Flying Ephrata, Wa.

Saturday night Trish and I hosted a Christmas party for members of the soaring club. 35 or so people showed up, each bringing a different dish; quite the eclectic mix!

Last year some members went out to Ephrata, Washington where a member lives and owns an aircraft instrument repair company. (Tony is at 2:00 in the clip, flying a DG 1000). Juergen hooked his something or other to a laptop and streamed videos to my TV. I knew some members went out to Ephrata but this was the first time I'd seen the video of it.

Enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVI5b87675Y

Damn you're making me homesick for the east side of the mountains (for the record, this is the REAL Washington state ). I used to live not too far from Ephrata and would move back in a heartbeat, unfortunately there's a bigger market for jobs / benefits on the west side

Great video! I would love to get into gliding... I've lived in WA for 10 years: seven on the west side, the last three on the east side. I gotta say, I prefer the east side as well. But don't tell the west-siders how great it is, or they'll all come over -- luckily they think everyone over here is like this:

^ It's funny because it's damn true

For the record, I lived just off of Lake Roosevelt at Seven-Bay's Marina

Hunting, Fishing, and dirtbikes, and all right outside my front door.

914: If Tony is ever hiring I'd LOVE a heads up

I did a 5 day canoe trip from Kettle Falls to Hawk Creek over the summer (one week before the fires). I love Lake Roosevelt.

That's a spectacular video, and the music is great. I had to show it to my wife. And she said "you know, we really should be doing more interesting things." So for starters, it looks like we'll be taking a glider ride over Newport, RI this Spring. Who knows what it'll lead to. Thanks!

Very cool Gary. Most clubs have "Intro Flights" to give you a taste. Finding a club would be much less expensive than a commercial operation.

... and pictures are required.

I love Eastern Washington!!

I know only one thing about Ephrata.