Soaring at Salida Airport, Colorado
Salida Airport, Colorado. Movie shows aero tow launches, landings of modern high performance sailplanes.
Harriet Alexander Field serves Salida and Chaffee County. The paved runway is 7,350 in length and the facility is at an elevation of 7489 feet located 2 miles west of town. The runway is dominated by 14,000ft peaks to the west.
Harriet Alexander Field serves Salida and Chaffee County. The paved runway is 7,350 in length and the facility is at an elevation of 7489 feet located 2 miles west of town. The runway is dominated by 14,000ft peaks to the west.
This is some video that was shot by a professional videographer several years ago. Colin and I are in the habit of flying out of Salida, Colorado over the Labor day holiday weekend. Our club, the Soaring Society of Boulder, typically hosts a soaring camp there on that weekend. The video shows the sights typical in the late morning with sailplanes being towed and released and the sights common in the late afternoon with pilots returning from their flights in the surrounding mountains.
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I enjoy your program, especially the improptu topics that come up along the way. A great way for a new glider pilot to soak in the knowledge. Thanks!
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