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By hnglidr
#167833
hollister It sure is a trip to try to remember!
ed levin
slide
indian valley
daydreams
sugar
hadleys
black cap
hull
mission
elsinore
king
crestline
funston
walts point
hat creek
eliminator
palisades
st. johns
mcgee
johnson
coronet nz
I have probably been to fifteen sites I never flew.In retrospect I wish I had gotten
to fly them even more now.No flight since nov.3 --time to get :sleep: peace
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By tiger12
#167847
In no particular order

New York;

Pennell Rd
Dillman's farm
O'Neil's Farm
Finger Lakes Aerosports
Turners Hill
Padghams Hill
Greater Rochester Airport, (towing at airshow, landed next to Blue Angel jets)
Dome arena, (towing demo)
Bristol -Stid Hill
Bristol - Valley entrance, (only one to ever fly there)
Italy Valley
Cohocton -old
Cohocton - new
Mt. Washington
Mossy Bank
Harris Hill
Katydid
Indian Cliffs
Conesus Lake
Canandaigua Lake
Canandaigua Airport
Muellers Ridge
Dansville
Draht Hill
Harriet Hollister
Ellenville - 3 different launches


Florida;

Quest
Wallaby
Florida ridge
Paradise Hang Gliding
FRR day 2 - don't remember the towns name
Stuart Beach

Georgia;

Moultrie
FRR day 3 - don't remember the towns name

Texas;

Hearne
Big Spring

Arizona;

Casa Grande

Pennsylvania;

Hot Shoe Motopark, (intermission entertainment at mx races, stupid)
Jack's Mountain
Ringtown

Maryland;

Ridgley - Highland Aerosports

North Carloina;

Currituck Airport

New Hampshire;

Morningside

Vermont;

Mt Ascutney

California;

Ant Hill
No Name, Bakersfield
Lemrue
Slick Rock
Bodega Bay, (or some dune north of SF)
Crestline

Canada;

Ottowa
SOHGA
Port Colburn International airport

I don't remember all the places we did demo tows back in the 80's and I think I left out a few others, but this sure brought back some memories.
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By Alex
#167862
Mt 7 Golden BC
Ft Funston CA coastal
Youbou BC
Cornet Peak NZ
Woodside BC
Chelan WA
Black Mtn WA
Robotham BC
Prevost BC
Dallas Rd BC coastal
Deadman's BC
Quest Air FL aero tow
Grouse Mtn BC
Whiterock BC
Mt Seymour BC
Steinback Man truck and aero tow
Cochrane Alb
Cadboro Bay BC boat tow
Lumby BC
Mara Lake BC
Kokisella BC
Malahat BC
Blanshard BC
Mt Brenton BC
Vedder Mtn BC
Cawston BC
Sumas Mtn BC
Saltspring Island BC
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By bsquare
#167896
Updated my list from a couple years ago.

Miscelleneous lakes - central Florida
Chamonix France - near mont blanc
Wallaby Ranch FL
Florida Ridge FL
Kitty Hawk Kites NC
Somewhere near Tuscon - training hill AZ
Whitewater WI
Millers Canyon AZ
Mt Magazine AR
Mt Nebo AR
LMFP GA
Hensons gap TN
Whitwell TN
Dunn AL
Big Boy Junction TN
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By Spark
#168002
I updated mine too <edit to annotate PG only>
<edit> to fix the 'avenues'

* = pioneered

Arizona Aubry Cliffs
Sheba Crater (PG only)

California
Avenue L
Big Black
Crestline
Dantes View
Day Dreams
Donner (Tahoe Donner)
Dunlap
Fort Funston
Glacier Point
Gunther
Hidden Valley
Kagel
Lake Elsinore
Lake McClure
Marshall
Mono Lake - east launch
Mono Lake overlook
Mt. Lola *
Mt. Tallac *
Parker Mtn
Pauite
Pine Flat
Seboba Hot Springs
Sylmar
Torrey Pines
Walts Point
Walker Lake

Colorado Farm-Flight (AT)
Beaver Creek (PG only)
BellyAche Ridge (PG only)
Gold Hill
Joint Point
Kenosha
Lookout Mountain
Paradox
Storm Peak
Villa Grove
Williams Peak
Wollcott

Florida Florida Ridge (AT)
Quest (AT)
Wallaby Ranch (AT)

Georgia Menlo

Hawaii Haleakala
Poli-Poli
Sea Cliffs

Idaho Coyote
King Mountain
Big Southern Butte
JumpOff Peak

Maryland High Rock
Highland Aerosports (AT)
Mill Point *
Oregon Ridge (PG only)
Smithsburg
Tom's Farm * (PG only)

Nevada Fossil Hill
Goodsprings
Incline Overlook
Jean Ridge
Marlette Ridge
Mt. Charleston *
Nellis Dunes
Peavine Mtn.
Peterson Ridge
Potosi
Slide Mtn
Sloan
Sparky's Ridge *
Tabletop *
Tyrollian Village
VoTech Mesa *
Wilson Creek Mtn *
Zulu (Red Rock) Ridge

New Mexico Blue Spring
Menaul Blvd (PG only)

New York Ellenville

Oregon Black Cap
Dougherty Slide
Hadley Butte
Lower Sugar Hill
Pine Mountain
Sugar Hill
Tagues Butte
Winter Ridge
Woodrat Mtn

Pennsylvania Bills Hill
Fisher Road
Hyner View
Jack's Mtn.
Kirshners Knob
Pulpit
Rich's Pipeline (PG only)

Tennessee LMFP
Whitwell

Utah Beaver Notch *
Cedar Mountain
Crawfords
Hurricane Cliffs
Kannaraville
Point of the Mountain
Toquerville

Virginia Daniels
Dickey Ridge
Manquin
Woodstock

West Virginia Fairgrounds (PG only)
High Point
Mickeys (PG only)
North Mtn.
Pharris Knob (PG only)
Pinnacle (PG only)
Zirks

Wyoming Jackson Hole Ski Area

Baja La Salina
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By ChattaroyMan
#168048
Sand Turn, WY
Medicine Wheel (Bighorns), WY
Crawford Mtns, UT
South Pryor, WY (maybe MT)
Dry Head Overlook (Pryor Mtns), MT
Grassy Knob, MT
Chrome Mtn, MT
Iron Mtn, MT
Picket Pin Mtn, MT
Two Bear Ridge, MT
Coyote, MT
Billings Rims, MT
Anaconda, MT
Judith Mtns, MT
Hogback (Livingston), MT
Mt. Rae, MT
Bull Mtns, MT
Ingessana Hills, Sudan
Hartebeersport (sp?) Dam, South Africa
Byron Bay, Australia
Point of the Mountain, UT
Lookout Mtn., CO
Torrey Pines, CA
Fort Funston, CA
Sylmar, CA
Steptoe Butte, WA
Tekoa, WA
Canfield Mtn., ID
Mica Peak, ID or WA - not sure
Wrights Mtn., WA
High Drive, WA
Black Hills, SD
Mead Sand Dunes, WA
And a heck of a lot of small stuff learning to fly a 20' standard in '75-'76
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By Cloudhopper
#168060
Spark

El Cap???? No s---! Do tell!
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By cnesmith
#168093
Dockweiler
Little Mountain, San Bernardino
Guadalupe Sand Dunes
Dillon Beach
Vallejo
Usal Ridge
Pitney Ridge
Sonoma Mountain
Rincon Beach
Hull Mountain
Elk Mountain
Big Sur
Mesa, Santa Barbara
Otay
Gil Ranch Road, Platform, scooter, and static wench towing
Sierraville, Platform Towing
Little Black Mtn
Mt Laguna
Vista Point, Palm Desert
Soboba
Crestline
Ord Mtn
Marina Beach
Slide Mtn
Hat Creek
Millerton
Dunlap
Tollhouse
Ed Levin
Funston
Coloma

Really too bad Dillon is gone but I probably could not hike it up the sand dune anymore anyway, at least I certainly would not even try. Guadalupe was fun throwing gliders on dune buggies and shuttling up the huge dunes there, Marina wins the WTF is the flying site award, Big Sur for scenery and poison oak, Vista Point for wuffos, gnarly terrain, and tiny turbulent LZ, Soboba for steepest glide to LZ, Crestline for convenience and consistent thermal and ridge soaring., and Funston for landing surprises.

Fun memory exercise.
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By Spark
#168110
Cloudhopper wrote:Spark

El Cap???? No s***! Do tell!
Whoops ... sorry, can't talk about that one except around the camp fire. It was one (of several) dumbass choices made over 30 years ago.
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By BRP
#168113
Cloudhopper--- Where's Tekoe ridge at in idaho?

Spark-- Thought you got a flight from Mt. Harrison?
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By Spark
#168194
BRP wrote:Cloudhopper--- Where's Tekoe ridge at in idaho?

Spark-- Thought you got a flight from Mt. Harrison?
Hey Blaine ... naw, we missed it. We camped on top and the winds the next day were super light. Found a couple launches. What a fantastic site! I've gotta go back. Frank G was busy doing Declo days or he could have advised us..
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By Cloudhopper
#168237
My bad... Tekoe is in Washington. Flew there in 1980 on my way to the Nationals in Ellenville.
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By ChattaroyMan
#168250
Cloudhopper wrote:My bad... Tekoe is in Washington. Flew there in 1980 on my way to the Nationals in Ellenville.
Here's Tekoa (I hope I attached the GE placemark OK). I haven't flown there in 30 years! Hope to get my feet off the ground there again this spring/summer.
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By SkyPilot
#168686
LMFP Small Hill
LMFP Big Hill

I was going to include a Google Earth track but due to the resolution the flight path appears as a dot.

:mrgreen:
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By jimrooney
#168699
Magic Mountain in Omarama New Zealand.
World renowned wave soaring.
There is absolutely nothing like Omarama... top site, by a long shot.
Even the "lesser" Omarama area sites rule the earth.

Bunch of other NZ places...
All the Coronet Range sites (most consistent)
Cecil Peak (helli-access only)
Remarkables Peak (helli/hike/road.. stunning)
Bowen Peak (easiest access)
Sandy Mount (dune soaring)
Kingston (acrofest 4x4only)
Trebel Cone (sweet sweet Wanaka)
Some sites up in Nelson
Bunch of Dunedin sites and misc scattered sites around the South Island.

The usual CA suspects... Marshal/Crestline, Kagel, Tam, Funston, etc.
Phoenix, FL (Quest/FLRidge, the dunes), Lookout, KHK,
Most of the DC area sites,
All the East-PA/NY/NJ sites.
Woodstock and Ellenville top the NY/DC area mountain list.
"Gary's Beach" is one of my current favorites... just cuz it's a damn cool coastal soaring site.

Gotta throw in a special note for Highland Aerosports and Eastern Shore Hanggliding.

Site most keen to go to... Beer in India.
Owen makes it sound like heaven.
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By Rob McKenzie
#168758
sand hills, dundas ontario
sydenham bridge, dundas
christie dam, dundas
middleton road, dundas
chedoke ski area, hamilton, ontario
kings forest park, hamilton
chikopee ski area, kitchener, ontario
baden hill, waterloo, ontario
sand hills,(houghton?) shore of lake erie, ontario
georgian peaks, ontario
cochrane, AB
fairmont hot springs, BC
Eagle hill, BC
Mt swansee, BC
Mt 7, BC
Mt St Hilair, Quebec
Glen Mt, Quebec
Mt St Gregoire, Quebec
Mt Bruno, Quebec
St Julie, Quebec
Centennial Hill, Toronto
High Perspective, near Toronto (step towing)
King Mt, Ottawa
Mt Blanc, Quebec
St Saveur, Quebec
Saint Lazarre, Quebec
Mt Yamaska, Quebec
Saint Faustin, Quebec
Saint Jovite, Quebec
Mt Tremblant, Quebec
Tadoussac, Quebec
La Tuque, Quebec,
Chibougamau, Quebec
(many thanks to my second dad,an early HG builder for Quebec sites)
Mt St Pierre, Quebec
Roche Perce, Quebec
Mt McKay, Thunder Bay, Ontario
Loch Lomond, Thunder Bay
Mt Norway, Thunder bay
Dockweiller Los Angeles, California
Elsinore, E and Edwards
Nichols Rd, Elsinore
Pepper Ave CA
Kendall drive training hills San berdo, CA
Crestline, Marshall, Cloud, Towers, Pine Flat, et al
Cucamonga, CA
Ord. CA
Kagel, Sylmar, CA
Ave S, CA
Ave L, CA
Bear Valley (near Tehachapi) CA
El Mirage CA (towing aero and ATOL and foot launch)
Davis Rd, CA (ATOL)
Glen Helen CA (atol)
Rabbit Lake, CA (atol)
Custer Ave, Lucerne, CA
Camp Rock Rd, CA (atol)
Cuddeback Lake (atol)
Big Pine, CA (atol)
Haystack, Owens, CA (atol)
Tonopah NV (atol)
Tohoka, Texas (atol)
Big Sur CA(several launch areas)
Dunlap, CA
Tollhouse, CA
Ant Hill, Bakersfield, CA.
Marina Beach, CA
Sand City, CA
Tracy Airport, CA (atol)
Sled Heaven, CA
La Cumbre, Santa Barbara
The mesa (elings park?) Santa Barbara
Yosemite, CA
Gunter, CA
Piute, CA
Flynn, CA
Walts Point, CA
Slide Mt, NV
McLellan, NV
Big Southern Butte, Arco, ID
Point of the Mt, south and north sides, UT
Mountain Green, UT (aerotow)
Simi Valley, CA
Soboba, CA
Winchester, CA
The Bump, Temecula, CA
Horse Canyon, CA
Torrey Pines, CA
Salt Creek, CA
La Salina, Mexico
Hidden Valley, CA
Bell Towers, CA
Perris Airport, CA (atol)
Newport Rd, CA (atol)
Gilman Springs Rd, CA
Mentone, CA
Kellar Peak, CA (yes, launched there)
"The Source", seven oaks, CA
Lake Matthews, CA
Sun Summit Dr, Riverside, CA
Blue Mt, CA
Box Springs, Rd, CA
Desert Hot Springs, CA (atol)
Copper Lake, CA (atol)
Hwy 18 and Sheep Creek Rd, CA (atol)
Vista Pt, CA.
Mt Wilson, CA
Parker Mt, CA
Pt Fermin, CA
Palos Verdes, CA
Catalina Airport, (hiked a PG 1/2 mile west, does that count) CA
Teluride, CO,
Lookout Mt, Denver, CO
My Ascutney, VT,
Morningside NH
Kill Devil Hills, NC
Beach site ~3 miles south of Kitty Hawk, NC.
Cape Cod, (that motel south of P-town)
LMFP, GA (only aerotow, in the rain)
Quest Air FL
Wallaby FL
Florida Ridge
Stanwell Park, Australia
Hill 50, outh of Stanwell, Australia (and several other low beach sites nearby)
cup running over, Earth. :mosh:
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By fakeDecoy
#168760
Funston

Some other places I think, but I don't remember...
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By bdoets
#168974
Well, here are some sites from out of USA then...
I omitted winch- and aerotowing launches. Topographic location isn't much of an item there.
I also omitted some coal heaps that we used to fly in the seventies, that don't exist anymore...

Le Treh, France
Planpraz, Chamonix, France
Grand Montet, Chamonix
Cap Blanc Nez, France
Westenschouwen, NL
Fellering, France
Nideggen, Germany
Puy de Dôme, France
Dune de Pyla, France
Hochplatte, Germany
Bergen aan Zee, NL
Castricum, NL
IJmuiden, NL
Tegelberg, Germany
Tannheim, Austria
St. Hilaire, France
Col du Coq, France
Blaenevon, UK
Abertysswg, UK
Thonon, France
Hahnbaumalm, Austria
Skt. Johann, Austria
Bergenbach, France
Ballon d'Alsace, France
Hochreith, Austria
Zielreith, Austria
Le Forclaz, France
Salève, Switzerland / France
Sept Meuses. Belgium
Zoutelande, NL
Schneppfenried, France
Rothenbachkopf, France
Chancia, France
Mont du Chat, France
Lachens, France
Neumagen, Germany
Ager, Spain
Brunas, France
Puncho d'Agast, France
Col de Sappenay, France
Hippach, Austria
Ranspach, France
St. André-les-Alpes, France
Valpelouse, France
Laragne, France
Sederon, France
Séranne, France
Pic d'Andan, France
Fiesch, Switzerland
Aspres, France
Annecy, France
Loudenvielle, France
Slufter, NL
Kanfen, France
Col Bas, France
St. Vincent, France
Noordwijk, NL
Castejon de Sos, Spain
Maasvlakte NE dune, NL
Clamontard, France
Mt. Chouvé, Job, France
Thorame, France
Grand Ventron, France
Le Rozel, France
Castricum, NL
Arangoïti, Spain
Veauville, France
Hippach, Austria
Tre Pizzi, Italy
Monte Cucco, Italy
Monte Pelegrini, Italy
Greifenburg, Austria
Nova Gorica, Slovenia
Tolmin, Slovenia
Kovk, Slovenia
Kennedy, France
Samoëns, France
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By Jongo
#194654
Here they are, in sequential order, and I enoyed all of them.

1. Yanchep, Australia
2. Lancellin, Australia
3. Myalup, Australia
4. Mutton Bird Island, Australia
5. Lowlands Beach, Australia
6. Meckering, Australia
7. Bluff Knoll, Australia
8. Mount Rennie, Australia
9. Burn's Beach, Australia
10. Quairading, Australia
11. Warnboro, Australia
12. Yanchep Beach, Australia
13. Back Beach, Albany, Australia
14. Shelley's Beach, Australia
15. York, Australia
16. The Bowl, Australia
17. Lake Monger, Australia
18. Mount Bakewell, Australia
19. Sand Patch, Australia
20. Carrabin, Australia
21. Mount Nameless West, Australia
22. Mount Nameless East, Australia
23. Warnboro South, Australia
24. Murmungee, Australia
25. Mount Buffaloe, Australia
26. Mount Elliot, Australia
27. Forresters, Australia
28. Crackneck, Australia
29. Merewether, Australia
30. Middle Brother, Australia
31. Byron Bay Lookout, Australia
32. Beechmont, Australia
33. Tallows, Australia
34. Monty's, Australia
35. Stanwell Park, Australia
36. Narembeen, Australia
37. Keira, Australia
38. Hill 60, Australia
39. Mitamatite, Australia
40. Everton, Australia
41. York East, Australia
42. Gin Gin, Australia
43. Whale World, Australia
44. Kulin, Australia
45. Dalwallinu, Australia
46. Andelsbuch, Austria
47. Oetz, Austria
48. Koessen, Austria
49. Ruhpolding, Germany
50. Hohe Salve, Austria
51. Landek, Austria
52. Garmich, Germany
53. Tegelberg, Germany
54. Fiesch, Switzerland
55. Laragne, France
56. Saint Andre, France
57. Cunderdin, Australia
58. Frenchman's Bay, Australia
59. Flyns, USA
60. Kagel Mountain, USA
61. Lake Elsinore, USA
62. Horseshoe Meadows, USA
63. Slide Mountain, USA
64. Dinosaur, USA
65. Alternator, USA
66. Marina, USA
67. Waddell Creek, USA
68. Fort Funston, USA
69. Yosemite, USA
70. Point of Mountain, North, USA
71. Point of Mountain, South, USA
72. Telluride, USA
73. Crested Butte, USA
74. Willow, USA
75. Mingas Mountain, USA
76. El Pinion, Mexico
77. Valle de Bravo, Mexico
78. Torrey Pines, USA
79. Cedar City, USA
80. Pinjarra, Australia
81. Dingo's, Australia
82. Mandurah, Australia
83. Toodjay, Australia
84. Horrocks, Australia
85. Wongan Hills, Australia
86. Leighton, Australia
87. Bindoon, Australia
88. Forbes SE, Australia
89. Forbes ENE, Australia
90. Mount Anything, Australia
91. Forbes West, Australia
92. Back Beach, Bunbury, Australia
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By Tigouille
#194659
france
(laragne , st andré, monaco-long ago, menez hom, couhé, limoges; argentat, puy de dome and around, job-ambert...)
spain
(ager, castejon, lumbier, caceres...)
portugal
( serra de estrella, montalegre,..)
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