[Born to Conserve]

I was hunting on a mountainside, feeling pretty powerful with my rifle. Then a B-52 flew by, below me, close enough to see the faces of the crew.

[fireman15]

The best hang gliding site in Washington State is at Dog Mountain at the end of Riffe Lake. It is located on a military training route. The military pilots seem to be careful about avoiding us. By comparison we are almost stationary objects. it is impressive when they fly underneath you going fast. One of the guys I used to hang glide with was a Navy pilot stationed at Whidbey Island. The planes at Dog came from Joint Base Lewis McChord.

If a military jet flew close over the top of a hang glider or paraglider the wake turbulence could easily tear your wing up if they were going fast. Fortunately, if we are at low altitudes we are usually scrapping for ridge lift very close to a hill, that they are not likely to get near. If the lift is good then we tend to be at higher altitudes than what they come through there at.So I am aware of no close calls.