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  • June 2, 2024 at 7:50 AM in reply to: Training Hill Maintenance #20318
    Ken Howells
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    Thanks for doing the work!

    I did a few flights from the 120 on Thursday and the vegetation was definitely a bit tall.

    April 22, 2024 at 1:36 PM in reply to: PILOT APPRERCIATION DAY #20054
    Ken Howells
    General Member

    It was like a mini fly-in! Kind of tough conditions to soar in but lots of pilots flew. Had some out of towners visiting. Great burgers and hot dogs and salad in the LZ afterwards. What more could you want?

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    Crestline around 3 PM.

    March 9, 2024 at 8:14 PM in reply to: Please Drive Respecfully! #19753
    Ken Howells
    General Member

    The lower entrance road is graded and passable again.

    Good Job!

    You may resume driving disrespectfully.

     

     

    February 28, 2024 at 7:51 AM in reply to: Board of Directors Nominations #19685
    Ken Howells
    General Member

    Thanks for your time with the club, Tom! I’m sorry to hear that your injury is limiting your activities so. May time provide further healing. Glad you’ll be getting another form of airtime. Good flying!

    December 25, 2023 at 9:52 AM in reply to: 2024 and Beyond #19422
    Ken Howells
    General Member

    Yes,Virginia, the IS a Szanta Claus!

    Can’t wait to see the full details.

    November 17, 2023 at 7:12 AM in reply to: NOTAM Wrightwood Laser Research Activity #19219
    Ken Howells
    General Member

    Congratulations to the team at Table Mountain for their part in the Psyche mission’s successful test of laser communication over a distance of 10,000,000 miles!

    10 Million Miles Away: NASA Achieves Historic Data Exchange With Deep Space Optical Communications Experiment

    With an uplink from Table Mountain to Psyche and a downlink to the Hale telescope at Mt. Palomar that’s a heckuva triangle flight! Or is it technically an out-and-return?

    November 1, 2023 at 4:20 PM in reply to: Rides #19157
    Ken Howells
    General Member

    So that section of road north of where the campers park is off-limits?

    October 17, 2023 at 6:48 PM in reply to: Frank Hamann #19086
    Ken Howells
    General Member

    Frank was a great guy, something of a gentle giant, always a pleasure to fly with.  Gone to soon, for sure. Condolences to his family & loved ones.

    October 3, 2023 at 2:22 PM in reply to: Post-frontal Cloud-fest! – 2023-10-01 in 4K #19007
    Ken Howells
    General Member

    Great cloud shots JD, looked like fun.

    August 21, 2023 at 5:31 PM in reply to: Hilary the storm #18774
    Ken Howells
    General Member

    In the foul weather, yes.

    August 21, 2023 at 3:07 PM in reply to: Hilary the storm #18771
    Ken Howells
    General Member

    I live a few miles SE of AJX and all I had was hours of light, steady rain and light breezes. Rain only got hard enough to make noise for a few brief periods.  Runoff in the gutters on my  E-W street got to within 1.5″ of the tops of the curbs.

     

    August 11, 2023 at 9:14 AM in reply to: Steve “Crash” Corbin #18720
    Ken Howells
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    Thanks for sharing those memories, guys.

    I was cleaning out my shed and found a Sling Wing!

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    July 27, 2023 at 1:42 PM in reply to: TFR Viewing with Popcorn #18638
    Ken Howells
    General Member

    This is excellent, David!

     

    July 23, 2023 at 4:51 PM in reply to: July Fly-in (July 22, 2023) #18610
    Ken Howells
    General Member

    Any fly-in reports? Photos? Contest winners? Weapons confiscated?

    October 11, 2022 at 5:24 PM in reply to: Stan Koszelak, Rest in peace my friend. #16843
    Ken Howells
    General Member

    I’m so sorry to hear this. Stan was a great guy. He was very smart and I learned a lot about flying and weather in the course of riding up the hill with him and in the LZ after flying over the years.  His patient, analytical approach to hang gliding was a great influence. Great sense of humor.

    He had a ritual of always eating a simple cheese sandwich right before launch to keep his stomach settled. He did train as an alternate Payload Specialist for a space shuttle mission, way back when.

    In 2001 he lent his Fusion for the C.S.S. entry in the Crestline Days Parade (we won!). His son was the ‘pilot’ and his daughter tended a wingtip tether.

    parade_stan

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