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  • in reply to: Tuesday, August 15 2023 – Pine, Pine, Pine, Pine… #18747
    Jerome Daoust
    General Member

    Congrats to Tim on his first-ever PG trip from Marshall to Crestline (and Pine).

    It was a fun afternoon, with refreshing temperatures at altitude.

    in reply to: TFR Viewing with Popcorn #18636
    Jerome Daoust
    General Member

    Nice work David. Suggestions (if  you have the time and desire)…

    Add launch and LZ locations, to help pilots easily know if their site is in/out of a TFR.

    Automatically detect when a launch or LZ is inside or within a certain distance of a TFR border. Maybe trigger an automated Email to the corresponding club.

    in reply to: Tires sklashed in our LZ. What’s next, a car bomb? #18578
    Jerome Daoust
    General Member

    Excellent post above by Jana !

    A tire can be cut at one location, and pop later elsewhere. For immediate results, a small puncture hole is more effective.

    The perpetrator may be outside our flying community, so people compensating financially may not produce the “neutralizing” effect sought in the first posting.

    Regardless, I pledge $5. It is just a tire, let’s move on, I had 2 flats last week.

    in reply to: Possible TFR this weekend 7-15 & 7-16 and longer? #18569
    Jerome Daoust
    General Member

    The TFR ID’s change often. For the Rabbit fire near Soboba, it seems to be up to the 3rd ID now. To make the confusion worse they don’t indicate quickly when an old one has been superseded if you just look up that ID. So it may be best to avoid entering an ID which can be obsolete, and instead rely on a search area. This may be challenging, thanks for trying.

    The SkyVector tool is almost sufficient, only missing location markers for our flying sites, to know if it is in/out of a TFR

    in reply to: Possible TFR this weekend 7-15 & 7-16 and longer? #18567
    Jerome Daoust
    General Member

    Nice tool Jonathan. The TFR is continuously evolving (and using new ID’s), now including the Soboba flight park…TFR_NearSoboba_2023_07_17_1642_UTC

    Some local roads are closed as well…ClosedRoads_2023_07_17_1210

    in reply to: Possible TFR this weekend 7-15 & 7-16 and longer? #18556
    Jerome Daoust
    General Member

    Getting closer, but Soboba flight park is still outsideTFR_NearSoboba_2023_07_15_2058UTC

    in reply to: Possible TFR this weekend 7-15 & 7-16 and longer? #18550
    Jerome Daoust
    General Member

    Using the coordinates (33º53’22″N, 117º04’15″W) provided for the center of that TFR (with a radius of 5 nautical miles) and the distance to Soboba, it puts the launches outside by a safety margin of 2 miles (1.8 nautical mile).TFR_Dist_to_SobobaLaunch

    Still a good idea to be conscious of air traffic, and avoid heading West of launches by any significant amount.

     

    in reply to: Possible TFR this weekend 7-15 & 7-16 and longer? #18548
    Jerome Daoust
    General Member

    For those waiting for updates, they can use this to easily find a TFR over a map of our area… SkyVector.

    in reply to: USHPA + IPPI When Travelling Abroad #18459
    Jerome Daoust
    General Member

    I reported the broken link a week or so ago, and the conversion table is now available here. It is mostly of interest for pilots visiting from elsewhere, since (as David mentioned) USHPA members with a rating automatically also have an IPPI rating.

    in reply to: PG – 10% Braking Reduces Pitch Stability #18270
    Jerome Daoust
    General Member

    Hi Bille.
    From PGT > Dealing with Turbulence

    Wing pressurisation myth. Pressure inside the wing is only dependent on airspeed, so braking and slowing down the wing, will decrease the wing’s internal pressure.

    Braking has other effects and benefits, but people often oversimplify and incorrectly assume it is from increased internal pressure. The myth lives on.

    in reply to: Camping has been suspended until further notice. #18080
    Jerome Daoust
    General Member

    Thank you for being responsible to ensure the future use of the LZ…

    1. Interrupting camping since not supported by the DWR lease, despite disappointing some.
    2. Trying to reach a proper arrangement with the DWR.
    in reply to: CSS no longer has USHPA insurance. #17904
    Jerome Daoust
    General Member

    Thank you Jeff, those details have gone a long way to getting me onboard.

    in reply to: CSS no longer has USHPA insurance. #17894
    Jerome Daoust
    General Member

    Dan wrote…”Insurance is just another commodity”.

    When I switch home insurance to a different company, but keep similar coverage, I agree that it is a simple decision. But if I switch to a home insurance that no longer covers me if I charge my car in the garage and a fire starts, then all residents must be informed of the new risk exposure, so they can adapt.

    In the case of the new LZ insurance, the coverage is vastly reduced, having dropped aviation/flying as an acceptable activity. So club members and the XC Ranch should have been warned at the time of the change of their new risk exposure, and not left to discover later. Ideally before the change.

    in reply to: CSS no longer has USHPA insurance. #17887
    Jerome Daoust
    General Member

    I fully trust the board for making urgent porta potty decisions on its own. But for insurance matters, best to get membership input. Yes, it is more effort to move forward when more people are involved, but it builds confidence.

    in reply to: CSS no longer has USHPA insurance. #17807
    Jerome Daoust
    General Member

    Thank you for that extra info Jamie and Tim: Only the DWR requires insurance, not the Forest Service. And hopefully the DWR reviewed and is satisfied.