So I’ll kick off the nominations with this;

Jana & Kathy have decided not to seek re-election for their board seats (Vice President & Events Coordinator respectively).  On behalf the entire BOD I’d like thank them both profusely for all of their effort and accomplishments this year as CSS Officers.  Jana & Kathy have been on the BOD this previous year and many other years before, their contributions to the CSS cannot be overstated.

So, I would like to formally nominate Ben Kanselbaum for Vice President and Mimi BowQuay for Events Coordinator.

Ben is a P4 PG Pilot and has been flying for 9 years.  He is one of the friendliest and most even-keeled Pilots in the air and hanging out in the LZ.  I believe he would be a great addition to the CSS BOD for his communication skills, judgement, and character.

Mimi BowQuay is also a P4 PG Pilot and has been part our CSS family for the past 5 years.  She has one of the brightest personalities in the LZ so if you haven’t met her yet, well I guess you don’t fly much!  Mimi actually has significant professional experience as an Events Planner & Business Owner so I believe she’s the perfect fit for our new Events Coordinator.

Hey CSS Members.

I just got back to the U.S. from flying trip to Oz.  There are no superseding orders or amendments to the previous closure order, so it is expired as of 1 December 2024.

I will double check with the Superintendent’s Office tomorrow morning, but I’m pretty certain we are free to fly without restriction.  I’ll update this thread with results, but I think we are fine either way.

Mid NOV Update:

I’ve been checking in on the status of the Line Fire and NFS Closure Order every few days.  I had anticipated a modification of the closure map around the 1st of November but that didn’t happen.

I checked in with NFS Administrators and there appears to be no talk or known effort to modify the closure map before the current order expiration date of 30 NOV.  With that date only just over 2 weeks away it appears that the SB NFS Supervisor intends to go the full span of the closure period.

We can still fly, and many people have been flying the past few weeks west of the 18 with few incidents (a visiting pilot violated the closure order and claimed ignorance), and pilots are having great flights despite the closure and limits to normal routes.  I do appreciate the cooperation and supportive nature of CSS Club Members.

The NFS Ranger told me the gliders are still there at the location pinned above.  He hasn’t confirmed yet but I offered to help get them removed, I’ll see what he says.

Does anyone know if Steve Corbin has any next of kin that we could notify?  I doubt they would want those gliders back, but it doesn’t hurt to ask first.  Otherwise, the CSS would be doing a kind act of community service by helping clean up the mess.  We’d probably just have to trash the sails but I know Tom is looking for airframe tubing for his GOAT project.

Anyone want to take the lead on this?

This is the location that they were found:

Click the link for Google Map Pin

Mario, its more about logistics… where to pick one up and where to be able to drop it off before flying home.