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Posted By:
Hal Brown
Date Posted:
Sep 2, 2008
Description:
Tommy climbing under tow. He typically gets up above 2000 feet before releasing the towline.
Date Taken:
Sep 2, 2008
Place Taken:
The James River, VA
Owner:
Don Maxwell
File Name:
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Frank A. Carr - Sep 02,2008
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2000' ??
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Don Maxwell - Sep 02,2008
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AGL, yep.
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Jeff Arnold - Sep 02,2008
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Claytor Lake (where I am based) is 1850 MSL. We have had the hang glider at 2500 feet AGL under tow. Much higher than I typically fly the Searey.
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Jeff Arnold - Sep 03,2008
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Here is an altitude profile of one of our hang glider flights. I have a watch (La Crosse K2-100) which will record altitude readings at periodic intervals. Here I had it set to record at 5 second intervals and zero was set to lake level<img src="inline/20060-Glider_Flight1.jpg" alt="Glider Flight1"><!-- >'"><br><font color=red size=6>' or > missing in user HTML. Please fix the HTML.</font> -->
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Don Maxwell - Sep 03,2008
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That suggests a glide rate of roughly -250 fpm. At--what--20 mph? If that's close, then the glide distance is maybe 3.5 miles, or 18,000 feet, for a glide ratio of better than 7 to 1. Not bad for a kite.<br /><br />Not much lift that day, eh?
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Jeff Arnold - Sep 03,2008
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Speed is more like 26 mph, Don, for a glide ratio of 9 : 1. This is flying the tandem kite solo, so it is a light wing loading resulting in a low decent rate.<br /><br />We rarely get lift on Claytor Lake. Steve, my hanglider bud, says that with a 10kt NW breeze, they can soar the ridge at Smith Mountain lake as long as they like.
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