Ben in Zapata
Ben writes:
Todays goal: Go for it! What might get us is the overcast cloud
cover along course line. Setting a goal of a point near Sweetwater, TX (actually called Latan but not on
a map). But if I cross I-20, Ill have made it and that would be good to beat
the 361 mile record below. Then, if stars align, want to continue on past the
407 mile record that is the open distance record for my type of hang glider
(Class 5 - rigid wing). Internet is spotty here. Pretty much in Mexico. Not one
radio station is in English! :) Trickiest part of these flights is launching as early as possible, but it runs
the risk of landing within the first hour because lift might not have gotten
strong enough to sustain us. Live tracking:
http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0fdjzlnCgPEOcDLPFqxtnDqgeRZCDcjRi
or https://airtribune.com/benherring/tracks World Records to beat (I fly a rigid wing): Rigid Wing Declared Distance Record:
361 miles
Rigid Wing Open Distance Record: 407 miles
All hang glider classes (Rigid wing AND Flex wing) Open Distance Record: 475
miles Updating my blog each day:
http://www.hangglidecolorado.com/#!zapata-wre/opqu9
The clouds to the north would have to disappear.
http://OzReport.com/1466777043
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