Lightning for Turnpoints, part 2

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[stefanodivi73]

Which camera and editing software do you use?

[daceknerr]

@stefanodivi73 Gopro, Nikon D5100, and final cut pro

[HB2372]

Again, thank you for the feedback. Great job with the video. I take it your a flying a 201? My 301 is serial #23 (first flight May 1965), and in Minden they have or had a DG-300 (N302N), my Libelle is N301N. Happy landings to you!!!

[daceknerr]

@HB2372 yes a standard libelle that has the original fixed landing gear, the first 35 had a fixed gear for the existing standard class rules, i think there are maybe 5 left like that?

[HB2372]

Thanks for the feedback. I was curious as it looked like (video clip), that you had just turned east instead, but could have turned west. Unlandable terrain (wheel-chair land) is always stressful, my thought was that depending on the amount of rain, it would have made more sense to hit the sunny side of the ridge (you mentioned in the video you wind may be coming from the wrong direction) and upwind side would have allowed you to climb in ridge lift then continue. Your decision safe!

[daceknerr]

@HB2372 not so much a ridge as it is a mountain range... come on over ill show you around

[pcordellyb]

Nice Story! keep 'em coming.

[HB2372]

Now I understand why it sits so low to the ground.

[HB2372]

That's a bit of history I did not know about - very very interesting. In 1996 I attended the first Glasflügel meeting in Germany (was a short drive from Switzerland), and an historian told us the original Libelle design came about in the late 30s or early 40s for some sort of military jet - and eventually became the Libelle!

[daceknerr]

@HB2372 depends on what you mean by the opposite side of the switchbacks? west of the switchbacks is 1, very unlandable and 2, to get there i would have to be about 2000ft higher than i was and even with that altitude it would have been marginal altitude wise, and with the amount of rain that area had just had... east of the switchbacks, was all overcast and i had been scratching there for a while. all other ships in the area landed lone pine...