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Video feed from Cove: click here
COVE CLUB:
This is everyone that has been able to bench all the way up to the peak of Cove
Stacy Whitmore (7/06/05) |
Cameron Street (8/30/05) |
Doug Whitmore (6/09/07) |
Jef Anderson (7/4/07) |
David Barton (7/14/08) |
Dennis McDonald (7/24/08) |
Jochen Rink (7/24/08) |
Neil McGarry (8/28/08) |
Peter Boven (8/28/08) |
Dave Dixon (9/13/08) |
Thomas Stankowski (9/13/08) |
Fio Antognini (9/08/09) |
Taggi T. (9/11/09) |
Todd Nelson (9/11/09) |
Rick Baars (9/27/09) |
Thayne Belnap 6/26/10 |
Mark Latham 6/26/10 |
Darius Lukoseviccus (7/3/10) |
Hildegard Niedeggen-McManus (7/3/10) |
Daniel McManus |
Ron Peck (7/23/10) |
Neil Hansen (7/23/10) |
Tony Lang (7/23/10) |
Pierre Beney (7/23/10) |
Benjamin Vandyke (7/23/10) |
"You have not flown Utah until you have flown Cove." - Jochen Rink -
"The best ridge lift I have ever flown!" - Pierre Beney -
"Cove may very well be the best site in Utah!" - Todd Nielson -
Cove is now a registered USHPA site under the administration of CUASA, and official chapter of USHPA. We have a few rules that we must have pilots follow when using Cove. Those instructions are as follows:
1. P-3 or Mountain flying clinic or instructor supervision required
2. Membership in USHPA and CUASA required (CLICK HERE for Application), Flying while not a CUASA member places the site in jeopardy with the National Forest Service .
As such is a violation of USHPA SOP 12-7 and is punishable by temporary or permanent revocation of ratings.
3. In Southwest flow stay even with or west of Pharoh's ridge unless you attain 11,000 feet altitude (even with the peak - because Pharoh's Tomb is a 0 lift situation)
4. In North and West cycles: use the north launch.
5. The ridge rules “right of way” are to be followed at all times.
6. Helmets are required and must be worn any time you are attached to the glider.
7. North side launches must be done from one of the established launch areas.
| Directions to Cove Launch from Richfield, Utah; | Click on thumbnails to see pictures | |
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| A. From Richfield, head south on Hwy 89 about 3 miles to the a town called 'Central'. Find your way to the middle of town. When you have come to the middle of town, there will be a park on the west side of the road and a tricky intersection.
You make a kind of zigzag to continue going south on Main Street. This is the picture above. B. After traveling south from the Central intersection about 1 1/2 miles, you will join a road following the foothills of Cove Mountain. This is called Landslide Road. Turn left. C. The next turnoff comes a little quicker. When you pass two houses, the turnoff onto Thompson Basin Road is on the right. D. Once you are on Thompson Basin Road, you will have a hard time not making it all the way to launch. When you see the radio towers, you know you are there. |
Some pictures from Cove.

A couple pictures off Cove North Launch.
1. You have heard of biwingual, well this is going a bit too far - don't you think?
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The second is Dave with a beautiful forward lean off the north launch.
3. Stacy just after lift off.


Here is a picture of the LZ and one of Stacy benching over the cab with Dave doing a beautiful launch.
