Targets for this summer.

100 km plus distance. Actually 150km may be feasible. Depends on how I do in the 'big air'.
4000m plus altitude.
Self-taught SIV course: Locked in spiral dive (definitive) and full stall (multiple) and great wing-overs. Also spins.
BabaDag to Xanthos Villa/Kalkan XC (32 km), beating the sea breeze.
Kas to Kalkan XC, avoiding a sea landing.
Vol Bivouac 3 days around the Ak Dag range with Yigit.
Brain cells receptive fields combining vision and proprioception, tuned in to my Gangster.
A couple of good articles.
Shock resistance.

Lots of focus and kahonas.

Paragliding in Turkey is on.

Skyebabe Anna-lena

Now we're up in the mid-twenties with low humidity, and the sky gods are calling us. Another flight from Babadag on around the 28th April when Helen and family were staying with dad. The light over the sea was spectacular (see pic). Dad has a shot of little Anna Lena sitting in my harness. Neither Kofi nor Anna Lena liked the idea of flying having seen it though: Kofi was particularly sure of this.

Yiğit has been doing the Red Bull XC Alps Turkey comp which ran from the 2nd to the 6th May. I'll find out how he did today. Next weekend we're off with him to Çökelez, Denizli to practice from the Pre-Paragliding World Cup comp at the end of the month. I'm currently registered as a guest pilot, as I can't make the full week, only the weekend.

This last weekend we were flying at Racon Tepe again. On Saturday I climbed to 600 ft above the hill and the view was good. I'm practicing the 'look at the wing' see-feel theory, soon to be written up for publication. While thermalling it can make you dizzy if you're not used to it.

My goals for this season are to fly up to 4000m and get a distance of over 100km. Also, I'd like to try some vol bivouac flying with Yiğit if he's up for it. As for SIV/acro, I'm just looking at a full stall, locked in spiral, spin and perfect big wing-overs.