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No problem! Now everyone can feel like they were there. š
PGs could practically land anywhere if theyāre skilled enough, but HGs have more speed and sometimes require more runway. Itās harder for them to go to plan B during the last stretch. Of course there are other considerations for keeping the ranch as part of the LZ that have little to do with the landing part.
If anyone were to ask me what side Iām on, personally I just want to see this flying site preserved for decades to come. If I get the feeling that something, or someone is threatening its existence, I want to know how to stop it. The only way to figure that out is by putting all of our heads together and start brainstorming & getting the facts straight.
If weāre going to make big decisions, we need to understand all the possible consequences and have a back-up plan already in place to remedy any problems we might encounter as a result. Saying āDonāt worry! Everything will be fine! Weāll figure it out afterwards!ā is not what I would call a solid back-up plan. š¤·āāļø If there is one in place, Iām not clear on those details. Where can I see it, or read about it?
Thanks for showing up! We all love this place and want to keep it going. I think that sometimes we just get a bit stuck on one solution, and maybe thatās not the right one. Thatās why itās important to talk about it with everyone before making a rash decision.
OK, now the video is available on YouTube. Took forever to upload. š
March 19, 2023 at 1:38 PM in reply to: Marshall – Sat March 18 2023 – You didn’t tell me it was going to be That Good #17534It was a way better day than I expected! I didnāt do anything special, late launch, but at least I got a good view out of it. š
I learned during flight that I brought two LEFT gloves š¤¦š¼āāļø and put my K2 sleeves in back of harness where theyāre useless. When I got to over 8,600ft, I headed past Pine, but by the time I got there, my hands were hurting bad from the cold. I turned back, lost altitude and when I got up to Last Chance, I was too low to catch anything good to help me stay up. I learned that 1.) I need to stop waiting so long to launch and 2.) make sure to have comfortable gear.
SportsTrackLive, March 18th 2023
The HGs have been enjoying packing up their gliders near the shade structure for decades, sometimes leaving their gliders parked in the LZ for hours, sometimes stretching the HG parking lot almost to the PG landing cone.
Meanwhile PGs try to find a clean piece of grassĀ to lay their gliders down wherever thereās room. Most of the year we havenāt got much āgrassā to speak of, just dirt & rocks. Sometimes itās windy and this makes it more difficult to fold our wings, so we try to find some wind shade behind the structure. Unlike HGs, we have to let our glider fabric touch the ground to pack it, so itās been incredibly nice to have a small, clean patch of the LZ dedicated to packing PGs.
I donāt know why anyone would get upset about us PGs getting to enjoy what HG pilots have had for years. Can we share and have some mutual understanding of our needs? We have many more PG pilots vs HG, so we do need people to pack and move their gear out of the packing area as soon as possible. If youāre not ready to tear it down, donāt park it on top of the packing carpet. I think thatās all weāre asking.
Those present could possibly turn them away and take pics of their license plates as proof, time stamp and warning against illegal dumping. š¤·āāļø
Just FYI, IPPI ratings & membership do not provide any liability insurance coverage to pilots, in case it matters to the safety of our site, or our members. Neither does the AUA, which (to me at least) seems very much in itās infancy as far as rating requirements & training go. They basically rely on you having a USHPA rating to issue you their equivalent rating.
If having a form of liability insurance is a site requirement for our pilots to keep our flight park protected, then a USHPA membership is the easiest way to achieve this goal. I suppose AUA and IPPI pilots could purchase a separate liability policy, as long as they can provide proof to the club that they are covered.
Any changes to the club bylaws need to be approved by the majority of the CSS general members via a ballot, like we did about two years ago. We sent out a ballot with the proposed changes about 30 days in advance and discussed those changes on the forum beforehand.
I believe itās $15 per day, or $75 per week. You can stay a max of 21 days, at which point I think you have to leave for seven days before you can come back and camp another 21 days. š¤ Correct me if Iām wrong.
If it helps any, I do remember that the new insurance policy was given to the land owner to review and they had to approve it before the switch happened. As far as I know, their terms were satisfied.
Iām curious what the benefits of being a USHPA chapter are. I tried having a quick look on their website, but I didnāt see anything that jumped out at me (other than land owner Ā insurance, which we currently have via a different provider):Ā Becoming a USHPA Chapter
If any of you find something you think we could benefit from at AJX by renewing our USHPA Chapter status, please share it here. Their map still has us listed as one of their Chapters, but it hasnāt been updated since 2020.
It is possible that one party to the conversation may have been sick with COVID-19 for the second time in under a year and their normally civil and relaxed manners were temporarily absent. Just something to consider. I have had enough people explode at me and make false accusations right to my face that I have tried to learn to step back and look for the underlying message and ignore the mode of delivery at least for the time it takes to determine what they may be concerned about. Once I have acknowledged that I heard their true concern they usually stop the overt attack.
Just a few things to consider. Thanks.
I appreciate your interesting angle on this outburst, though Iām not sure it had anything to do with Covid.
I know weāre all different and handle discomfort in various ways, but I can say with confidence that at no point did I feel the need to insult anyone during my four-day kidney stone experience, which I hear is one of the worst kinds of pain one can go through. My mom had her spine shattered by a tumor last month, prior to that she was enduring the worst pain one could imagine for three to four months, very little sleep, she is just now re-learning to use her limbs, and she hasnāt insulted anyone during the process thus far. Stephen occasionally experiences extreme back pain and partial paralysis from his old back injury, but somehow he keeps it together. Maybe weāre special! I donāt know. š
If someone is unable to handle Covid without lashing out, perhaps staying away from the internet for the duration of the illness is in order? I suppose if you are right, one could always apologize for the Covid-induced outburst. š¤·āāļø
The name-calling and direct insults are very unbecoming and uncalled for. No matter how much you disagree with somebody, there is always a better way to deal with the situation, especially as one of our club representatives. š§š«£šµāš«
Jana, Please read your own post and acknowledge that we were holding Ā a regular (every other month) CSS Board Meeting. There is no 30 day notice requirement. CSS members are allowed to attend.
Board meetings are for regular business and questions and/or input from Membership.
We are NOT and did to have a CSS āGENERAL MEMBERSHIPā Meeting, which DOES require a 30 day notice.
As Jerome stated, Iām aware that only the General Member meetings require a 30 day notice. It was not made crystal clear (at least to me) what kind of meeting this was supposed to be. Normally the bi-monthly Board meetings donāt get special e-mail blasts to the general members, asking them to attend. Usually the Board officers simply meet at the LZ once every two months and discuss their chosen agenda, while general members can sit nearby and listen to whatās being discussed, and anyone can pipe in if they want to add something to the conversation. We then get the minutes of that meeting posted to the website for all to see, read & discuss.
They can be found here:Ā Meeting Agendas & MinutesEdit: Screenshot of the e-mail blast that was a bit confusing, but now is cleared up. I look forward to reading the minutes, as I was unable to attend on Saturday.
Canāt take credit for finding it. š Mark stashed it in a safe place for you. Stephen will tell you where.
Some of us will not be able to attend the meeting, therefore it would be nice to discuss it in here as well. Some of our members are out of State.
Itās good to be able to read the replies back on this forum and gain a better understanding, vs. getting a couple of minutes to speak and try to figure out what was said in reply.
Since a 30 day notice for the meeting was not given, some of us have made plans prior to the scheduled meeting.
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