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It can be handy to have a picture when talking about how to fly an approach to a hang gliding landing zone. However, most of us are too busy flying the approach pattern to pull out a camera for a good shot. Fortunately, some of our local flying sites are covered by U.S. Geological Survey aerial photography, available at http://www.terraserver.com.
As good as Terraserver is, the server is sometimes slow, and images can take a long time to download. In addition, each image is made up of two- to sixteen-segment images. To make life easier, I grabbed the Terraserver images made up of many image files and turned them into simple composite jpeg files. Here are five of our sites, for your convenience.
Click on the small photos here to get full-sized images. Or click on the Terraserver links below the small photos to jump to Terraserver itself (the advantage of going to Terraserver is that you can zoom in and out, pan around to the surrounding countryside, and view topographical maps and countour maps).
Joe Gregor provided the powered flight and Christy Huddle the aerial photography for additional images seen here. USGS photos were not available for the Breezewood PA region as of Jan. 2001, so coverage of Fisher Road and Bill's Hill is only available thanks to their efforts.
| High Rock, MD | ||
| High Rock Area Launch and LZ |
High Rock LZ (Emma Jane's Field) |
High Rock LZ Pilot's View |
 High Rock Area - Terraserver |
 High Rock LZ - Terraserver |
 Looking back toward ridge. |
| The Pulpit, McConnellsburg, PA | |||
| Pulpit Area Launch and LZs |
Pulpit Primary LZ The 'Ball Diamond' |
Pulpit Primary LZ Pilot's View |
Pulpit Secondary LZ (restricted field) |
 Pulpit Area - Terraserver |
 Pulpit Primary - Terraserver |
 Check crop status & winds. |
 Pulpit Secondary - Terraserver |
| Woodstock, VA | |
| Woodstock Area | Woodstock LZ |
 Woodstock - Terraserver |
 Woodstock - Terraserver |
| Fisher Road, Breezewood, PA | |
| Fisher Road Area | Fisher Road LZ |
 LZ owner is Ms. Anna. |
 Walk LZ to see power lines. |
| Bill's Hill, Breezewood, PA | |
| Bill's Hill Area | Bill's Hill LZ |
 Excellent Hang 2 launch. |
 Wide open LZ. |
B&W images courtesy of U. S. Geological Survey,
available from www.terraserver.com
Color photos by Christy Huddle with pilot Joe Gregor.