The winds were a little strong for my liking, but there was good lift. We found a good thermal, followed it back behind the launch. Phil comes on the radio and says "Come on lets go to Cap. Lets go!"
I was so excited! This is one of the mile stones in a free flight paraglider's book. First XC Flight
There were a hand full of us in the air that day. Phil had went to El Cap and back when I first launched. The report predicted that we were going to be 2500 over launch. It was correct.
To make it to El Cap you need to be at 2400 AMSL. I don't have any instruments when I fly yet because I haven't got my flight deck together.
If it wasn't for Phil, I would not have gone over there. He pointed out the spine that you need to reach to get the altitude you need to get back to the launch. I haven't done the math yet, but I know that the flight is a couple miles there and back.
It was intense on the way back. I am flying a very inefficient wing. Its 13 years old, and is a little out of trim I am sure. The flight back required me to be on full speed bar for the most part.
If you can't watch the video now, its worth watching when you have time. I posted this video and my dad texted me right away to tell me how excited he was watching it.
Hope you enjoy!
https://steemit.com/paragliding/@captainobviou3/paragliding-tips-and-tricks-10
