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  • in reply to: Board Meeting – December 9th at 10:00 – Zoom #19360
    David Webb
    General Member

    Please tone down the personal attacks and insults.

    in reply to: Gopher Blaster Training #19305
    David Webb
    General Member

    What the rodenator without the barrel attached reminds me of (perhaps the LZ is haunted by the spirits of past gophers):

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    in reply to: FUNDRAISER! LZ Grass Refresh #19269
    David Webb
    General Member

    Here’s the donation link on this site, for those who don’t want to use PayPal.

    in reply to: Thanksgiving 2023 – Family TFR ? #19253
    David Webb
    General Member

    Ha – alt on mine is GROUND – 17,999’ MSL and recurs every year ad infinitum.

    in reply to: FUNDRAISER! LZ Grass Refresh #19122
    David Webb
    General Member

    Requested pic:

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    in reply to: Monday Oct 16, 2023 – October is the new September #19079
    David Webb
    General Member

    After the great September let-down of 2023, October does seem to be giving up the goods. Another really fun day of adventuring east. Mostly smooth strong conditions with a few patches of really rowdy stuff.

    After a passer-by watched Jérôme land, he offered us all a ride back to AJX, so Ben and I made expeditious descents. Once we got in the car, we saw a hockey mask in the back, so either it’s spooky season, or we were in potentially mortal peril and the guy decided he couldn’t take us all. Worked out in the end.

    22 miles on my Ion 6 (low B fun machine) and a good “breaking-in” of Jérôme’s new ride.

    Track log of some of us here.

    More glamor shots from the day – thanks to Ben for the second one.

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    in reply to: Sunday, October 8 2023 – Get High and Stay High #19040
    David Webb
    General Member

    In flight selfie with photo bomb:

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    in reply to: PG pilots might be interested in this breaking news #19012
    David Webb
    General Member

    Great video – thanks Tim.

    I eagerly await all of the engineers (bonafide and the armchair variety) to weigh in.

    At first glance, it would seem that if you stick to a reputable brand that you’re getting a bit more than what the printed rating shows (rather than much less as shown with the sketchy no-name stuff).

    in reply to: USHPA + IPPI When Travelling Abroad #18932
    David Webb
    General Member

    Update: after 2 months, this was finally resolved (tons of printer/mail/whatever else mixups). Just my opinion, but the new cards are quite a disappointment. They do include the IPPI information, but they are now paper and also include an expiration on the front (matching your renewal date). They still sent the plastic keyring cards, so that doesn’t seem to jive with the “cost savings” argument, but I dunno.

    No reason to waste money on ordering one – printing it out yourself will give you the same result.

    in reply to: AJX Memorial Fly-In, 2023 #18921
    David Webb
    General Member

    Wow – you could shave with the edge on that inversion :)

    in reply to: NOTAM Wrightwood Laser Research Activity #18814
    David Webb
    General Member

    Thank you, Marcum, for posting updates. They are very much appreciated.

    in reply to: Hilary the storm #18772
    David Webb
    General Member

    Sounds like you fared better than Dodger Stadium:

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    EDIT: Looks like the photo above turned out to be an illusion, combined with sloppy reporting. Just looks like it’s surrounded by water due to the wet parking lot reflecting light in just the right way. Nothing to see here!

    in reply to: This weekend and beyond #18756
    David Webb
    General Member

    That seems to agree with the WU prediction for Sunday (whoooooooole lotta rain – almost 4 inches in a day):

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    in reply to: This weekend and beyond #18750
    David Webb
    General Member

    Thanks for the link, Kirk. That was a great, detailed look at the system developing now. Time to batten down the hatches it looks like.

    That guy talks FAST. High “information density” to his video :)

    in reply to: Wednesday August 2 – Getaway Thermal #18679
    David Webb
    General Member

    Started the day off right with an hour flight from Crestline. Perfect launch conditions at 9AM, with gentle ridge lift plus soft thermals on the back ridge, and easy thermals out front. Landed for lunch and car retrieve, but was definitely an easy-to-stay-up-all-day kinda day.

    Before taking the Sandy Van up to Marshall, some of us got to watch this local beast practice water drops on Pine. It took several passes, stopping for a drink at the power station reservoir.

    Ditto on the 6.5k and 2.5 hours. Shortly after launch, Cloud seemed to be providing the exit strategy back to Crestline and EZ ridge soaring for the rest of the afternoon. Winds were 15+ most of the flight, but very smooth and pleasant for PGs. Billboard was unusually mellow.