11 months later in the air Again!

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11 months later in the air Again!

Post by Lane » Thu Dec 19, 2013 7:25 pm

I met up with some of my Flagstaff flying buddies and we ventured into uncharted territory - launching a paraglider with a paralyzed lower right extremity. Conditions were ideal 5mph SE. What was even better is that the ground winds were even stronger at 8mph out of the east. This made for soft landings - three of them! I made a short video and uploaded it to Youtube. I'll include a link below. Felt awesome to get back on the horse!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ap6x6Zq ... e=youtu.be

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Re: 11 months later in the air Again!

Post by John Wolfe » Thu Dec 19, 2013 10:02 pm

Absolutely amazing. Congratulations, Lane, and thanks for sharing this with us.

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Re: 11 months later in the air Again!

Post by aaroncromer » Sat Dec 21, 2013 11:27 am

I love this... Your an inspiration Lane!

Thanks for sharing.

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Re: 11 months later in the air Again!

Post by Lane » Mon Dec 23, 2013 10:13 am

Thanks for the feedback fellas. I wanted to throw out an invitation. It will be a distant drive and conditions won't be ideal for XC but if anyone happens to be in the area or willing to drive out to Southern California it would be greatly appreciated. This is all leading up to returning to Saboba, where I fell 80-100ft following a lee-side collapse on January 27th. I'd like to fly there that Monday and the weekend of the 25th and 26th.
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Re: 11 months later in the air Again!

Post by chicken hawk » Tue Dec 24, 2013 6:33 am

Congrates Lane, It gladdens my heart to see you back in the sky. It's were you you belong.

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