Cascade Flyers member, Rob W, recently went to Hawai'i on vacation to de-tox and celebrate (and maybe re-tox in a different way) from finally getting laid off from his intense Wall Street job in NYC. We recommended that he go soaring in a glider on the North Shore, at Dillingham Field.
When I went to Hawaii for work CF member Richard N kindly recommended that I do this - I was very grateful, it was a thrilling and beautiful experience.
Richard said to go to "Mr. Bill's" - he's on the right side of the Sailplane Activities Center shown above.
You will go with an instructor pilot but you will sit in the front seat of the glider. Of course, gliders do not need many instruments.
The offshore wind from the North Shore force updrafts up these hills. You will be towed up then released.
The views are fantastic!
You will not want the ride to end, often the pilot will need to force the sailplane down. If he or she knows that you are a pilot you can often operate the controls yourself.
Thank you Mr. Bill!! I highly recommend that anyone going to O'ahu, Hawai'i to check out soaring in a glider there at Dillingham Field. (And please send some photos and a blurb suitable for posting:).
But that's not all...half way from the highway turn-off to Dillingham Field there is a lesser known beach that I was told is somewhat "alternative"...that proved to be true!
You will have to learn the name of the beach, and find it yourself...it will be part of the adventure.
So you can have a full day of activities - soaring, gliding, sunning, beaching and well..etc., in any order you wish.
Aloha and mahalo.
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