General advice (unless you have some high-performance wing) is not to aim for Marshall launch when leaving Crestline from its ridge height. Instead aim for Regionals (or halfway down the West-most spine down from Cloud peak), so you can go around to the West if needed, instead of getting trapped behind Marshall.

One has to expect that the first half of the glide from Crestline towards the front range (Marshall or Cloud) will feel good (not too much altitude loss). But as you get into the last half, you enter the sinking airflow (not necessarily rotor) that happens downwind of the Marshall-Cloud ridge line, and at the same time realize it will now be challenging to go around to the West.

Not a bad plan anyway to first aim for Regionals (or just West of Cloud peak), as in addition to being a shorter route to safety, you are likely to find lift in that area that you can then use to complete your “L” shape path towards Marshall (if needed).

How much height over Crestline ridge makes it safe to head directly to Marshall? Depends on headwind and expected conditions, but if you are 1000′ over the Crestline launch, your odds are good.

California will allow schools, day camps, bars, gyms, campgrounds and professional sports to begin reopening with modifications starting next Friday (June 12): CNBC News article.

If you get into a bar fight, to keep 6 feet separation, you can hurl chairs or mugs.

Similar discussions were held at the start of the international Paragliding Forum, which has 49633 registered users today. The use of real names greatly improved the signal to noise ratio, with people feeling more responsible for what they post, having their real name next to it.

There will be people who desire saying what they want, while hiding behind anonymity and claim “privacy concerns”. Those people can avoid posting where their comments are made public. While people unafraid of stating who they are, should be allowed to share publicly what they want.

Where there is no choice (as in the CSS member directory), then personal information should not be made public, and only visible to those who need to verify their good standing with the club.

Impossible to make everyone happy, but the above has been proven to work elsewhere.

Still wondering what to do? (not too serious)

Instead of trying to make sense of the conflicting advice from politicians, medical experts, civil right defenders, corporations, or struggling families…

Simplify and just ask yourself: What would Chrigel do?

USHPA posted today these updated guidelines and recommendations.  <– Click the link

Mitch wrote…

I am no longer going to do any repair or sewing work for anyone who is now, or did during the fabricated ” crisis”  advertising, promoting, or complying with the California  CV19 quarantine scam.

This Seinfeld episode comes to mind.

As of May 8, masks no longer required (but still recommended) in San Bernardino (and Riverside) county according to The Sun and ABC 7.

Done (easy) but I have 4 questions…

1) Did I screw up by paying too early? I had an existing membership expiring at end of May this year. By paying now, my account now shows that my next payment is May 2, 2021. Should it not be due instead on May 31, 2021, so I  am adding a full year from my previous expiration?

2) Will I be billed automatically next year? I prefer avoiding auto-pay methods.

3) I am unclear about the “general membership sign-up fee”. It seems like the purpose of the “first-time sign-up fee” is to be a fee just applicable once, to the very first time we sign up (not following renewals), and that we can use this $25 discount coupon to avoid it now (which I did). My current payment was “only” $100. But when renewing in about a year from now, will I pay $100 or $125?

4) Since my membership payment has completed, can I delete my credit card on record under “Payment Methods” in my account?

Thank you for making this a streamlined process, looks professional (like other online stores).