Kite-surfers: please give room for hang gliders at cook stre
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2003 1:04 pm
Hello all. Thanks bigWaveDave for a great site - I find the south island map very useful for hang gliding on the Dallas road waterfront.
I've run into a couple of conflicts while soaring in light winds (low on ridge), and when kite-surfers are close in shore. In light winds, the kites are at the same level or above hang gliders! There is a possibility of a collision, and there is turbulence that comes off the kites that affect us.
It's not too much of a problem with para-gliders, because they can land anywhere in a pinch. All I'm asking is that on a rare day when hang gliders are flying (South days 15mph-20mph), and they are low, is to not crowd them.
Please and thank you.
I've run into a couple of conflicts while soaring in light winds (low on ridge), and when kite-surfers are close in shore. In light winds, the kites are at the same level or above hang gliders! There is a possibility of a collision, and there is turbulence that comes off the kites that affect us.
It's not too much of a problem with para-gliders, because they can land anywhere in a pinch. All I'm asking is that on a rare day when hang gliders are flying (South days 15mph-20mph), and they are low, is to not crowd them.
Please and thank you.
