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Update on television program
Thank all of you for your suggestions and stories. I settled on proposing
the Bob Korves-related tale of the contest pilot who landed out above the clouds because it would give me the opportunity to show 15 minutes of kick-ass aerials at the beginning before people changed to the ALL NASCAR CHANNEL or Bass Fishing. They liked better the idea of a go-for-broke expedition launched from the outskirts of my favorite quaint village...Los Angeles (cheap for them to produce) and a flight into the Great Basin of America...get this...WITHOUT A MOTOR! Yes. That's right. No motor. And as a further complication, I thought it could go out of Crystal. Go figure! A flight out of Crystal into the void without a motor. A first...for the rest of the planet anyway. Of course, their note ended with "Don't call us. We'll call you." But I take that as a positive sign. Usually they say they will get a restraining order. At least this time, I didn't have to be escorted from the lot by their goons. If they say yes and you have a two-seat motorglider, hide from me. If there is one word that describes me it is tenacious and persistent. Thanks again. 05 |
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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...Encampment.htm |
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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...Encampment.htm |
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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 |
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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 |
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