Picture of the area of the Ridge.

In these pictures you will find all type on informations witch can help you recognise some landmarks.

Ridge Soaring instalations

Geting redy for the day

Looking North at the Altoona gap fromm about 5-6000'

Aproaching the wave

Jersey Shore Airfield

Looking South at the Bedford gap

The ridge looked at from Ridge Soaring

On my way back to Ridge soaring around 6PM, after a day of thermaling. Taking the Ridge is like taking the bus to go home. Here I am heading North at 3000', IAS: 60Kts, vario around 0

Flying over Wills Mountain heading South

Eagle Field

Aprox 4000'-5000' above the ridge looking North

Haystack Mountain

Eagle Field

Heading North close to Howard Dam

Sacred Heart Hospital on Haystack mountain

My glider

Early in the morning

Flying side bt side with a PW5 at the end of the days

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Howard Dam

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Just West of the ridge in line with Ridge Soaring is University Park Airport

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Ridge Soaring,. I am West looking East. from this point it is easy to see the Ridge just behind Ridge Soaring.

Cleaning the glider at the end of the day

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The Ridge looking north. If you pay attention to detail one can see Ridge Soaring Glidport on the left of the ridge. It is the very smal withe colored buildings roofs. They are gathered in a smal strait line

In the wave at 9300', +2Kts, at 48Kts

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