Seeking week long block of training

Good afternoon,

Thank you all very much. My intention was to get away from home and work and to focus on flying and downtime. To that end, going to Hawaii seems like a good option, particularly as I've never been there before. Suggestions for a variety of other places, and particularly the options closer to home, are much appreciated and will be explored in turn.

Thanks again!

-David

I would vote against Dillingham for a week of soaring. It is strickly a ridge running site and very small ridge at that. I fly there every time I go to Oahu but I am getting bored with the place by the end of a day.

I would strongly vote for Minden (Soaring NV). You can fly just about every single day. The weather in September can be different every day but you have thermals, ridge, wave, and the prospect of some cross-country flying every day. You cannot get bored.

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.