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January 21, 2020 at 2:38 PM #7097

Jana Pivkova
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Finally got to launch and land in Lake Elsinore. Wohoo! 🥳🍾🥂

It was a short flight, conditions were light in the afternoon, but I’m glad I have another new site under my belt. ☺️

January 21, 2020 at 2:41 PM #7098

David Webb
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Awesome! I hope to fly there sooner or later. Do they have an LZ at the moment? I sometimes hear yes and sometimes hear no.

January 21, 2020 at 2:59 PM #7099

Jana Pivkova
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Yeah, the LZ is sketchy. There are a couple of different fields to choose from, one bigger than the other. I think as long as people land, pack up ASAP and move on, it shouldn’t be much of an issue. I overheard a couple of times from the local pilots that people would land, hang out, drink & leave garbage. That’s what upset the land owner, who then put up a fence. 😕 Gotta respect peoples’ property.

January 21, 2020 at 3:16 PM #7100

Jana Pivkova
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Testing the limits of this forum. 😆 A few pics from this weekend at Elsinore:

May 22, 2020 at 12:26 PM #8578

Luke Wernle’

Bump:

Elsinore is even more convenient for me than Crestline. Where do pilots gather there to share stories? I’d like to make contact and find someone to show me around. Any E-Team folks around?

May 24, 2020 at 7:37 PM #8600

Ken Howells
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Very cool, Jana. Very different place!

Awesome pic of the hovering PG with people at launch!

May 28, 2020 at 11:59 AM #8689

Jana Pivkova
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Thanks Ken! It was a fun day! I hope to do it again sometime. A change of scenery and a new challenge is always interesting. 🤩

Mitch, thanks for providing the info. 😊👍

May 29, 2020 at 9:07 AM #8715

Luke Wernle’

Thanks Mitch for the info. I’ll swing by and swap stories at O’Hara’s sometime soon. I’ll fly Elsinore at some point.

Thanks Nate,

I learned to fly in Santa Barbara at a time when we didn’t have a decent LZ, so I was pretty comfortable landing on a brush and boulder covered postage stamp with a steep uphill slope. You’re right, Andy Jackson is like LAX by comparison. I hooked up with an instructor there and spent Last Saturday on the training hill. Then hopped off Marshall on Sunday and again yesterday. While far from perfect, my landings are precisely where I intend, due to my history.

I’m in no rush to fly Elsinore as Crestline is a great fit for now. Down the road, when I’m looking for something new, I’ll check it out. There’s so much to explore around Crestline. No doubt it will keep me busy for some time.

June 2, 2020 at 6:17 PM #8864

Jana Pivkova
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I hooked up with an instructor there and spent Last Saturday on the training hill. Then hopped off Marshall on Sunday and again yesterday. While far from perfect, my landings are precisely where I intend, due to my history.
I’m in no rush to fly Elsinore as Crestline is a great fit for now. Down the road, when I’m looking for something new, I’ll check it out. There’s so much to explore around Crestline. No doubt it will keep me busy for some time.

Just a reminder that Crestline is a P3 launch. If you’re a P2, you’ll still need your instructor present when launching Crestline. 🙂
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