PGC Memorial

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As many of you know, wave lift can form down wind of a ridge if the winds are strong and the air is stable. The lift is very smooth, and can reach an altitude several times that of the ridge that forms it. Some of our members have traveled to mountainous regions during the right … Read more

Safety Blog

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On-line mechanism for PGC members to share information about things they do while flying that are uncomfortable or down right scary from a safety perspective, so that others might learn from posts. The exercise of having people share/report experiences will not only provide specific leanings but will also help to keep safety awareness high. Contact … Read more

GoPro Cameras are COOL

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My wonderful wife gave me a GoPro camera for my birthday a couple of years ago. For those of you who haven’t seen one, this is a very small digital camera that is easy to use. It has a fixed focal length fish-eye lens and can record pictures or movies. It comes with a watertight … Read more

PGC Web Page 2.0

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So, what’s with the new (draft at the moment) Web 2.0 page? Ken has been doing a tremendous job on the website and with the Pilot Data Portal. Believe me he has put a LOT of work into it. One of the problems is everything on the web has to go through Ken. If someone … Read more

Tripple Whiskey Double Foxtrot

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Triple Whiskey Double Foxtrot We’ve all read the stories of epic wave flights. Climbs to twenty, twenty five thousand feet or even higher. Oxygen. Cold. Wave windows. Frosted over canopies. Lenticular clouds. Rotors. Cracking gel coat and diamond badges. When there is a strong wind blowing against a ridge, the air is forced up to several times the height of the ridge. If the air is cool and stable, it falls back down to the surface, compresses, and bounces back up even higher. The cycle repeats itself downwind of the ridge, and each crest gets higher and higher. People travel hundreds of miles to glider destinations that boast high wave flights, but you can find wave at PGC.

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