Here’s a link to where you can see the total raised so far: Shade Structure Donations. Looks like we’ve raised over $15,000 so far.

There’s an extra $1,300 cash raised by Nacho’s BBQ that’s not included in the total amount on that page. I’ll also keep donating as much as I can, when I can.

Here’s where you can go to donate: Donate Here.

Hi Ian,

Feel free to show up at the LZ before noon and you’ll find plenty of HG pilots to give you an intro. Dan is one of our HG instructors. If you’d like you can chat with him about our site. Here’s his website: http://www.flycrestline.com/

It’s definitely a great way to get better and fine tune one’s launches and landings! I’d highly recommend getting someone to record your launch and landing and then go over it with an instructor.

For example I was in complete denial that I was jumping on some of my launches, until I saw myself doing it on video. It didn’t -feel- like a jump, but it sure looked like one! While an instructor can try to argue with their students about what did or didn’t happen on launch, video doesn’t lie.

So ya,… great idea. Open yourself up to a detailed critique and don’t get offended by someone trying to help you. We all make mistakes, nobody is perfect, so try not to feel hurt by it. Use it to get better!

Update: Looks like they’re finally gone.

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It’s now the 5th of April and they’re still there. We seriously need to do something. We cannot allow our launch site to turn into a tweaker camp. I’ve tried to do my part, but looks like it’s time for better ideas, or for more people to call on whoever has the power to remove them. As much as I’d love to confront them, I’m not exactly intimidating and I don’t wanna get shanked.

Nacho and the gang did an amazing job with the BBQ, especially because it was a last minute kind of thing!!! He managed to raise around $1,400 in cash donations last Saturday (I need to re-count some extra cash from a couple of envelopes to the total), so that puts us in the neighborhood of $11,200 raised so far! 🤩

I want to give a shout out to all you super generous donors out there, both local and visiting! We are so appreciative of your caring and hope you get to enjoy the fruits of your labor very soon. THANK YOU!!! 🙏😊

In case you haven’t seen it, this is what the new shade structure may look like (designed by one of our own architect pilots, Jai Pal), once we have all the funds in place. If you haven’t yet, there’s still time to throw some cash into the pile. The more we raise, the better the facilities will be! Our final fundraising goal is being calculated by those who know what they’re doing, so I’ll wait to share the numbers with you as soon as we have them.

Sad to see you leave the professional side of paragliding, but I’m sure you’ll still come out to fly! Life shouldn’t be all about work. It’s awesome that you can retire fairly young and get to enjoy the rest of your days as you see fit. Who knows,… maybe it will be too much freedom, you’ll get bored and will come back. 😄