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  • #1

    High above the clouds

    Sometimes the wind blows down a slope and bounces back up in a standing wave, allowing a glider to climb high, sometimes above the clouds.
    Edale is just the right width for the wavelength in winter.
    Here's some pictures from my hang glider a week last sunday. Increasing wind with height pinned the paraglider about 1500ft below me, I had to dive down to get the photo. Max height was 5300ft.
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    Last edited by moyesboy; 10-12-2014, 01:24 PM.
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    Thats awesome, nice shots. Whats the UK like for flying hang gliders? Do you get out much during the year?
    Matt

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    • #3
      Bloody hell I bet that was cold. I once flew a glider to 22,000 feet in wave in France. The ambient temperature then was -50C, but without any wind in the cockpit and glorious sunshine it was bearable.
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      • #4
        Looks amazing .... :willy_nilly:

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