Fly in videos

Buncha landings and some fun aero in these vids... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na5PK_nRLF0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN-87bRKE4E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WeHuaNZJVo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wuRYSnt6Ec I avoided embedding the videos because it's better to go to youtube and click on the "watch in high quality" links. Not bothering with music. Some links I edited out the sound because I was talking about my need for viagra & propecia, or something. Got hard to vid the acro due to dwindling light.

Fly-In Parking

Rob McKenzie is going to be parking meister. No doubt there will be a good chance that you will be parked a long way from the lawn. The plan is to have a small area in the NW corner that will be a temporary loading zone. The zone will be inside the railroad tie fence, adjacent the lawn, and marked with some cones. So at the end of the day when you want to load wing(s) onto your vehicle, usage will probably go something like.... 1. Have your gliders folded and ready on the lawn at the loading zone. 2. When the zone is clear of vehicles, drive your vehicle up and you will have 3 (three) minutes to load your wings. 3. Drive back into the parking lot to find a place to park. 4. Continue socializing at the LZ.

Memorial Fly In Pics and Vids

Dianne throws a mean party and yesterday was a great memorial to the lives of two men who gave so much to our enjoyment of an amazing support. I'll be collating the landings and what I could get of the missing man and loop formations in a bit, but for now, here are some pics to start. I'd really like to see as many as possible from others. (My pics pop to bigger ones). [url=http://knumbknuts.com/blog/AJ-Flyin-Sept-08-01.jpg][img]http://knumbknuts.com/blog/AJ-Flyin-Sept-08-01_tn.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://knumbknuts.com/blog/AJ-Flyin-Sept-08-02.jpg][img]http://knumbknuts.com/blog/AJ-Flyin-Sept-08-02_tn.jpg[/img][/url] Thanks to Dianne, the Rhodes ladies, Barb Crouse, and all the club members and visitors who did so many things, seen and unseen, to make the event a success. Rob McK, you make a mean parking czar... Rob Van Z, thanks so much for the incredible sound system and putting so much effort into making sure all were entertained, which we were.

Memorial Fly in Report

This year's Memorial Fly-in was special in so many ways. There was great flying, a record crowd and I set a new personal best for distance flown. A few days ago I decided on a goal for myself on the next big air day. Rim of the World High School to the east, and the last peak west into the Cajon pass. I have been into the pass before, but never that far east. I made my goal on this flight. We (John Wright, RebarDan, Kyle and myself) arrived at launch around 12. The forecast was favorable, but we all wanted to get off the hill early, before the inversion set in. We were the first 4 HG pilots on launch and were in the air just as the next group was arriving. It was nice to set up and launch early to avoid the crowd on launch later: [img_assist|nid=1589|title=Crestline Launch - Memorial Fly in 08|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=65] We all launched a bit too early. The thermals were kind of weak and were not going very high. I would get to around 6000 at the billboard. I looked at pine a few times, but no one was getting up over there and I figured it would be flush city over there. So I spent about 30 minutes soaring over Crestline, waiting for the billboard to "turn-on." It did turn on. Rebar (on his ATOS) and I worked it together to about 6000 when Rebar gets on the radio: "Hey one more turn and I'm out of here" he said. Just like he said, he made one more turn and started east for the turn out. From my previous experiments with heading east I knew that I needed more than 6000 ft to get there. I stayed in the thermal with a PG pilot and we got up to about 7300, enough to get over the the turn out. I arrived there at about 6400 and jumped right in the thermal. As I was climbing through 7000, I again hear Rebar on the radio: "I'm at 9 thousand 9 hundred.... Oh I'll wait for ya." I thanked him but told him to just go on ahead. There was no way I was going to keep up with him on the ATOS. I got up to about 8300 and kept on going east. I tried to get to Strawberry Peak, but had to turn back. It wasn't long before I found another thermal. I got back up to 8000 and went east again. Soon I would find another thermal, this one got me to almost 10,000 ft just 1 mile west of Strawberry. I went to my east goal for the day, Rim of the World High School and got there with about 8500 ft to get back with. Got a cool picture of Lake Arrowhead: [img_assist|nid=1590|title=Lake Arrowhead|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=75] Getting back wasn't much of an issue. There were thermals popping off all over the ridge and not much head wind. I flew all the way back west to the billboard. I needed a 800 feet or so to get over to Pine flats and I got it. There was now a lot of traffic in the air and I had to keep my head on a swivel. I thermaled with a topless glider, a single surface, and a PG. I made it over to Pine and found the thermal right away. The last time I flew from Pine into the Cajon Pass I was at 9000 over Pine. All I got this day was 6800. Just as I was topping out in the thermal I heard an airplane engine that scared the shit out of me. I got an eye on it, a few thousand feet over me, heading north into the desert. It was a P-51 Mustang! How cool? Last week I got to share the sky with F-18s, today a P-51! Awesome! 6800 feet wouldn't be enough to get to the Cajon Pass and back, so I decided to just go as far west as I could and try to get lucky. Well I was lucky, found a thermal before I got to SugarPine that got me back over 7000. I kept on going west. I got 2 more thermals that kept me up around 7000 and I made my goal. Getting back was a bit scary. I was over the last peak before the 15 freeway at around 6800 ft. The last time I was over there I was at 8500. I remember that it took around 2000 ft to get back to Pine Flats, so at the rate I was going I would be back at Pine at about 4800, which would be plenty to thermal back up, or just head on out to the LZ. I was again lucky and found just enough lift on the way back to keep me on a comfortable glide and I arrived back at Pine with about 5500 ft. At this time I was 2 hours 30 minuted into the flight, was tired and out was water. I dove down to the LZ and landed before most of the traffic. [img_assist|nid=1591|title=Dave 9-06-08|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=55|height=100] A great time socializing in the LZ after flying. I haven't been around that many HG people since Wallaby. It was really great. [img_assist|nid=1592|title=Memorial Fly in 08 parking lot|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=61] [img_assist|nid=1593|title=Memorial Fly in 08 LZ|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=55] Blog Link: http://www.designbydave.net/blog/2008/09/saturday-9-06-08-memorial-fly-in.html

THANKS TO DINO!!!

Thanks to Dino for his tireless efforts and enthusiasm in putting together an historic aerobatics display in honor of Rob Kells and all other inhabitants of the celestial bird farm! At approximately 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at Andy Jackson Airpark, Dino Dinaso, John Heiney, Bill Soderquist, Dave Biddle, and Erik Delf (Mitch would have been there, but he wasn't able to get back up to launch in time) all participated in the world's first simultaneous, smoke-trailed, five-man loop! It was spectacular and Rob, I'm sure, was joyous! Congratulations to all! YOU MADE HISTORY!!! CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE VID!

Rob Kells Memorial Church Service (Location Changed)

[b]Location Changed[/b] - The morning church service will now be at a different facility, near the originally announced location. See the link below. We have decided, with Juanita Jackson's blessing, to honor Rob Kells at this year's Andy Jackson Memorial Fly-In, Saturday September 6, 2008. Trish Kells has planned a church service for Rob that morning and all are invited to attend the church service or come to the fly-in, or both. Please see the [url=http://www.willswing.com/news/rkMemorial.asp]announcement on the Wills Wing website[/url] for details. Crestline/Marshall was Rob's home flying site and for many years he made nearly weekly trips out here to test fly WW hang gliders (and Swing paragliders up until a few years ago) when the Santa Ana winds weren't blowing. Rob's birthday would have been September 7, and Andy Jackson was taken by prostate cancer too, so the timing and location couldn't be more perfect for celebrating Rob's life and contributions to the sports we love. [img_assist|nid=248|title=Rob Kells with WW T2 at the Airpark 12th Anniversary Fly-In|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=400|height=267] [img_assist|nid=254|title=Rob Kells (rt) with other pilots at the Airpark 12th Anniversary Fly-In|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=400|height=207]

T-Shirt Artwork for July 12th Fly-In

The first Fly-In of the summer is scheduled for July 8, 2008, and we'd like to make t-shirts for it, since we haven't done a club shirt in a while. None of the CSS Board members are artistically inclined, so [b]we're counting on members or interested parties to come up with a design[/b] in time for us to get the shirts printed and ready for the fly-in. So please brainstorm and draw using whatever tools you like and come up with something soon. [size=24]We'd like to have the artwork by the first week of June[/size] Please email your designs or sketches to a board member (activities@crestlinesoaring.org) or post them on the forum in the events section. If anyone feels especially motivated and wants to handle the whole t-shirt production process, feel free to speak up!

HAM Class 2007 Planning Notes

This page will track the progress of the planning for the HAM Training 2007 by the CSS. This is a work in progress, and will get updated as things progress. Those looking to help out can pick any item that clearly needs doing, or email Pete (peter@peterjohanson.com) and ask how to help out. Details below:

• Date/Time:
  The current candidate days are either June 16th, or June 23rd.

  5/8/07: The Days Inn on University has space on June 30th for 20 people for $250, so that adds June 30th to the candidate date list.

  5/10/07: Jeff will be getting me a list of weekends Moe is available, we will probably have to go from there. Jeff suggested that we do the one day training such that there is a test being administered (they have several members qualified to administer the test) a week later, to give people time to study.

• Location:
  I (Pete) called CSUSB Library looking to see if they had space we could use and they simply forwarded me on to the university Events department, who told me they'd have to charge us, and charge us extra since the university is closed those days. Lame. Anyone have a contact at CSUSB that might be able to actually help us out?

  I've left a message for Mary from (http://www.san-bernardino.org/) to see if they might be able to help us out, waiting to hear back from her.

  Other ideas people have suggested include any nearby churches (will this turn people off to coming maybe?) or just do it at the LZ.

  5/8/07: In the forums, Bob suggested we try the Days Inn on University, and Alan called them and they have a room for 20 available on June 30th for $250. Seems very doable. Once we get set on the instructor, how much they want for the training, etc., we can try to figure out what pricing would be like if we used this room. Does CSS want to foot part of the cost for CSS members attending, or should each attendee pay enough to pay instructor + room?

  5/10/07: After meeting with Jeff, the C-Bar-C president, he informed me that they have space we could use for free, if they're doing the training. The only downside is that it is in Highland, about 15 minutes drive from the LZ, in the Patton Hospital complex.

• Instructor:
  I sent an email to Moe, the training director for The Citrus Belt Amateur Radio Club (http://www.w6jbt.org/) to see if he had anyone that would want to do the class, but not heard back from him. I'm going to forward the email to their president if I don't hear back from him by the end of the day today (5/3/07). Anyone know anyone personally that might teach this?

  5/4/07: I forwarded my original email to Moe to Jeff, the C-Bar-C President, in the hopes that he will respond.

  5/8/07: I've been in contact with Jeff, and am going to their weekly meeting tomorrow to try to discuss details of doing a class on June 30th. Will update with results after the meeting.

  5/10/07: I had a good meeting with Jeff last night, and I definitely think they'll be able to set something up for us. Moe is currently traveling, but Jeff is going to get in touch with him, explain what's up, and try to find weekends in the next few months that would work.

HAM training day(s) planning

On a recent flying day at Soboba, I mentioned to Alan Crouse that I really needed to stop slacking and get my HAM radio technician license so I could operate (legally) a radio while flying. Alan replied (I paraphrase), "A HAM radio training day at Marshall sounds exactly like something a new activities coordinator would put together!" So there we have it, looks like I've got a new task! The current vague outline is either a one day training, or two days of training, either the same weekend, or spread over two weekends. Spread over two weekends would give people time to study up what they learned, before taking the test the next weekend. Ideally, by the end of the training day(s), folks would walk away licensed HAM radio technicians, ready to add their words of wisdom to the AJ Airpark airwaves. I've gotten a suggestion to call the folks over at Windsports to see how they run their HAM day, I'll be doing that shortly. Thoughts? Is there interest in something like this? Suggestions from folks that have participated in something like this? Please post comments here, or email me (peter at peterjohanson dot com) [size=14][b]I've added a page to track the planning of the HAM class, please feel free to edit that, or make comments with suggestions. I will keep updating that with more details as the planning continues: http://www.crestlinesoaring.org/ham_class_2007_planning_notes [/b][/size]

2007 Glide Contest Rules

2007 Glide Contest Rules

Where applicable, the rules apply to both the PG and HG glide contests. In the case of any dispute concerning these rules, the Activities Coordinate has final say. If you don't like it, go run your own glide contest.

• Pilot Safety - Safety is our #1 priority. Pilots determined to be taking unsafe actions as part of the contest will be disqualified. This will be determined by the Activities Coordinator, and will not be debated. Unsafe actions include, but are not limited to, cutting off other pilots on final and ignoring the established landing patterns for the site (available on crestlinesoaring.org or at the LZ).
• Objective - To glide the farthest from the launch point. Each pilots will have 2 attempts at a longest flight.
• Entry Fee - There is an entry fee of $5 for each pilot entering the glide contest. 1/2 of all the proceeds from the contest will go to the CSS, and the remaining 1/2 is rewarded to the 1st place pilot.
• When - The contest is from 17:00 and 19:00. Pilots wishing to compete must be registered by 16:45. Only 20 pilots for each type of glider will be accepted, in order to give each pilot enough time to do their 2 flights.
• Wings -In order to give us time to run the contest, and to level the playing field a bit, HG pilots will have be able to choose between 3 different size Falcons that will be provided by Rob McKenzie. PG pilots will be able to use their wing of choice.
• Launch - HG pilots will be launching from the new training hill at the northeast corner of the LZ, and PG pilots will be launching from the 50' hill at the southwest corner of the LZ. If I pilot is determined by the judge not to have launched at all, and merely run down the hill, the run will not be eligible to win the contest.
• Landing - The landing point is the first point of contact a pilots makes with the ground after launching. All landings must be "clean." For HG pilots, this means the pilot must remain standing, and the basetube, leading edge, and nose must not touch the ground. (rear of keel and wingtips are ok to contact the ground). For PG pilots, this means the pilot must remain standing, and neither the pilots knees, rear, or harness may touch the ground.
• Prizes - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes will be awarded to the 3 pilots with the furthest flights. All winners will be awarded trophies, and the 1st place pilot will also be given 1/2 of the money gathered from the entry fees. The remaining 1/2 will go to the CSS.

2007 Spot Landing Contest Rules

2007 Spot Landing Contest Rules

Where applicable, the rules apply to both the PG and HG spot landing contests. In the case of any dispute concerning these rules, the Activities Coordinate has final say. If you don't like it, go run your own spot landing contest.

• Pilot Safety - Safety is our #1 priority. Pilots determined to be taking unsafe actions as part of the contest will be disqualified. This will be determined by the Activities Coordinator, and will not be debated. Unsafe actions include, but are not limited to, cutting off other pilots on final and ignoring the established landing patterns for the site (available on crestlinesoaring.org or at the LZ).
• Objective - To land the closest to the spot for your wing type (hang glider landings at the paraglider spot, and vice versa, will not counted in the contest). The spot is defined as the middle point of the green circle, and will be marked with a cone in order to be perfectly visible.
• Entry Fee - There is an entry fee of $5 for each pilot entering the spot landing contest. 1/2 of all the proceeds from the contest will go to the CSS, and the remaining 1/2 is rewarded to the 1st place pilot.
• When - Landings occurring between 17:00 and 19:00 will be eligible to win. Pilots must be registered before their first eligible landing in order to compete. There is no limit on the number of landings a pilot can make in that time period.
• Launch - Only landings of flights originating from outside of the LZ are eligible. Flights from the training hills at the LZ do *not* count (those from the 750 are eligible, however).
• Landing - All landings must be "clean." For HG pilots, this means the pilot must remain standing, and the basetube, leading edge, and nose must not touch the ground. (rear of keel and wingtips are ok to contact the ground). For PG pilots, this means the pilot must remain standing, and neither the pilots knees, rear, or harness may touch the ground.
• Spot - A pilot's landing run is the line connecting the first point of contact a pilot makes with the ground, and the last point of contact a pilot makes to stop their run. The spot for a given landing is defined as the point along the landing run that is furthest from the center of the circle. The spot for a landing where no steps are taken is counted at the first point of contact with the ground.
• Prizes - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes will be awarded to the 3 pilots with the closest spot landings. All winners will be awarded trophies, and the 1st place pilot will also be given 1/2 of the money gathered from the entry fees. The remaining 1/2 will go to the CSS.

AJ Airpark 13th Anniversary Contest Results

The contest at the AJ Airpark 13th Anniversary Fly-In were a huge success. Thanks to everyone who helped make it so, including Bruce Carr for the wonderful trophies, Rob McKenzie for his help running the HG glide contest and donating the use of his gliders, Alan Crouse for running the PG glide contest, and Heather Bunn for helping me with the spot landing contest. Thanks also to all the pilots who participated! (Apologies for any misspelled names)

HG Glide Contest:

1. Dave Davenport
2. Mike Harper
3. Owen Morse

PG Glide Contest

1. Darich Dalton
2. Greg Launt
3. William Deagulan

HG Spot Landing Contest

1. Mike Blakely - 4'
2. RC Date - 11'
3. Rebar Dan - 11.5'

PG Spot Landing Contest

1. Jason Kinch - 16'
2. Mike Astrada - 30.5'
3. Christian - 33'

Let's make the next contests just as much of a success!

2007 Andy Jackson Memorial Spot Landing Contest

2007 Andy Jackson Memorial Spot Landing Contest Rules

Where applicable, the rules apply to both the PG and HG spot landing contests. In the case of any dispute concerning these rules, the Activities Coordinate has final say. If you don't like it, go run your own spot landing contest.

• Pilot Safety - Safety is our #1 priority. Pilots determined to be taking unsafe actions as part of the contest will be disqualified. This will be determined by the Activities Coordinator, and will not be debated. Unsafe actions include, but are not limited to, cutting off other pilots on final and ignoring the established landing patterns for the site (available on crestlinesoaring.org or at the LZ).
• Objective - To land the closest to the spot for your wing type (hang glider landings at the paraglider spot, and vice versa, will not counted in the contest). The spot is defined as the middle point of the green circle, and will be marked with a cone in order to be perfectly visible.
• Entry Fee - There is an entry fee of $5 for each pilot entering the spot landing contest. 1/2 of all the proceeds from the contest will go to the CSS, and the remaining 1/2 is rewarded to the 1st place pilot.
• When - Landings occurring between 17:00 and 19:00 will be eligible to win. Pilots must be registered before their first eligible landing in order to compete. There is no limit on the number of landings a pilot can make in that time period.
• Launch - Only landings of flights originating from outside of the LZ are eligible. Flights from the training hills at the LZ do *not* count (those from the 750 are eligible, however).
• Landing - All landings must be "clean." For HG pilots, this means the pilot must remain standing, and the basetube, leading edge, and nose must not touch the ground. (rear of keel and wingtips are ok to contact the ground). For PG pilots, this means the pilot must remain standing, and neither the pilots knees, rear, or harness may touch the ground.
• Spot - A pilot's landing run is the line connecting the first point of contact a pilot makes with the ground, and the last point of contact a pilot makes to stop their run. The spot for a given landing is defined as the point along the landing run that is furthest from the center of the circle. The spot for a landing where no steps are taken is counted at the first point of contact with the ground.
• Prizes - The 1st place pilot will be given 1/2 of the money gathered from the entry fees. The remaining 1/2 will go to the CSS.

USHPA Recognizes CSS Members

Big congratulations on being recognized for [b]Commendation[/b] by USHPA go out to: Len Szafaryn, Owen Morse, Rob McKenzie, Dianne McKenzie, and Mike Meier. (See Dec USHPA.AERO for particulars) We are proud and fortunate to have you in our sport and club! Alan

Minutes General Meeting April 28, 2007

Crestline Soaring Society
Minutes General Meeting
April 28, 2007

Attendees: Rob McKenzie - President, Mike Zeller - Vice President, Allen Crouse - Treasurer, Diane McKenzie - Site Coordinator, Ken Howells - Web Administrator/ Editor, Pete Johanson - Activities Coordinator, Kim Floyd - Secretary (and appx. 10 CSS members and guests)

Called to order by Rob McKenzie at 7:02 PM

Minutes were not available for the October 28, 2006 meeting. These minutes will be reviewed at a future Board meeting.

Treasurer’s Report:

Year ended 10/31/06 Net Income $5,280.79 Bank Balance $9,119
Year ended 10/31/05 Net Income $-6,186.15 Bank Balance $20,528

During the current year (ending 10/31/07) CSS received from the USHPA foundation the Foundation for Free Flight, $9,000 approximately 50% of the cost of the tractor used now by CSS to maintain roads, parking, landing approach areas, etc.

Presented by Allen Crouse for additional details contact Allen.

Site Monitor’s Report:

Diane is interviewing LZ monitor candidates for the summer.

Membership renewals are in the mail to all 2006/07 members for 2007/08.

Fly in dates for 2007 were discussed and approved by the membership to be July 14 and September 8.

Presented by Diane McKenzie

Activities Coordinator:

Planning continues for a “Ham Radio” training day for CSS pilots.

Presented by Pete Johanson

Other discussion:

John Greynald, Region #3 USHPA Regional Director was on hand to present awards for outstanding volunteer contributions to our sport to Diane and Rob McKenzie, Len Szafaryn, and Owen Morse. The USHPA Board of Directors recognized the contribution of these four in 2006 board actions. For more details see USHPA magazine December 2006.

Presented by John Greynald

On site hang glider and paraglider storage planning continues. We now expect to use an insulated container to deal with the desert heat. Initial participation in the on site storage plan will require CSS membership and $250 (checks made out and delivered CSS). The storage container is to be operational in the next several weeks.

Presented by Owen

Motion to adjourn at 7:30 PM by Allen Crouse, seconded by Kim Floyd.

Motion passed unanimously.

Respectively Submitted
Secretary
Kim Floyd

Raffle Prizes List

On Friday, July 7, Wills Wing generously donated a Charly Air Control helmet to the raffle!

The Fly-In Was a Great Success!

Thanks to all who helped out and all who participated!

After Flight Chow-down: Great day of flying, and fun party at the L.Z. - Brian RicheyThe day had pretty darn good conditions, varying from booming mid-day to light mid-afternoon when the sun was behind an alto-strat layer for an hour, to very bouyant and glassy late in the day. We have some images from the day and links to pilot reports and contest results here. Post your thoughts on the day in the pilot reports or events sections of the forum - we'll add links here, and if you have images either post them to the Image Galleries or send them to , with caption and credit if you can, and we'll post them for you.

The BBQ was pretty good - we might have to have Double D's back again before the summer's out.

Zach Hoisington sent video of his great Tandem PG spot landing (3.3M, non-streaming).

Some pics from the fly-in gallery:
Marshall during the July 8, 2006, Fly-in: by Jerome DaoustJerome and Others (names, anyone?): by Brian RicheyFly-in Raffle LootGoing for the PG spot: Everybody watching... Thanks to James Bradley for the picture.

Fly-inFly-in - MarshallFly-inFly-in - Airpark, late day

Double D's BBQ Menu

The Double D's BBQ crew will be offering food from about 3-7 PM on Saturday, July 8, 2006.

Full dinners include a generous helping of meat, 2 sides of your choice, and 2 drink tickets.

1. Rib & Chicken Dinner - $12
2. Rib Dinner - $10
3. Chicken Dinner - $8
4. Hot Link Dinner - $7
5. Kids Dinner - $6 (1 drink ticket)
6. Sides:
   
   1. Potato Salad
   2. Baked Beans
   3. Corn on the Cob

A la Carte

1. Hot Link Sandwich - $3
2. Hot Dog - $2

Food item purchases will be directly from Double D's when you place your order, not during contest registration as we've done in the past.

Beverages will be served by the CSS. Additional beverage tickets are $1 each.

Contest Details

There will be a HG and PG spot landing contest at the party. Winner of each gets a prize, and we will have a cash side pot for anyone interested.

1. All pilots are entered, prize TBD.
2. There will be a money side pot for both PG and HG. $5.00 buy-in, sign up in LZ.
3. Multiple flights are OK.
4. Closest to the HG/PG cone wins.
5. Pilots must stay on their feet after landing.
6. PG: your spot is where your feet first touch.
7. HG: Must come to a stop with no exaggerated runs. Score is the furthest point from the cone of the entire run/stop. Example landing 20' before the spot and running 8' past = score of 20'. Landing 8' before the spot and running 20' past and score= 20'. Must stay on feet and no basetube or nose contact, wingtips and rear keel OK.
8. If the judge is busy measuring someone else and you need to clear the LZ, drop a glove or something unobtrusive for a marker.
9. Fly a safe pattern. Don’t cut anyone off.
10. Time window of contest is 4PM to 6:30PM. May be extended if too strong for PG.
11. Pilots must fly their respective landing patterns. Violating your half of the LZ on approach means disqualification.
12. Judge can be bribed (prefers imported beer).

Minutes General Meeting October 28, 2006

Crestline Soaring Society
Minutes General Meeting
October 28, 2006

Attendees: Mike Zeller, Rob McKenzie, Ken Howells, Allen Crouse, Dusty Rhodes, Brent and Kim Floyd

Called to order by Rob McKenzie at 5:35pm

Motion by Dusty Rhodes, seconded by Mike Zeller: CSS will file a grant request with the USHGF for up to 50% reimbursement for a tractor for grading and maintenance costing up to $18,000.

Motion passed unanimously.

Motion by Allen Crouse and seconded by Ken Howells: CSS Treasurer is authorized to make temporary investments of funds in interest earning accounts or financial instruments.

Motion passed unanimously.

Motion to adjourn at 6:00PM by Ken Howells, seconded by Dusty Rhodes.

Motion passed unanimously.

Respectively Submitted
Assistant Secretary
Kim Floyd

Bruce Carr Update

Good News! Went to visit Bruce today at the Rehab Center found he had been discharged two weeks ago, so apparently he is with family for Christmas.

Elsinore, 29 Nov., 08 - Turkey Meet

Mild Santa Anas were forecast, N 10-15 with gusts to 20 (they'd been backing off the strengths for a couple of days. This was good for EHGA's Turkey Meet. In reality it was blowing in lightly ESE, clear and warm for November. Some wings got above the ridge to the left of Edwards for a few minutes. Most had extended sledders. I launched a Sport 2 155 just after 13:00 into lift and climbed, immediately left of launch, enough to do two passes over launch. Heading north at ridgetop height I hit sink, then mild turbulence a few times on the way out to the road-cut/point. A PG was working the N bowl around the corner and I got a bump way below him, but it wasn't big enough to circle in. A couple of bumps on the way out to the Lake Elsinore Marina LZ, but I didn't circle in them either. Got to the marina with good altitude and threw my bomb heading NW (about 20' from target in the middle of the LZ) and did a right-hand diving approach over the water to head in from the ESE, over a fisherman and a truck. The headwind was just a little more than I thought, so I landed on the outer circle (50'?) with my shoes in the edge of the big puddle. It didn't blow down until late, a bit before local sunset. A rigid wing did really well late in the day. About half of the paragliders made it to the LZ. A number of pilots, both HG and PG, didn't fly at all. Nobody landed in the water. Wolfie (Wolfgang Seiss, Austrian comp pilot) wowed them with his first landing, swooping in low for his bomb toss then screaming out over the water and dragging a toe in it on the way to a nice flare at the cone. His second landing was more spectacular, with a big long water spray, but he popped up approaching the cone and had to flare high, landing hard on his butt and snapping a tip wand. The crowd loved it. Wolfie got 3rd in the HG division. NMERider Jonathon was 2nd and Doggone Bill Soderquist took 1st. Gene Embry got 1st in the PG div and also got the overall trophy. Mickey ran a great meet and the burgers were good. I don't think there was any tubage. Fun to fly at Elsinore again, fun to land at the marina. We checked out Everyday Mike's LZ before heading up and while not ideal for HG it certainly looks doable. Only a couple of choices for landing direction and there's only about 30° difference between them. The area is sheltered, so landing crosswind and slightly uphill should work in most situations.