Crestline Soaring Society

Saturday was a full day of flying. I started the day quite early to reach El Mirage dry lake bed for 7:30 (well almost). It was blowing hard through the Cajon Pass and I had doubts there would be much flying later.

Met up with Hungary Joe and two pilots from Sylmar: Frank & Max, to do Joe’s aero-towing ground school. I’d gone up one other time, about 2 years ago, and made three tows but the timing had never worked out since to finish the course. Joe seems to make a trip about once a month, but the timing just didn’t work since my first trip. The dry lake bed is impressive by itself. Looks like the salt flats they show on TV. Lots of quads, ultra-lights, trikes, land-sailers, etc. Looked like they had some kind of drag strip set up yesterday.

Mark's 10 mile flight into the desert from Big Bear.