To quote my favorite SS2 Instrumentation guru, “it *should* work” 😆

Today is the anniversary of two days in my life — first the good one. My feet left the ground on this date for a few brief moments in 1974 when I took my first hang gliding flight on a small KS hill. Today, I launched my paraglider from a much larger hill overlooking San

If you’ve ever flown into Orange County John Wayne Airport SNA, you may have noticed the suspended hang gliders, courtesy of the world’s premier hang gliding manufacturing company, Wills Wing. The gliders get cleaned annually by a small team of “voluntold” enthusiasts, working in

It never ceases to amaze me that humankind has dreamt of flight since time immemorial and now we can fly with wings made of a few kilos of fabric. It was a fun way to start the weekend.

After years in the sport but too busy juggling work & home priorities to pursue the dream, my buddy, Owen Morse, The Passing Zone professional juggler & hang gliding world record holder, has earned a spot onto the 2025 U.S. Hang Gliding World Team & will be competing in the world

Rest of the world right now:

OTD 2015 I went for a 4hr 15min soaring paragliding flight around the perimeter of Lake Annecy with a couple of friends. Definitely a fun day!

Reading “expert” comments about the Air India crash reminds me why I’ve really cut back on X scrolling. In theory, X could be a great source of unbiased news, unfortunately it’s too buried in opinionated ignorant crap and clickbait posts.

A former colleague sent me this fascinating video of the recent Starship 9 boost that she filmed from a cruise ship. Retrograde venting is a fascinating visual phenomena, but likely not a good omen!

Great show in LA!

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