Saturday, July 18, 2026

2025 Soaring Summary





2025 Statistics:

  • 55 Cross Country Flights
  • 23,265 miles (37,224 km)
  • 351 hours
  • 423 miles (677 km) average per XC flight
  • 66 mph average
  • Covered California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Mew Mexico

Highlights:

  • 6th place Weglide USA region
  • 8 flights between 1000km-1200km (5 from Truckee)
  • North wind wave flight from Byron the Santa Cruz  coast and Big Sur 
  • Reverse Sierra wave from williams to Lassen peak and South Lake Tahoe 
  • Memorable Flight from Hollister to Big Sur and Hearst Castle  (my last flight in my ASG29 “TG”)
  • Sold “TG” on October 2025, and purchased a new JS3 RES self launch electric glider “RY”
  • First self launch flights in my new JS3 RES

Photo Highlights:

Crater Lake, Oregon

Mt. Shasta

Burning Man, Black Rock Desert

Big Sur Coast

JS3 RES “RY”  first flights at Tullahoma, TN


San Francisco Bay Area

Sunset Wave flight over Williams, CA

Wave flight over Hollister



Hollister, CA

San Francisco Bay Area

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