Yes, thank you Pat!
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Towing frees the mind.
I am the first if not one of the first to pioneer paraglider towing in Arizona with my friend Brad Lindsey. We even tried launching from the bed of the truck! (didn't work)
I can get out the date, lemme go check the log...
Ok, here is the entry: 20 Jan, 1991 UP Jazz. Brad's "SMARTOW" Weak link break @ 50' Glider dives, brakes to keep it above my head but ok. Next two tows '500 and a slightly downwind tow. S-turn approach, spot landings.
There were days before this but for "officialdom" these are my first logged tow flights. I was learning to paraglide while pioneering towing techniques for the paraglider here in Arizona. My friends and I as far as I know where pretty much figuring it out for our area, dust devils and all.
We were not doing anything spectacular, it's just there was not a paraglider community back then, it was just hang gliding with a few guys into it and towing was still WAY new.
I really enjoyed your pictures, keep them coming, pleeze!
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...looking down the line.
Those green patches are cholla cactus. If we stunk out, we landed in the dirt next to the road. I once was forced down from 2,500' agl in about a minute (checked log) here, not a pretty thing but I have also been up many times above 10,000' agl here too, check the link with me above the sailplane.