So today I did my first, radio assisted, solo paragliding flight from the peak. Absolutely amazing. We waited til late in the day to do it, so it was mostly smooth sailing except for some mild turbulence about 3/4 of the way through the run. Fairly straight run down to the landing zone, mainly just wanting to get a solid first run in and out of the way. Managed to nail my landing, which was awesome for my first run. Got lots of cheers during, and handshakes after congratulating me on my first flight, which was awesome. Very supportive group of folks in the community, which is great to see.
Next solo is this coming saturday; I can’t wait. Until then, I managed to take just a few photos of things. No action shots, sadly, but at least something:
The small storage space and structure at the LZ, with folks hanging out. The thing has solar cells on the roof used to charge the lights for when folks hang out at night, etc:
This one shows one of the guys folding up his wing. The top farthest peak is the crestline where people launch from. 2300′ above the LZ, is what I’ve heard:
Fun stuff!