Soaring safaris

I concur with Cook. In fact, I fly as much or more in the winter in
Tennessee as I do in the summer. Running the ridge is nothing short of
fantastic on a good day. Chilhowee gliderport is open year-round. It's
not exactly warm, but today it's clear, sunny, calm, and 50 degrees. A
beautiful day for acro if nothing else.

Use the following link for prediction of conditions. When the wind is at
330 and the speed over 10 kts., the Chilhowee ridge is definitely working!

http://usairnet.com/cgi-bin/launch/c...Get+Fo recast

Regards,


Mark Lenox, CFIG
Chilhowee

wrote in message
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flying_monkey wrote:
OK, it's the time of year to talk about soaring instead of doing it
here in the Northeast, so I'll ask this question. If a person was just
bursting to go soaring this time of year or up to the early spring,
maybe get some XC or badge legs, where would be the ideal place to go?
If it's not all the way on the other side of the country, I could take
my Jantar, or I could rent a glider if it's too far. The chance to get
diamond altitude would be nice.

Thanks in advance for a lot of advice,
Ed

Ed....It's right under you nose!! The Northeast IS the place to fly,
(instead of talking).....Look at the OLC...I think you will find Ridge
Soaring, PA and Blairstown, NJ as the top two locations in the USA
since October......probably 4th and 5th in the world as well.

Expect great ridge flights will be made at these locations in
tomorrow's predicted NW winds!!!

Cook