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  • July 5, 2021 at 5:53 PM in reply to: Orange is not a crime #13268
    David Webb
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    Next time we’re out in public, I’ll remember to look really nervous. Maybe something hilarious will come out of it.

    June 28, 2021 at 11:20 AM in reply to: Ozone Rush 6 is here #13186
    David Webb
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    Rush 6 info is now on the Ozone site here.

    May 21, 2021 at 3:41 PM in reply to: Volunteer(s) Wanted – Tech Support #12581
    David Webb
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    Thanks Jérôme!

    May 8, 2021 at 9:34 AM in reply to: Marshall Wx – Direction Readings #12324
    David Webb
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    New anemometer installed and station is online and back to normal.

    April 28, 2021 at 8:21 AM in reply to: greetings and visiting pilot question #12152
    David Webb
    General Member

    Hi Jiri,

    I think we may have met in passing at Palomar on a launch maintenance day. Welcome!

    The usual plan for most is to show up at AJX early afternoon (unless you’re trying to get a morning flight in). The “Sandy Van” runs almost every flyable day, and the page to sign up for that is here. There are a few other ride options (others that offer rides on most of the flyable days) here. If you don’t find anything on either of those the day before you want to fly, it’s usually very easy to find a ride just by showing up at AJX and asking around. All else fails, you can drive up and hopefully top-land, or Uber up to the turnout for Marshall and hike (it’s an easy 30 minute walk from the road up to launch).

    I see you already squared away your club membership – thanks for the support! For a site intro, I’d recommend starting at AJX and ask any local for a briefing on the LZ, and then another when you get up to launch. Of course, make sure to read the site guidelines and briefings on this site too before you come out – those should help a bit with details on the approach patterns into AJX, information on the launches, hazards to avoid, etc.

    Feel free to post any more questions you have here, or you can email info@crestlinesoaring.org (that gets checked often).

    April 24, 2021 at 7:41 AM in reply to: Soboba 2021/4/23 – The Worst of Times – The Best of Times #12104
    David Webb
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    It was indeed, 2 completely different days of flying, all in the span of an hour.

    After seeing Jerome have the shortest flight I’ve ever seen out of him, my ego got the better of me and thought I could make something happen. Wrong-o. A 3:30 launch followed by 15 minutes of struggling, even with a hawk giving me hand-outs.

    At 4:19, the base winds were steadier and a more consistent direction. Benched up over the towers in smooth lift the whole way. Cloud base was not far away and it was easy to stay there the rest of the afternoon until it started to push down. Was definitely the smoothest air I’ve been in at Soboba, to date. Lift was everywhere.

    Hail to the cameramen (Jerome and Stan):

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    I second Jerome’s idea about adding “working cats” to AJX – the breakdown area had barely a trace of any gopher activity.

    April 14, 2021 at 5:47 PM in reply to: Great day for repacking #11952
    David Webb
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    I rate this repacking person and his fancy setup 5 stars.

    April 5, 2021 at 10:41 AM in reply to: HG Virtual Auction – Proceeds Donated to the Club! #11852
    David Webb
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    Mark – I definitely could be wrong about the other pictures. It was unknown which bin/shelf that the wing was on, so I opened and took pictures of a few that were possible candidates (unmarked/unpaid, suspicion of last known location, etc). I know less than nothing about hang gliders, so if someone knowledgeable could assist in figuring out which one is his, it would be a huge help.

    Should I remove the other pictures above? If you’re fairly sure they are wrong, I can pull them off to reduce confusion.

    April 5, 2021 at 9:23 AM in reply to: HG Virtual Auction – Proceeds Donated to the Club! #11850
    David Webb
    General Member

    Jack – I got an “I think so” about it being a 150. He said he was flying it with a body weight of 165 lbs, but that a look at the placard would be a good idea. I believe someone volunteered to set it up and inspect it.

    April 2, 2021 at 4:46 PM in reply to: Camping on Crestline #11828
    David Webb
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    Also looks like the ground summoned forth whatever he had been consuming:

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    March 28, 2021 at 9:17 PM in reply to: Sunday, March 28, 2021 #11774
    David Webb
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    Can confirm the wind trickling over the back most of the day. I pushed back close to the Crestline ridge several times throughout the day and each time the closer I got, the more “off” the air felt. Very buoyant everywhere else and very smooth – the fishbowl was one giant thermal today. I made a weak attempt to follow Jérôme but when I wasn’t seeing lift at Arrowhead, I chickened out and headed back. Was above 6k most of the afternoon and had great climbs out in front. Topped out at 8500’ and flew for 4 hours – my best day of flying yet.

    Also – I took this yesterday (looks like the Windy app appropriately called the convergence for today):

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    March 15, 2021 at 9:36 AM in reply to: New Weather Station Graphs #11669
    David Webb
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    New graphs are now live. I appreciate the feedback that I’ve gotten from some of you. Hopefully these are a step forward (I think so). Also – nothing is set in stone, so feel free to post any additional comments/requests here if you think something could be better.

    March 15, 2021 at 8:13 AM in reply to: Saturday, March 13 2021 #11668
    David Webb
    General Member

    Cool! You got my good side too.

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    March 11, 2021 at 9:01 AM in reply to: RASP & Windgram Upgrades #11623
    David Webb
    General Member

    Thanks for your efforts on those, Alan.

    March 10, 2021 at 9:09 AM in reply to: Tree Rescue Clinic via Zoom – March 9 @ 16:00 #11618
    David Webb
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    Clinic was recorded here, for those that wanted to watch but couldn’t make it.

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