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  • November 6, 2024 at 9:05 PM #21241
    Luke Berger
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    The NFS emailed me the below pictures, these gliders were found on Forest Service land in Crestline (Google Map link below to location).

    Does anyone have information on these gliders?  I’ve gotten no report of anyone breaking into the Club Storage Containers so I don’t think they were stolen from AJX.  The gliders all look like old models that wouldn’t be airworthy anyway, mold and such on the sails.

    Very strange circumstances… whomever left these gliders in Crestline at least knew enough to attach the basetubes and set them up on their control frames, so it doesn’t seem like random low-life thieves.

    If anyone has any info, post here or email me.  I don’t know where the NFS is keeping these if they need to be claimed, but I’m expecting an answer shortly.

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    November 6, 2024 at 9:06 PM #21242
    Luke Berger
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    November 6, 2024 at 9:07 PM #21243
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    November 6, 2024 at 9:08 PM #21244
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    November 6, 2024 at 9:09 PM #21245
    Luke Berger
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    This is the location that they were found:

    Click the link for Google Map Pin

    November 6, 2024 at 9:10 PM #21246
    Luke Berger
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    The creepy head/mask on this glider is what I was calling Witchcraft. Crazy Halloween party?

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    November 6, 2024 at 9:47 PM #21247
    Mario Miralles
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    Crazy stuff.
    is that Steve Corbin’s Harrier withe the decoration?

    November 7, 2024 at 1:14 AM #21248
    Nathan Santee

    There’s a storage facility spitting distance from that field. Looks like they dumped a unit there. The yellow/black glider very much looks like Steve Corbin’s harrier. He recently passed away, out of state. The rogallo wing suggests it’s some old timers collection.

    Whoever did that has no idea how to setup a hang glider. The base tube step is pretty obvious for anyone.

    November 7, 2024 at 6:16 AM #21249
    Mark Hoffmann
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    is that orange and white wing a Sensor?

     

    just found these pics… those are Steve Corbin wings.. Steve Corbin at AJLZ 101

    Steve Corbin HG 1992 02202020 landing Sensor at AJX

    That blue and whit topless with Px10 top surface and leading edge looks like his Fusion.

    I miss that guy!!! I remember the day i hiked to the 750. Steve was on his WW fusion… I yelled up, Steve land that thing! he made 2 passes and landed his topless Fusion on the 750 and touched down about 4 feet from the ESE lip :)

     

    Not related to post but there is a wing in the bin#4 tagged w/Jeff Bergman. Jeff past away some time around 2013

    November 7, 2024 at 9:28 AM #21250
    Bille Floyd

    Steve , and Jeff ; all my friends are dying !! :(

    I sure had a Blast at AJX over the last bunch of decades ; first time I flew there was off Pine , in 1978. Great group of people to be around  ; both then and now !!!

    Bille

    November 7, 2024 at 4:31 PM #21251
    Luke Berger
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    The NFS Ranger told me the gliders are still there at the location pinned above.  He hasn’t confirmed yet but I offered to help get them removed, I’ll see what he says.

    Does anyone know if Steve Corbin has any next of kin that we could notify?  I doubt they would want those gliders back, but it doesn’t hurt to ask first.  Otherwise, the CSS would be doing a kind act of community service by helping clean up the mess.  We’d probably just have to trash the sails but I know Tom is looking for airframe tubing for his GOAT project.

    Anyone want to take the lead on this?

    November 7, 2024 at 5:02 PM #21253
    John Wright
    General Member

    RIP Crash.  He’d be bummed that his kids got abandoned.

    November 25, 2024 at 8:11 PM #21351
    Lyle Anderson
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    Damn, that’s just not right! I volunteer go help with the removal of the gliders, if it has not all ready been done.

    Andy

    760-333-9450

    December 8, 2024 at 1:46 PM #21388
    Charles Curry
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    Reminds me of an elephant graveyard.  Very sad to see these once spankin new state-of-the-art flying machines exposed to the elements and rotting away.

    December 8, 2024 at 6:13 PM #21389
    Jeff Boehler

    Maybe they could be donated to some Air Museum?

    Fly Safe!

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