Helps alot!!! Thank you!

By the way, got the hangglider sites confused. The 1500 Bravo floor exists
over a small section along Pacifica,,,, your floor at Funston is clearly
2100 ft.

--
Good Flights!

Cecil E. Chapman, Jr.
PP-ASEL

"We who fly do so for the love of flying.
We are alive in the air with this miracle
that lies in our hands and beneath our feet."
-Cecil Day Lewis

"Dan" <air02@ultraonline.com> wrote in message
news:t7n20fgpjvnpd0@news.supernews.com...
> Cecil,
>
> You can expect to find hang gliders just below the 1500 MSL also,
especially
> along the ridge extending @ 1 mile out to sea. They are also not limited
to
> Funston, but may be found as far south as Pacifica or as far north as the
> Golden Gate. Altitudes out of the Class Bravo airspace can be anywhere
from
> 0 - 5,000MSL, sometimes even higher on a "shear" day. Our "kites" get
quite
> hi and would cause significant damage if ran into.
>
> Hope this helps..
>
> Dan
> "Cecil E. Chapman" <sales@4webpresence.com> wrote in message
> news:tjLe6.578$kz4.73623@newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net...
> > Since a lot of us (i.e., prop plane pilots) prefer to avoid
transitioning
> > through SFO's Class Bravo airspace we often fly under it. Right near
the
> > Fort Funston cliff that the hangglider pilots fly from, Class Bravo
floor
> > starts at 1500 feet. So, in order to avoid Bravo we generally will fly
> > slightly below 1500 feet MSL. This leads to my question for you guys
and
> > gals surfing the ridge lift at Funston: On a 'normal' day, what
altitudes
> > can we generally find you ridge soaring at? I ask, 'cause I have no
> desire
> > to see your 'kites', 'up close' for reasons I'm sure you'd all agree
with
> > and I've always wondered.
> >
> > Thank you for your time and kind attention!
> >
> > --
> > Good Flights!
> >
> > Cecil E. Chapman, Jr.
> > PP-ASEL
> >
> > "We who fly do so for the love of flying.
> > We are alive in the air with this miracle
> > that lies in our hands and beneath our feet."
> > -Cecil Day Lewis
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

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