First Hang Glide at Andy Jackson Airpark

[@williamw1332]

Nice flight 👍😁 Great video of the area! Can’t wait to see your first +/^ 30min flight! ✈️

[@j2dagriffs]

Me too! Hopefully soon. Thanks.

[@nickcaci7238]

S Well done on that flight and your commentary. You are who I think can go forth in our special flying sports You are in the mix of it all and read from others. So important to understand those around us who have enough to give forward. Feel privileged and fly long.

[@j2dagriffs]

Thank you so much for the kind words!

[@chazbickel4518]

Nice one John !!!! Your looking comfortable up there. Good landing dude... It's all coming together for you.

[@j2dagriffs]

Thank you!

[@cooley559]

Sweet flight! Just caught this, and love the graphic overlay. Yeah that's a VASI from GA. Nice landing.

[@j2dagriffs]

Thanks!

[@adventureswitharizonaart6117]

Heck ya!!! AJ is the bomb, sandyvan is convenient.

[@HangGlidingFlightSchool]

Great to meet you in person. The diamonds at 7:27 are called a VASI - Visual Approach Slope Indicator. It's sometimes used at airports for airplane pilots.

[@j2dagriffs]

Likewise! Thanks for the lingo.

[@EridanTheEnchanter]

Hope you can come out some more. This has been my home site for several years now, but I'm not sure I was there that day. Its a great place to get some time and experience in and has a lot of potential as you advance. I'm also using the blue fly paired with my phone, super reliable and still going strong. Funny I've literally never seen that landing indicator before, always looking at the field during the approach. That time of day is super busy with student PGs and once you start flying earlier you will see more HGs and have more space to find and work the thermals. Since drag doesn't matter while thermalling it can be helpful to go upright so you can look around easier when there is lots of traffic.

[@j2dagriffs]

I like the idea on the upright! especially on these hot days where I’m sweating in the pod. Hope to see you out there soon!

[@Theworldofhanggliding]

That's great news that they have a shuttle service. Back in the nineties there was nothing like that (that I was aware of, anyway). Keep those videos coming, interesting to see your progression. Happy landings mate !

[@j2dagriffs]

Yeah is so nice to to have to worry about coordinating a ride up on the spot. Thank you!

[@royfigueroa9210]

Come back to Andy Jackson!

[@j2dagriffs]

I want to! But it's such a long drive for me. Once I have a free weekend and SB/Sylmar are not looking good I'll make the trek back! I want to hit crestline now that I have my H3.

[@anuthabubba964]

Itsa vari-om-eh-ter !

[@j2dagriffs]

veh · ree · aa · muh · tr

[@Johan-ex5yj]

HG and PG sharing a thermal is ok. They have similar speeds and both has blind spot directly above. When sharing with the BIG guys (Sailplane- Gliders), it becomes tricky. They are much faster and their blind spot is directly below! The higher speed of the Sailplanes means they will fly larger circles (in the thermal) than the HGs and PGs. That is good because it helps with separation. Problem comes, when a HG or PG wants to leave the thermal, and is stuck in the center with fast moving Sailplanes circling around them!...

[@j2dagriffs]

I am terrified for that haha. Sailplane proximity flying sounds pretty wild.

[@KarenStuart-f8y]

Is that Pine Flats or Crestline or none of the above launches ? I flew Crestline once in early 80,s. Want to bet back into it. Im a hang 3 but havnt flown since 1983.

[@j2dagriffs]

It’s called Marshals, not sure if it used to go by a different name. Crestline is higher and slightly to the North of this location.

[@SteelDoesMyWill]

@@j2dagriffs its Marshall Peak, two L's and no S. Crestline is behind Marshall to the North, Pine Flats is West of Crestline.

[@paddledogs]

well done, what's the transport to the top like? (i.e. how long of a ride). I've done VOR and it's a bit of a drive but all easy roads.

[@j2dagriffs]

Not bad, it's about 30-40 minutes up I think. Time flew by since everyone was so friendly and talkative in the van.

[@j2dagriffs]

The last section is super bumpy.

[@andrewc3186]

Hi...what's your hooked-in on this 170? The sink-rate seemed quite high.....

[@j2dagriffs]

I'll get the official number tomorrow on the scale. I think around 185lbs with everything.

[@andrewc3186]

@@j2dagriffs Thanks.....just over the optimal hooked-in.....Alas. Meanwhile, fly safe!

[@SteelDoesMyWill]

@@andrewc3186 um, no... he's not over the optimal weight. The hook in is up to 220, optimal 'body' weight is 170. This glider is the perfect size for him.

[@andrewc3186]

​​@@SteelDoesMyWill....Yupe, thanks. Smack close to the middle of optimal 165~200 😅

[@SteelDoesMyWill]

@@andrewc3186 Nope... you still don't understand the difference between hook-in (range) and optimal body weight. And no, there wasn't a high sink rate.