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I really enjoyed watching ,”Peg-Leg” Mickey , hop off takeoff at the E ; making everyone with two stock legs , just look Bad !!
Bille
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
September 1, 2024 at 7:38 AM in reply to: Visiting Pilots from Switzerland looking for guidance #20922https://www.ushpa.org/page/international-pilot-information
Hope to see ya in the air ; but in the thermal , please be kind to the legless white haired Dude on the Hang Glider, and there will be a Nice cup of coffee in it , for Ya !!,
Bille
Luke said :
John, it appears you are confusing loyalty to individuals vs. leadership. Please don’t put words in my mouth… I spoke with every single HG pilot in the club to campaign for a change in board leadership during a regular cycle BOD election…
No you didn’t.
I was a Hang glider pilot and member of CSS at the time ; Luke never spoke to me even once about this subject , and I was present at CSS a Lot prior to that last BOD election.
And with that note clarified , I will now remove myself from this discussion ; because it’s like speaking with far Left/Right when I am an Independent, searching for common ground , (Aristotle’s meaning).
Bille
Luke said :
… Dan was my Instructor and Gene was my friend… do you actually think I, or anyone, took any pleasure in the actions we had to take? …
What exactly is the reason that Gene cannot be allowed on CSS property ; after serving the full time for the ban that you imposed ?
Bille
Linda wrote :
You might have sullied yourself first, Dan. In your usual fashion. In fact you were removed from the BOD during your term. The rest were voted
out. Resoundingly.I do Not remember there being a Shade Pavilion , before
the prior board took over ; am I mistaken ? Dan was on that board .
I was also told that Linda , never once
helped with the rebar or cement job, that was necessary for
the construction of that Pavilion ; YEP — Dan did most of all
the work , so are you forgetting that also ?Bille
I asked that question because … …
I don’t have a storage bin !! LOL
Bille
Will the BBQ be catered ; the last pro-cooks were awesome !!
Looking forward to seeing everyone …
Bille
I wonder why ?
When I first started flying Elsinore in 1977 ; we were landing on the North side of Hy-74 , and that one got shut down ; the 80’s is when the after-flying party got moved to the Oak tree. Gonna miss that tree ; never gonna forget it though !!
Bille
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Dan wrote :
For want of a preflight, the life was lost.
Id like to drive home ; what Dan said .
In the mid 80’s , I borrowed a Hang glider to go flying, moments before , I’d just given my reserve to a woman to repack . The owner of the glider said he just landed ; the machine was Fine . YEA — I should not have believed him ; the side wire was twisted in the never-kink , and the tang sawed through the SS wire at near 450 AGL. I did a plummet ; I died , and got CPR’d back to life. Trust what Dan said ; being Dead , it ain’t no Fun !!
Bille

Perhaps the new station would be less vulnerable to gun-fire ; if it was in a more inaccessible place like Cloud ? Put it back where it was ; it’s just gonna get shot at again !
Bille
The WW , S2 , 155 was my favorite Rag-wing of all time to fly ; it turns like on power steering and centered up in a thermal as easy as a Falcon. If I go back to Rags , from flying Rigids ; that is the glider I would get.
Bille
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