fly the whole flight in the G-103 from
brake release to roll out while he sat quitely in the back seat. I was
hooked and, 5 flights later (in a 2-33), I soloed.


"son_of_flubber" wrote in message
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On Tuesday, July 16, 2013 6:23:45 PM UTC-4, wrote:
I would vote against Dillingham for a week of soaring. It is strickly a
ridge running site and very small ridge at that.

So does Dillingham always have a crosswind (on a soarable day) and is it
always from the same side?

On 17/07/2013 09:59, son_of_flubber wrote:
On Tuesday, July 16, 2013 6:23:45 PM UTC-4,
wrote:
I would vote against Dillingham for a week of soaring. It is
strickly a ridge running site and very small ridge at that.

So does Dillingham always have a crosswind (on a soarable day) and is
it always from the same side?

Always. The northeast trades never stop except for Christmas.

GC

Well, the trades stopped blowing on April 29-30. By May 2 they were back to their steady predictable self.

So...even in Hawaii, if you block out a week to fly you may be stuck on the ground being forced to drink fruity things with an umbrella on the top.

I would invite you to check out williamssoaring.com
We train in ASK 21, solo in ASK 23 and transition to ASW 24 and ASW 27 after advanced training in our Duo X. We are located our private airport in Northern Ca. 1 hour north of Sacramento International airport,with very little traffic and free guest accommodations for extended stays.

Another option is our satellite operation in Montague Ca. in the beautiful Siskiyou County 30 miles north of Mt. Shasta. This is a small quite airport with a very nice ASK 21 and also has free accommodations. www.montaguesoaring.com.
Great soaring and very small chance of losing a day to WX.

Give me a call 530 473 5600.

Rex Mayes
Owner Operator DPE
Williams Soaring Center
Montague Soaring Center

Good evening,

Just a quick update. I ended up flying both at Minden, NV and Williams, CA. Both operations are very well run with well maintained equipment and superb staff. I had great experiences at both locations. If you are ever looking for a place to fly, they're both worth checking out.

-David