Eungella flying weekend.
What an awesome spot the Eungella ramp is!
It is an amazing sensation to stand on the ramp and imagine running full speed towards the void! The ramp stands around 1,000ft above the valley floor.
The flying wasn’t as good as it could have been, we did a lot of hang-waiting! Finally around 3pm on Saturday, the cycles got strong enough and we could line up on the ramp. James from Rockhampton went first in a Fun and got a flight to the bomb-out paddock. Then it was Brod , Bob, John and Laurie in that order. Good launches from everyone. The cycles kept us at around launch height until we ventured off along the ridge. The thermals were very light and required a delicate touch to stay in them. Brod ventured out into the valley and managed to hook a little something. John and I followed but couldn’t quite hook into the weak lift.
John and Brod had scouted a bomb-out paddock the day before and this now came in very useful! It was an excellent choice, nice and long with no obstacles around it. I was a little nervous about the landing. John reported ‘maybe one knot breeze’ in the LZ. Aircraft approach into the paddock and a perfectly timed flare that impressed even myself! My first nil wind landing in the litespeed! John, Brod and Laurie also executed perfect landings.
That night at the lodge, lots of flying lies were told…..
The next day was over the back all day, so lots of sight seeing was done. The farmer who owns the LZ paddock kindly slashed a strip for us.
An excellent trip and a great chance to meet like-minded flyers from other parts of the state.
Get ready for another trip in September!
Bob
Here is the video………
Hang Gliding at Eungella, near Mackay QLD from Tracey on Vimeo.
June 9th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
Nice vid Tracey
September 11th, 2012 at 8:30 pm
Thanks for the movie. Brought back memories. I have a trophy from a Eungella comp and I was at the very first comp there many years ago. I remember launching from a plank placed over the fence at the lookout around to the left. Peases lookout, not sure about the spelling. Long time ago.
Thanks again, keep flying,
Speedy