tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post162747490062156668..comments2023-09-28T09:00:44.681-10:00Comments on Wind Lines: OD Cycle at Nanakuli: When Waiting Pays OffUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-7029673524962424462011-06-07T13:24:20.624-10:002011-06-07T13:24:20.624-10:00Alex - Got the second correction for Lualualei Va...Alex - Got the second correction for Lualualei Valley instead of Waianae Valley. I was near where I landed last time we flew but just deeper in the valley. Was trying to work my way all the way to the back where I was sure there would be more lift. I am looking forward to flying out there with you again Alex and seeing where we can go.allanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789724531044430445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-9979115105063878032011-06-07T13:19:18.287-10:002011-06-07T13:19:18.287-10:00Alex - I did mean 2600-ft, I just changed it in th...Alex - I did mean 2600-ft, I just changed it in the post. I always read through them again to see if I missed any gleaming errors. Thanks for the updates.allanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789724531044430445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-19602490056783489302011-06-07T13:09:48.752-10:002011-06-07T13:09:48.752-10:00Great flight AllanC! Good to hear that your patien...Great flight AllanC! Good to hear that your patience paid off, way to charge it! It's a big learning curve out there, thanks for sharing!MauiDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16092802078489755320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-51339445847139176572011-06-07T12:36:39.700-10:002011-06-07T12:36:39.700-10:00Allan - nice article. Thanks for being such a freq...Allan - nice article. Thanks for being such a frequent contributor! Next time please take a picture so we can see the flying conditions for ourselves - sometimes a picture really is worth a thousand words!<br /><br />It's definitely true that you won't have good flights at Nanakuli if you don't hike up there at every chance. Sunday was a very likely day out there, and I had hopes of going there based on the forecast from the day before, but I ended up staying local to marvel at the Kahana LZ devastation and also to finish packing for my trip.<br /><br />I edited your story very lightly, but overall it was pretty clear. I just have a couple questions. Did you really mean 3,600 feet? I remember on the chatterbox you had written 2,600 feet, so maybe 3,600 was a typo. If it was 3,600 feet, then that was certainly a long ride up through the clouds!<br /><br />Also, when you say the ridge dividing Nanakuli Valley and Waianae Valley, you probably mean the one dividing Lualualei Valley and Waianae Valley, which would be Pahe'ehe'e Ridge.<br /><br />I just looked up the ridge names because I like knowing what they are called. The ridge we launch from is Pu'u Haleakala (also sometimes referred to as Pu'u Heleakala). The ridge at Ma'ili Point is called Pu'u O Hulu. The next really tiny crescent shaped one is called Pu'u Ma'ili'ili'i, dividing Ma'ili Beach Park and Lualualei Beach Park. The next one is Pahe'ehe'e Ridge, starting at Pokai Bay and extending quite a ways back but not quite connecting with the main spine of the Waianae range. Finally the far side of Waianae Valley is Kamaile'unu Ridge. If anyone knows these ridge names better please pipe up and correct me!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06249789335111913420noreply@blogger.com