Crestline Soaring Society

SBD Airspace - Effective 20 Nov., 2008
as depicted in Sectional overlaid on Google Earth

Airspace boundary shown here in red, for clarity; on actual chart it is a medium blue.

Extends from surface to 3,200 MSL

Check NOTAMs for effective dates/times
Note that the NE corner is cut off at the base of Harrison Mtn.,
so XC flights should only be over the hills/mountains in this area.

In effect daily from 7 AM to 9 PM (local time).

Logged flight 649

The day started off with the North winds diminishing and predicted to turn onshore. I was hopeful that I could make my first cross country flight as it is usually good conditions the first day after a North event when it turns onshore. We arrived at Marshall at around noon and started to get our gear together. I launched after Jérôme and after initially sinking I was able to hook some thermals and climb up to what I believe was 1500’ to 2000’ over launch. As we discussed before launch I could hear them on the radio but I could not respond with my microphone attachment giving me trouble. Bob and Jérôme indicated that they were going to fly over to the next mountain and again try and climb up.

On Thursday, Dec. 24 the Riverside Press-Enterprise newspaper ran a story about the threat of structures being built under our HG approach path. The reporting was accurate and balanced but didn't reflect a lot of the questions that the reporter asked during the hour that Jonathan and I met with him at the LZ.

Di McKenzie's grandkids Waytt and Teagen with the 2008 CSS Toy Drive collection, dropped off at the local fire station.

The fire fighters kept the toys, but not the kids.

SBD Airspace - Effective 20 Nov., 2008

Extends from surface to 3,200 MSL

In effect daily from 7 AM to 9 PM (local time).

Note that the NE corner is cut off at the base of Harrison Mtn.,
so XC flights should only be over the hills/mountains in this area.

SBD Airport (San Bernardino) Class D Airspace, November, 2008: Extends from surface to 3,200 MSL

SBD Airspace - Effective 20 Nov., 2008

Extends from surface to 3,200 MSL

Check NOTAMs for effective dates/times
Note that the NE corner is cut off at the base of Harrison Mtn.,
so XC flights should only be over the hills/mountains in this area.

2008 Elsinore Turkey Meet November 29th

November 29th @ Elsinore Marina West LZ. Check in 9am. Spot landing, bomb drop and duration for HG and PG.

Admission to the event $25.00 per person, includes food and soft drinks. Additionally, the Marina charges $5 day-use per vehicle at gate.

This is a benefit for the EHGA, 100% of proceeds go to support club activities.

For more info email

Here's a view from a turnout on 138 to Crestline, Sunday 11/16 around 16:00.
The light Santa Ana winds were holding the smoke from the Triangle Complex and Sayre fires in a wall over Fontana.

Here's a view from a turnout on 138 to Crestline, Sunday 11/16 around 16:00.
The light Santa Ana winds were holding the smoke from the Triangle Complex and Sayre fires in a wall over Fontana.

We're having our annual toy drive on Saturday December 20. We collect unwrapped toys for all ages and add them to the nearby fire station's toy gathering efforts. The firefighters bring a truck out to the LZ and we get to interact in a non-emergency situation. We haven't seen them much this year, which is a good thing!

Club funds will be used, as usual, to purchase a cart or two of toys beforehand, so if you'd like to donate to that effort in advance, please do. You can leave a donation in the site drop box in a day-use envelope (write 'toy drive' on the envelope),with any CSS officer

Crestline Soaring Society
Semi-Annual General Meeting November 8, 2008
Minutes

In attendance:
Board Members: Alan Crouse, Mike Zeller, Mike Blakely, John Wright, Ken Howells, Dianne McKenzie, Megret Olewiler and 22 members of the club

The meeting was called to order at 5:03.

The minutes from the April 12, 2008 meeting were accepted as submitted.

I want to share what I learned about Scotty's accident (Saturday Nov 8 around 1:30pm)...

I met Scotty at the Loma Linda hospital.
According to himself, he stalled his wing at 50' over ground trying to land on a clearing.
He was using extra braking to degrade his glide towards his selected LZ.
My guess of the location is: 34 deg 9.200 min North, 117 deg 12.299 min West.
Or view under Google Earth with: http://www.expandingknowledge.com/tmp/2008_11_08_Scotty.kmz

2008-11-08 Meeting Minutes posted.

- Approval of Minutes from Spring Meeting
- Officer Reports
- Update on Development Activity
- Request from EHGA
- Open Floor
- Nominating Committee
- Close

Up until 3pm, I wasn't sure if I should high-tail out of Soboba for Marshall or not. And buddies were getting restless. Winds had been cross from the right (West) all afternoon. Then the "what-the-hell-let's-try-anyway" attitude kicked in.
I was rewarded with a steady climb of increasing rate up to 7400', and other pilots rapidly followed. Up at altitude, no cross-wind, just a perfect straight-in at about 9 mph.

Launched at noon, started sinking but then got up to 8000' between Marshall and Crestline. Wind was light but SSE, so I thought going "over the back" would be more interesting than battling a headwind towards the dam. Glided to Pine and there go up to altitude again before crossing to Lake Silverwood and the desert. Max altitude of 8500', but the nice part was the thermal were soft-edged, stayed high and kept many landing options, and the air was very clear (see pictures). 20 mile flight to Hesperia.

Location Changed - 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 announcement on the Wills Wing website for details.

Typical left-hand approach pattern into Andy Jackson Airpark with nominal altitudes for hang gliders.

The Andy Jackson Airpark is home to 30 years of hang gliding history in San Bernardino. We are now threatened by a 980 home development called University Hills. The current plan includes 12 homes at the extreme north west corner of the project that would block the landing approach to the airpark. The project also includes 234 acres of open space. We need your help to ask the City and the developer to keep the approach clear. Move the open space (a little) and keep hang gliding alive and healthy in San Bernardino. We are not opposed to the housing development at all. We simply want to eliminate the need to swoop low over homes on our landing approach and minimize the potential problems for pilots and homeowners. The Draft Environmental Impact Report is available now on the City website: http://www.ci.san-bernardino.ca.us/depts/devserv/planning

Here's a reduced version of the final artwork for the commemorative t-shirt