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  • in reply to: CSS Board Meeting Videos, March 18th, 2023 #17575
    Jonathan Dietch
    General Member

    The training hill is on land owned by:
    Encore University Hills, LLC, a Delaware Corporation. It was formed in 2021.
    You would have to speak with their California or Delaware agents to learn anything further.

    Encore 2

    Encore University Hills, LLC CA_Page_1

    in reply to: CSS Board Meeting Videos, March 18th, 2023 #17568
    Jonathan Dietch
    General Member

    The green area is all that we lease. I have a copy of the lease. The yellow area belongs to the State of CA and is not part of our lease. I can’t see the state minding if we use the entire parcel of land. A hostile neighbor on the other hand could take exception. It’s important that we get along with our neighbors especially the ones we share the skies and LZ with. The more divided the club, the weaker we become.

    LZ Leased

    Jonathan Dietch
    General Member

    Must have been cold. According to SportsTrackLive, Jonathan got out and had himself a walk to warm up at Cajon Mountain

    You’re not too far off!
    162139 Cajon

    in reply to: CSS Board Meeting Videos, March 18th, 2023 #17535
    Jonathan Dietch
    General Member

    Thanks for taking and posting video Jana.
    It would be better if they were posted to YouTube.
    Google Photos is a very poor video hosting service and they take forever to load.
    Thanks,
    JD

    Jonathan Dietch
    General Member

    Nice photos and flight gentlepilots!
    I launched around 2:57 and flew a little under 3 hours covering 37 miles along 3 turn points. I did not allow myself to climb above 7,700′ due to hypothermia creeping in. Alex G flew a similar but larger circuit than mine having launched 2 hrs earlier but struggling for a while before getting under way.  The day was exactly what the NAM and ECMWF forecast models showed. I have the whole flight on video with stereo audio and when I get around to editing I’ll post it here.

    2023-03-18 Marshall Alto - X.

    151142 Halo

    152342_14 7.700'

    162415_19 Cajon

     

    https://www.sportstracklive.com/en/track/map/VicariousIcarus/5/marshall-california/719265?mode=3D

     

    in reply to: Torrey Pines Delivers 2/28/2023 #17454
    Jonathan Dietch
    General Member

    Gosh Bille,
    With that twice-reduced payload, in terms of altitude I ‘d say you had a leg up on me!
    “Bada Bump!” Don’t forget to tip your waitress on your way out.
    JD

    in reply to: Aerobatic NOTAM over Mentone Dam #17442
    Jonathan Dietch
    General Member

    Thanks Daniel,
    How are you getting local NOTAM information?
    BTW – I am an authorized NOTAM writer and can post directly to the database although I haven’t done so in the years I’ve had this access.

    in reply to: Redlands Airport Advisory Board #17428
    Jonathan Dietch
    General Member

    I am guessing that the harshest thing the city could do is cite us for trespassing after we’ve landed. This would probably get thrown out in court too.

    The looming issue is if the FAA modifies FAR103 in a way that reduces our freedom to fly at will in Class G and E airspace.

    The delivery drone lobby is the greater issue and not the City of Redlands.

    Separately, there can be frivolous but expensive lawsuits against pilots such as this.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JCM_Farming

    in reply to: Redlands Airport Advisory Board #17411
    Jonathan Dietch
    General Member

    Hi Albert,
    Stan, Jai Pal and myself spoke to the counsel on Zoom along with a retired CFI who welcomed us at KREI. No action will be taken until after an ad hoc committee meets between the CSS, RAA and the City AP Mgr. It was agreed that we all need to meet and communicate together so we can see what will actually work. The chair of the counsel requested the RAA find other existing municipal codes that deal with issues like this. The two that I know of are for different reasons.
    AFAIK, the barbed wire topped fence around the adjacent property was not addressed and may continue for act as a trap for unsuspecting pilots.

    in reply to: Torrey Pines HG Season #17359
    Jonathan Dietch
    General Member

    Gosh Bille, What an amazing period of time that must have been!

    in reply to: Thursday, December 8 2022 – Crestline to Hangar 24 #17082
    Jonathan Dietch
    General Member

    I’m glad we had as much turnout as we did. For a change of pace I made it back to the LZ. 98 minutes in cold to freezing was enough for me.

    in reply to: Sunday, November 27, 2022 – Turkey Weekend Flying For Turkeys #17050
    Jonathan Dietch
    General Member

    Sunset did not disappoint. AJX Sunset 2

    Good single surface HG weather. 2022-11-27 Crestline RX2-190a.

     

    in reply to: Thursday, 2022/10/20 – High and Floaty #16887
    Jonathan Dietch
    General Member

    Seriously, no pilot should be flying without an activated GPS tracker or a 406Mhz SARSAT beacon. The 2-meter radio is also a great idea. Better yet is for pilots to be a part of https://xcfind.paraglide.us/ and understand how to interact with the system and look for indication of incidents.

    I flew with too large a glider on Thursday and paid the price. I was still able to cover a lot of terrain but got a little too ambitious and was 100′ too low by the afterbay to connect and get back up. Not matter. It was a fun flight with good views. I found a new field to land in too.
    2022-10-20 Crestline Afterbay S3-170

    in reply to: Stan Koszelak, Rest in peace my friend. #16853
    Jonathan Dietch
    General Member

    Gosh! I’m so saddened for Stan and his wife. Any time I get lucky and hook the occasional thermal by the high school bus parking I think of Stan because he showed me how it works perhaps 12 years ago.
    One of my favorite Stan quips was when he got in Knumbnuts’ face and called our training circuit, “The Big Oops!”. You always knew where you stood with Stan. I may be blunt but Stan was BLUNT! I am truly sorry that he has left the building. I wish his wife and family peace.

    in reply to: Wednesday (9/28/2022) looks stellar #16734
    Jonathan Dietch
    General Member

    It was a good day

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