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  • in reply to: Thanks to Paul Voight #14991
    Jonathan Dietch
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    There’s lots more grass to mow in Wisconsin.
    Thank you Paul Voigt from WI!
    Not to be confused with Paul Voight from Ellenville, NY

    in reply to: Rock and Roll #14736
    Jonathan Dietch
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    I take it that you really meant, April 2’nd ?

    Tim will be driving his DeLorean.

    in reply to: Paul Garnet #14710
    Jonathan Dietch
    General Member

    Sorry to hear you lost a friend long before his time.
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ8xswGgvBF/

    in reply to: Hangar 24 Brewery Landing Field Barbed Wire Fencing #14602
    Jonathan Dietch
    General Member

    And you still dont get it?

    Dear Club Safety Officer,
    Landing at a busy Class G airport after punching through an aerobatics training corridor with a slow-flying glider seems like a safety matter for email broadcast and site protocols.  I don’t recall seeing either during the past few years. If I’ve overlooked something please post the memo or CSS page link. If not then let’s add a caution to the site guidelines page.

    in reply to: Sunday, March 6 2022 – Cloudy fun going east #14532
    Jonathan Dietch
    General Member

    I think you along with a few others appear in various situations when viewed in full screen. Very challenging day given how rapidly the clouds kept changing and flush cycles kept everyone guessing.

    in reply to: Wednesday, March 2 – Fun Trip East #14514
    Jonathan Dietch
    General Member

    That was a really fun day.

    24322

    in reply to: Clean Up Event, February 26th, 2022 #14471
    Jonathan Dietch
    General Member

    Y’all are awesome!

    in reply to: Ziggy ONT #14329
    Jonathan Dietch
    General Member

    Anyhow, we are probably at far more risk from other free flight pilots!

    in reply to: Ziggy ONT #14328
    Jonathan Dietch
    General Member

    Watch the whole video. There are 3 encounters in one afternoon. The commercial jet encounters that seemed close in my imagination were not that close. But this shows you how fast it happens.

    in reply to: Ziggy ONT #14327
    Jonathan Dietch
    General Member

    Don’t Panic!
    The BB crossing are more like 8K to 9.5K. The Santa’s Village Crossings are in the 9 to 12K range.
    It’s been my experience that commercial jets tend to appear 3-4X closer than they actually are.
    GA aircraft are a different matter and I’ve had a few encounters that I wish I hadn’t. The fatal Cessna in TX is more like a fat GA aircraft about the size of an Elsinore jump plane.
    Thanks for the reality check by running and uploading those tracks!

    Ziggy Billboard + Santa's

    in reply to: Work project for Crestline launch #14128
    Jonathan Dietch
    General Member

    Thanks for everyone’s work on the stairs.
    While you are up there with tools please remove these serious trip and blown launch hazards from the ramp which I first spotted a few days ago. These studs are embedded deeply in the ground. Maybe they are there for a ramp project? IDK but I had pause for concern when I launched.
    Cheers, JD

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    in reply to: Dec6 #14125
    Jonathan Dietch
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    Nice shot of the slacker! Looks like a fun day.

    I hope you could smell frijoles over Hortencia’s.

    in reply to: Tuesday Nov 23 2021 – From crappy to Wowza! #14087
    Jonathan Dietch
    General Member

    Good job Jerome. Tuesday was very good. Too darned cold to even want to get higher than the mid 6’s. Flew just under 3hrs and landed 10 minutes before sunset. Covered a lot of ground and flew with many different pilots along the way.  The last 90 minutes was one big glass-off. I wanted to land into the setting sun but had to pee.

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    in reply to: Monday 2021/11/15 – Better than expected #14075
    Jonathan Dietch
    General Member

    Lots of fun Monday

    2021-11-15 S3-170 JD (3733)

    And panoramic views

    2021-11-15 S3-170 JD (1596)

    until the overcast turned the sky into mud

    2021-11-15 S3-170 JD (4307)

    then bright blossoms came out

    2021-11-15 S3-170 JD (4778)

    in reply to: Friday, October 29, 2021 #13974
    Jonathan Dietch
    General Member

    I made a short music video from my flight between Switzer Park and S of Cajon Mtn. Some nice golden color change going on. Good lighting for the day as well.