Harris Hill Duo Discus and the Wright Memorial in Kitty Hawk during the 100th anniversary of the first extended soaring flight.
Main digs at Harris Hill. The hangar is a WWII leftover. Fits about 8 gliders.
Saturday and the soaring looks good.
Tow planes are Pawnees and Super Cubs
I fly the big ugly trainers. We stayed up for 48 minutes in the orange one.
Tow plane flies overhead
The airport is right up that hill.
Panorama from the departure end. Corning is on the left and down the valley near the horizon.
Winter buff/wax of an ASK-21. Wings had to come off outside because snow banks were too high to roll it to the hangar.
Number 6 is ready for a buff and wax.
Looking North from Roy's house to Harris Hill. If the approach picture ever looks like this when landing North, prepare for impact.
The cantenna for the Harris Hill weather station internet link.
Tucked away above the window with external antenna for WiFi.
The weather station console.
WiFi antenna looks trhough this window towards the National Soaring Museum.
Original web cam pointed at the flight line.
Wider view of web cam location.
Weather station mast.
Station is about 5 feet above the roof surface.
Web cam view of flight line.
WiFi antenna.
Cantenna location over at the National Soaring Museum.
View from the cantenna looking back towards the weather station at the Flight Center. WiFi receiver antenna is in the white area at the lower left of the evergreen.
Looking towards Corning as you exit the Harris Hill gliderport. Approximately 800 feet above the valley below.
Graham Hall and I fly the ASK-21.
Harris Hill gliderport is the open area just above the wing.
Clearer view of Harris Hill and the ridge.
My house in Corning from the ASK-21 at approximately 6,000 feet. View is to the North with lake Seneca at the upper right.
First flight of Lewis Olson's restored Phoebus
Heinz Weissenbueller, Jr. is the test pilot.
Lewis (left) and Evan (center) restored the glider with Heinz's help and advice.
The Hill has a different feel in the winter.
The 1-34 awaits its turn aloft.
The ASK-21 always looks sleek, winter or summer.
Jeff Shingleton approaches Harris Hill in his Lambada motor glider
Lambada on downwind for South landing.
Galo is ready to go!
Bryan Reigal on downwind for Harris Hill
Looks good on approach.
On tow, headed North towards ELM airport
A happy passenger
Good cu's indicate a nice day for finding lift
Another ASK-21 and a 2-33 circle in a thermal below
Harris Hill gliderport, capital of soaring
Number 7 passes by below
Seeing the tow plane from the rear seat is not always that easy
The old saying, "Better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air than in the air wishing you were on the ground," does NOT apply today.
Number 6 passes overhead
They see us, right? I'm sure they see us. Do they see us?
