tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post6763643820941294107..comments2010-02-09T16:10:29.669-10:00Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249789335111913420noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-80994428812671305692010-02-09T16:10:29.669-10:002010-02-09T16:10:29.669-10:00Thanks guys!sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03062704709975780035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-79611872576121061882010-02-09T12:28:54.715-10:002010-02-09T12:28:54.715-10:00Great photos! I love the beach shot with the Koolau&#39;s in the background. We truly are living in paradise!<br />Aloha,DougMauiDougnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-33916593674455567542010-02-09T09:09:38.386-10:002010-02-09T09:09:38.386-10:00Mad Dog.....do you still like that wing or are the strings still bothering you ? .....apparently NOT !!<br /><br />Great story hope to get some air with you soon.Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07508629374134042936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-1098503909623756622010-02-09T08:33:43.365-10:002010-02-09T08:33:43.365-10:00Sandy here is the link to Sol Paragliders. http://www.solparagliders.com.br/en/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=467&amp;Itemid=65Mad Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03744828556358847923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-13821822975531977452010-02-09T08:21:51.305-10:002010-02-09T08:21:51.305-10:00Sandy I have a Sol front mount reserve container wich has a top zippered compartment cover for the instrument flight deck. You can put this Sol Front Mount Reserve on any harness. I always prefer having my reserve handle in front of me where I can see it &amp; get to it quicker. Got it from Raymar with my Sol Torck 2-3 wich I am in major love with as it flys so solid in turbulance, feels like a 1-2 but performs defenately as 2-3.Mad Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03744828556358847923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-22489623760147821292010-02-09T07:47:36.760-10:002010-02-09T07:47:36.760-10:00Sandy, Chris is flying Jim&#39;s old Apco Chairbag harness these days, but I don&#39;t know if it&#39;s a front mount; that harness comes in several versions, some with integrated reserve pockets. Maybe Mad Dog or Jim can answer the question...Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249789335111913420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-84412686183486095062010-02-09T05:22:19.723-10:002010-02-09T05:22:19.723-10:00Nice story MadDog! <br /><br />In the pics it looks like you have a front-mount reserve. Was front-mount an option (if so, what harness?), or is that an after-market add-on that can go on any harness? How do you like it?<br /><br />Thanks!sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03062704709975780035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20110414.post-28551942480854096062010-02-08T23:36:38.754-10:002010-02-08T23:36:38.754-10:00What a crazy day out there. Definitely as thermic a flight as I&#39;ve had anywhere on the island. I&#39;ve NEVER worked so hard at Kahana to get up and to stay up, waiting for a thermal to allow me and Scrappy to follow Mad Dog. When it finally came, it was a magical moment, the best of my whole flight: banking up hard in a very strong and narrow column of fast rising air above Puu Piei, turning many circles and climbing quickly, then seeing Scrappy get kicked out prematurely and shrink below me, while I headed directly for the back of Sacred Falls. Scrappy recovered with a low save down in the middle of Punaluu Valley. He circled his way back up and ended up much higher than me, before following Mad Dog all the way to Laie Point, while I was content to boat my way to Pounders.Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249789335111913420noreply@blogger.com