SKYDOG SPORTS
Hang Gliding Photos
Wallaby Ranch
2008 Photos
I have moved the stories for this event to a separate page so
Photos Below
We Have returned to our home in London, Canada and I have added many of our best photos and I will be adding some Videos real soon.
I need help with the captions so if you know who the Pilots are please e-mail me at-
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We Arrive at Wallaby Ranch 2 pm Thursday January 31, 2008 |
Getting Tandems Ready for Flight |
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Our Wonderful Hosts "The Jones Family" |
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John Arthur Jones and Malcolm Jones |
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Malcolm's Father - "John Arthur Jones" Telling Us Lots of His War Stories |
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Lauren and Lulu |
John Arthur |
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Marco Weber - Tampa Pilot - Litespeed |
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Maureen Grant Relaxing at the Pool in the 85 Degree Weather |
These Clouds Were So Pretty Right Next To Me |
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David Ledford's New Motor Assisted Taurus Sailplane |
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Neal Wallaby Tug Pilot Takes Off with His Ultralite Bi-plane |
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Skydog Takes Micki Ahl for a Spin and Flash Chases Us |
Mick Robson Always Entertaining |
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The For of Us Rent a Deck Boat at Sebastian Inlet on the East Coast and Have a Wonderful Day on the Water |
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#501 |
#502 |
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Wallaby Tow Plane Towing Mario Up a Thousand Feet Below Me |
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I Thought That The Sunstreak Showing Between the Clouds was Nice |
Mike Barber Working His Way Up While Giving a Lesson |
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Rick on His Ghostbuster and We are Near Cloudbase at 4,200 Feet |
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Allen Ahl Taking His Final Flight for This Trip to Wallaby |
Carlos Tugs Us Up on Our Last Day at Wallaby 2008 |
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Rick in His Ghostbuster Flies So Close To The Sun That His Wings May Melt |
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Steve Prepost Lands a Test Flight on a New Glider |
Nick From England Gets Ready For a Mike Barber Lesson |
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Mike Barber Gets Nice and Close as We Thermal Over Dean Still Road |
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The Clover Leaf at Hwy #4 and Hwy 27 |
Towing at Wallaby |
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Mike Barber Thermalling with Me |
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We Share the Air |
Maureen Takes Me for a Spin and it is a Workout |
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This Was A Great Thermal That Mike Spotted For Me |
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Rae-ann Parmeter Loving the Weather at Wallaby Ranch |
Fred Parmeter Another Day at Wallaby |
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Mike Barber Out Front and David Ledford Just Below with the Warehouses in the Background |
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David Ledford Powering Up |
Red Headed Ladder-back Woodpecker Behind Our Rented Hooch |
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David Ledford Prepares to Land at Wallaby |
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83 Year Young Pilot George Rich Goes For His 15 Mile Daily Ride |
Hawk Not So Close - On My Second Day Here I had Three Bald Eagles Thermalling Very Close Like 20 Feet from Me but No Camera Then |
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David Ledford's New Taurus Pipistrel Motor Assisted Glided Two Person Side By Side ( Really Nice) |
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Another Angle |
"Skydog" Bob and Maureen Having Fun at Wallaby Ranch |
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David Ledford Lifts Off |
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Dachshund "Flash" Has Fun Chasing Us |
The Good Life at Wallaby Ranch |
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David Motoring Up |
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It's So Darn Pretty That I Just Could Not Resist |
Allen Ahl Flying Up To The Clouds |
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Al Ahl Does His Last Great Landing For This Visit to Wallaby Ranch - February 2008 |
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Advanced Instructor Mike Barber Taking To The Sky |
#503 |
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Mario Luppa (Italy) Landing |
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Mario Luppa Soaring High Above Wallaby Ranch - Florida |
Mario Luppa |
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Paul Moncure After a Great Flight |
Aric - Helper at The Ranch and Expert Wills Wing T-2 Pilot |
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Bob Grant Landing Flight #2 on Our Last Day |
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Mario Luppa |
# 504 |
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Nick - England |
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Skydog |
"Flash" Our Dachshund Looks a Little Sleepy After a Day at Wallaby |
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Rick Bremer - Ghostbuster |
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Fred Parmeter |
George Rich - Senior Pilot from Michigan |
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Rae-Ann Parmeter - Florida Comp Pilot |
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George Rich |
Mick Robson |
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Rick - Ghostbuster |
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Steve Prepost Had a HG Vacation in Hawaii Recently |
Bob Grant - London, Canada |
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Rick Landing Approach - Ghostbuster |
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Rick Being Towed - Ghostbuster |
David Ledford Takes Oliver For a Ride |
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Mario Luppa - Italy |
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Carlos Tows Mario Into a Beautiful Sky |
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Fred Parmeter - Great Landing |
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# 208 |
David Ledford |
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David Ledford - Close-up |
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Aric on Approach |
George Rich on Approach |
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Mike Barber - Landing |
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Skydog on Approach |
Aric - Coming In |
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Rae-Ann - Great Flare |
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Eric - On Tow |
Eric Climbing Out |
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Dragonfly Slipping in Behind The Pool |
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Rick - Ghostbuster |
Mario Lands After a Great Flight |
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Rick Towing |
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# 209 |
# 210 |
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Mario Banking |
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Aric Cruising In |
Skydog Eyeing a Landing |
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Eric Winging Through the Trees |
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Skydog |
Carey Lloyd |
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Aric Makes a Perfect Landing With His Wills Wing T-2 |
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Nick Takes Some Pointers From Mike Barber |
Parachute jumper Bob - Polk City, Florida |
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Fred Parmeter - A Great Flare |
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Mick Robson |
Skydog Flares a Little High |
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Steve Prepost Nails a Good One |
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Aric Runs It Out |
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Micki Ahl - Taking a Spin Around The Ranch |
Tom Nejame - A Happy Pilot |
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Eric Walne - London, Canada - Gets Ready To Fly the Striker |
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Eric - Self Launch |
The Striker Is Airborne |
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Marty Beckenbach Landing His Atos VX |
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Marty Lining Up for Landing |
Tom Nejame Cruising In |
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Tom Nejame on Approach |
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David Ledford's New Two Seater |
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David Ledford, Mike Barber and Myself Share a Thermal |
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Tom Nejame and Marty Beckenbach Ready for Flight |
John Arthur Driving the Golf Cart |
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Tom Nejame Being Towed on His Atos VX and Flying To Q-Ball |
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Micki and Al Ahl |
Steve Arndt - New Hampshire |
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Steve Arndt Flying His Carbon Dragon |
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Steve Being Towed |
Steve After Landing |
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A Night Flight |
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Steve Being Towed Aloft |
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Steve Pushing Back to Set Up Area |
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Chris Mangels Model Plane - So Fast - So Blurry |
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Nico Shows Us His New Zaggi - Heather Too |
Flash Eating a Coconut |
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Bob Grant Being Towed |
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Ghostbuster Being Towed |
#58 |
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Towing Through The Trees |
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#59 |
Flash Our Dachshund Climbing Out After a Great Swim |
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#60 |
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Allen Ahl and Paul Moncure Tearing Up The Sky |
Everyone Was Thermalling Together Nicely - February 16, 2008 |
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Marty Beckenbach Gives Us a Wave - He is Feeling Better Now |
Mick Robson Takes Off Eh !! |
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#62 |
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#63 |
Tom Nejame with the Thumbs Up - Looks Like A Great Day |
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Allen Ahl Flies the Wills Wing U-2 Toady February 16, 2008 for Two and One Half Hours |
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Paul Moncure - U-2 |
Allen Ahl - On Approach |
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Bob Grant - Landing Approach |
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Allen Ahl Telling us About His Great 2-1/2 Hour Flight - Check Stories For More From Al - CLICK HERE |
Mosquito Powered Harness Flying in the Evening |
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Glider Specking Out at the Top Right |
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Student Being Fitted With Helmet by Heather |
Adrian and Heather Assist Take Off |
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Lauren |
Student Waiting to Fly |
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Unknown Pilot Flies Close to Me ? #210 |
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Student Gets Instructions From Malcolm |
Student Excited to Fly #65 |
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Two Hang Gliders Off My Wingtip |
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Malcolm and Student |
Bob McFee - Tow Pilot - Takes me to the Good Ones |
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Rick Bremer on His Ghostbuster |
Rick on His Ghostbuster |
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Ghostbuster - Four Hour Flight - February 16, 2008 |
Tandem |
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#103 |
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John Arthur and Lauren |
Spectators |
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Ghostbuster |
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Spectators |
#66 |
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#104 |
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Tandem with Malcolm |
Student |
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John Sumner and Rae-ann Parmeter |
Donna and ? #105 |
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Marco, Donna, ?, Julie and Tyson # 106 |
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Marco and Julie Weber |
Bob and Maureen Grant |
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Fred Parmeter with His New Litespeed |
Heather |
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# 107 |
# 108 |
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# 109 |
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# 110 |
# 111 |
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# 112 |
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# 114 |
# 115 |
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Marty Beckenbach Flying His Atos VX |
# 116 |
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# 117 |
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# 118 |
# 119 |
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Marty |
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Marty |
Hawker |
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Marty on VX |
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Marty |
Skydog |
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Ghostbuster |
# 120 |
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Wallaby Ranch |
# 121 |
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I Found This One Interesting |
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# 123 |
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A Wallaby Hawk |
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John Sumner Blows a Landing and John is OK |
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John Sumner Ready to Replace a Downtube |
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# 124 |
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# 125 |
A Red Disease on Trees |
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Mick Robson |
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There are so Many of these Beautiful Birds to Fly With |
Laurie Croft, Lindsay and Heather |
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Malcolm Takes Another Student Up For a Tandem Ride |
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XC Pilot - Tom Nejame After a Two Hour Flight - Feb.- 14 |
Hang Diver and Heather with a Zaggi Look-alike |
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Lucy - Lorie Croft's Pup |
Debbie, Maureen and Gord Head Out For A Sixty Five Mile Ride |
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#2 Unknown Solo Take-Off |
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Tandem |
Elam and Oded |
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#3 Three Gliders in a Beautiful Sky |
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Steve Prepost Helps a Tandem Flight Get Started |
#4 Tandem Student |
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Malcolm and Student Landing Approach |
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Tandem Students |
Malcolm and Student |
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Steve Prepost with a Student |
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Bob McFee - Tug Pilot |
Steve Prepost with a Student |
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Julie Weber Showing Skydog Where the Lift Is |
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Laurie Croft - Wallaby Ranch |
Oded Kilar - Rochester NY |
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Mick Robson Local Wallaby Pilot Landing |
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Malcolm and Laurie on Right with Students |
Heather With a New Harness |
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Oded Kalir Leaving the Cart |
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Student |
#5 |
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Pete - North Carolina |
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Mick |
Debbie, Gord and Maureen |
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Wild Thing |
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SkyRider |
#6 |
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Oded Kalir |
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Heather Climbing Out |
Malcolm and Student |
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Heather Floating In |
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Malcolm Tandem |
Heather Stoddard - Click Here for Heather's Story |
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#7 |
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Sunset at Wallaby Ranch |
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Elam and Friend |
Steve Djokic and Dave Alford |
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#8 |
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Mark Fink, Bob Grant and Dave Alford |
Adrian and Eric Fly R/C |
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#9 |
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Pat and Tony |
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R/C Wings |
Heather, Adrian and Eric |
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Mick Robson Being Towed Aloft |
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John Pettinato |
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#11 |
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Heather Landing |
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"Rocket Man" David Swagger |
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Bob Grant Approach on his Wills Wing T-2 |
Lone Pilot in Background |
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#13 |
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David Labagh |
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#16 |
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#17 |
Debbie, Gord and Maureen After a 67 Mile Bike Ride |
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George Rich Loving it at 83 Just Before His One and One Half Hour Flight |
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Ode Kalir - Rochester NY |
Tandem |
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John Sumner Being Towed Aloft and Flying to Cloudbase where He Was looking Down on Me |
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Oded Landing |
Al Sasser - Jacksonville Pilot - T-2 |
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Chaudi -U-2 |
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Julie Weber Climbing Over Skydog Lower on T-2 |
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Bob Grant |
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Pete - Sensor |
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Julie Weber |
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Heather |
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Bob McFee |
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Bob |
Carlos |
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Oded Being Towed To Launch |
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"Rocket Man" Being Towed Sky bound |
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#36 |
Heather Takes Off |
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Tyson Richmond - Litespeed |
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#41 |
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Mick Robson |
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#46 |
John Arthur |
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John Sumner Doing a Great Flair Landing |
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Student |
Oded Kalir a Happy Pilot |
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Eric, Maureen, Debbie, Mary and Gord |
Micki Ahl and Friends |
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#40 |
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Paul Moncure Chef Extraordinaire |
Ashley Cook's Helper |
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#49 |
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Bob Grant |
Tom Nejame |
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Bob Grant |
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Allen Ahl |
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Allen Ahl |
Micki Ahl |
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Bob Grant |
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#56 |
Fred Permenter - Florida Pilot |
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Bob Grant |
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Julie Weber Above Bob Grant - London, Canada Lower Glider |
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Al Ahl |
Al Ahl |
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Al Ahl |
Bob Grant |
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Bob Grant |
Debbie and Gord |
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