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David Webb
General MemberMoved this topic to Banter.
David Webb
General Member🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞
David Webb
General MemberBest paragliding video soundtrack ever.
David Webb
General MemberAs a note for those looking at that link now – keep checking. Last time they extended it, it got communicated out late in the evening (well after 9PM).
David Webb
General MemberFor historical purposes, including a rare shot of the top of Jérôme’s wing (and Stan, for scale):
David Webb
General Member2 1/2 hours for me, and just shy of 4700 max altitude. Very smooth air and lift everywhere.
Made my first trip to the “S”.
David Webb
General MemberForest closure has been extended until the 24th:
https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd807377.pdf
David Webb
General MemberThanks for posting that, Jonathan.
David Webb
General MemberIf you’re in the Interlaken/Lauterbrunnen area, that’s (in my opinion) just about the most beautiful place on planet earth. Can’t wait to go back and fly this time!
David Webb
General MemberLame-o alert.
David Webb
General MemberLiving the dream, Nacho!
David Webb
General MemberThat looks like it wants to stab me in a dark alley :)
David Webb
General MemberOr for those that like to live dangerously, what about good ol’ fashioned, banned-because-kids-hurt-themselves, lawn darts?
David Webb
General MemberUpdate: ALL national forests in CA are now closed until further notice.
https://abc7.com/california-fires-map-wildfires-in-fire-near-me-gender-reveal/6415907/
David Webb
General MemberHi Tom,
We don’t want to be heavy-handed about shutting the site down (I want to go flying too), but should be clear about a few points:
The US Forest Service has been pretty clear about the closures and the reasons behind them:
As of 5:00 PM on Monday, September 7, the Regional Forester is closing 8 National Forests in Southern California, including the San Bernardino National Forest. This means the National Forest is temporarily closed to ALL public use due to the threat from high fire danger and firefighting resources being spread stretched to the limit. This includes driving Forest Roads, Hiking on Forest Trails, and being in any Forest Service Developed Recreation Areas.
As of now, the order by the regional forester is in effect from September 7 through the 14th (unless things develop differently). We only miss a weekend of flying if the restrictions get lifted at the end of that.
Sylmar has completely shut down their site as well (they are in the Angeles National Forest), so we’re not doing something crazy or unique: shga.com.
Whether we like it or not, crashes and land-outs happen. Helicopters get called. Dirt roads get driven on to help extract pilots. None of that is something that should be an option at the moment, and unfortunately, it’s always an option in our sport.
I’d suggest that everyone read the various pieces of information that are out now regarding the fires and forest closures, as they provide a lot of detail about the when and why:
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