What's on your desktop?

Normally you dress warmer on launch than you would otherwise. The glider travels about 25 miles per hour, which is a good breeze you have to be prepared for, but since it moves with the air mass you don't have to worry about it going much faster than that except for when you dive. You typically try not to launch into winds you can't outfly, unless you plan to go cross country over the back of the mountain, which is a major part of the sport for many people.

Yeah, cow paddies are a risk. I know of someone who on his very first mountain flight skidded through nearly a dozen fresh ones on landing. It was said the laughter could be heard clear up on top of the mountain. The cows themselves are an obstinate obstacle themselves: cows not being known for looking up in the sky to see if they should clear out of the way.

Anyway, if you like the thought, tandem lessons are available. They are very particular about weather conditions, you needn't worry about being caught in a gale.

chris63 wrote:

That's a disturbingly clean desktop, Chris.  

{{{ I was going to say psychopathic, but everyone here knows where I live to within a few square miles.  Best not to set him off. }}}

Someone who appreciates Calvin and Hobbes.   If you had Garfield I'd have to disown you.