Stan Roberts <<airhogstan>>
writes:

I haven't written about any of my flights to you in years, since I
lived in Ellenville, NY. Now I'm stuck living in Blythe, CA; a million miles
from all good flying sites.

I'm flying an ATOS VR-QT now: a 2009 model. I noticed a good flight from Dustin
Martin in Arizona from Casa Grande. So this inspired me to make contact. I had
two big flights this year in May. Would of had many more, but living in Blythe, 
well. Anyway, oh, and working for Princess Cruises, I'm gone half the year,
usually.

One from Black Peak, in Parker, AZ to Sheba Crater. The Parker, AZ locals call
this volcano: P Mountain. Google Earth Calls it Black Peak. This flight was
185.2 Miles, or 298 Kilometers. And as all flights, this has a long story, too
long to write. This flight:
http://www.paraglidingforum.com/leonardo/flight/759399.

And another flight over the back from Crestline, CA, (very unusual to do since
the general opinion is that Crestline is not an cross country site), to Jean,
NV, turn point, edge of Las Vegas Airspace, then turn around and go land here:
http://www.primmvalleygolf.com/

The flight from Crestline, CA:
http://www.paraglidingforum.com/leonardo/flight/753725

Cross country distance for this "over the back" from Crestline flight: 289.2
Kilometers.