...and the wind gods smiled upon us. Three flights in the morning from Forclaz ('Four Claws'), and one in the evening. In addition to the aforementioned maneuvers, Jocky added asymmetric collapses. Similar flight plan as with the symmetric collapse, but only collapsing up to half the wing (and dealing with the resulting turn/dive). Even including …
Continue reading Nonono-Stopstopstop: SIV with Jocky Sanderson.
0800 - meet up with Jocky and get the run down on the planned flights for Day 1 of the SIV (Simulation des Incidents en Vol - Simulation of Flight Incidents). What I thought would be a simple warm up to more advanced maneuvers took a decidedly Jocky turn for the interesting. I mean B-Line …
Day 2 - Strong SW meteorologic wind, overdevelopment possible once inversion lifts, strong N valley wind as the day progresses. The plan was a straight run NE with the wind past Annecy to the border of the mountains and plains SE of Geneva, due north of Chamonix. The result: one person made it back to …
After a relatively uneventful journey from YVR to GVA (and entertaining shuttle ride driver with curious opinions pertaining to the Swiss) I finally arrive in Doussard. Sleep cannot come soon enough. After quick intro/meeting with my new flatmates, we head off to join the guides/organizers for dinner at the fine dining establishment of 'Sushi Wok'. …
After watching folk begin to unpack kit on launch only to start off in a diatribe of muttered curses, one can certainly appreciate the use of a checklist prior to leaving for the hill (in addition to the preflight taught during student progression prior to launching). The one I developed prior to attending the Canadian …
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