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- Fri May 01, 2015 8:28 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 2015 Fine Arts Festival
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1831
- Thu Feb 26, 2015 6:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Skiing this weekend?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1205
Skiing on Friday instead
The silence on this forum is deafening, but I persuaded a couple co-workers to take Friday off from work and go skiing. We'll depart from Arcadia about 6:30 and arrive at Bear Mountain just about in time for first tracks. If any SHGA folks happen to show up, it would be fun. This means Saturday and ...
- Wed Feb 25, 2015 3:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Skiing this weekend?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1205
Skiing this weekend?
This coming weekend (Feb 28 and March 1) is looking cold and rainy and not very flyable, but the skiing at Big Bear might be pretty good. My preference is probably for Saturday, though I could be talked into Sunday. Bear Mountain has most of their advanced runs open, so I'm leaning that direction. T...
- Wed Oct 22, 2014 9:30 pm
- Forum: Safety and Incidents in flight
- Topic: Drogue use in the LZ
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6476
Restricting access to the pilot forum
I confess I don’t see a compelling reason to restrict access to the pilot forum. My general belief is that if something isn’t suitable for the world at large to read, then it’s probably better not to post it on a forum in the first place, whatever the access policy. One reason is simply pragma...
- Wed Oct 08, 2014 10:27 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 2014 JPL Open House
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1621
2014 JPL Open House
The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory holds an open house most years, and welcomes the public to see what we do. This year, the event is October 11-12, 9 AM until 4 PM both days. JPL always puts on a great show for everyone interested in space and science, adults and kids alike. The place works like a ...
- Mon Mar 24, 2014 2:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wing loading
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6635
U2 wing loading
According to my bathroom scales and the glider manual, my U2-145 wing loading is: Me: 158 pounds Gear: 38 pounds (harness, helmet, parachute, camelbak, etc.) Glider: 64 pounds Total: 260 pounds Sail area: 145 ft^2 Wing loading: 1.79 lbs/ft^2 To me, my U2 seems just the right size, and I love the way...
- Tue Oct 08, 2013 9:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Landing with a northerly approach
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2190
North wind landings
I'm sorry (sort of) that I missed all the excitement on Sunday, but even so, I've got plenty of opinions about how to land to the north in the Sylmar LZ. Really, the rules aren't that complicated, and they're the same as they are for any landing. * Know as much as possible before getting to the LZ. ...
- Wed Sep 25, 2013 10:36 am
- Forum: Lost and Found
- Topic: FOUND - Wills Wing 65" Downtube
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2682
Lost T2C downtube
Mine! While unpacking gliders and gear after Santa Cruz Flats, I must have gotten distracted by beer in the LZ and left it there. Thanks for finding it.
- Sat Sep 07, 2013 9:30 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Dahlsten Cup - September 14, 2013
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5312
Dahlsten Cup entry changes
This morning, the board decided that there will not be a competition entry fee, and RLF and XC sign-offs will not be required. The board's intent is to encourage members to participate, have fun, and perhaps learn something along the way. It's worth noting that even at the same site and in the same ...
- Fri Aug 23, 2013 3:35 pm
- Forum: For Sale
- Topic: Litespeed-S 3.5 for sale
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2958
Litespeed-S 3.5 for sale
It's true: my Litespeed-S 3.5 is for sale; asking $3100. Following are a few photos and a whole lot of details about it. It's appropriate for a Hang-4 pilot who wants to move up to a topless glider for a good price. Alternatively, I'm told that one could put a new sail on this frame, to get a Litesp...
- Mon Jul 15, 2013 7:16 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Hurricane revival
- Replies: 28
- Views: 14383
Hurricane trip report
On Saturday, Will and I campaigned to fly from Cedar Mountain, so the Sylmar crowd scouted LZs and collected on launch. The wind wasn't right, but we were optimists and set up our gliders. In time, a bunch of pilots from Las Vegas joined us. Their club president, Ron Peck, looked at the crosswind an...
- Mon Jul 15, 2013 7:15 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Hurricane revival
- Replies: 28
- Views: 14383
Hurricane trip report
Promptly on Thursday morning, July 4, Lin O'Driscoll and I met in the LZ, collected gliders and gear, and pointed our way towards Hurricane. Many hours and many miles later, we rolled to a stop at the small airport in Hurricane to scout LZs. Not ten minutes later, Steve and Pat Murillo arrived with ...
- Tue Jun 18, 2013 8:03 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Hurricane revival
- Replies: 28
- Views: 14383
Hurricane camping
Please count me in for a tent site as well. My tentative plan is to drive out Thursday, July 4, and arrive just in time for an evening flight at Hurricane Ridge and a swim in the Virgin river on the way to Kanarraville. We then draw straws as necessary to see who flies and who drives chase on Friday...
- Sun Jun 09, 2013 10:34 pm
- Forum: Lost and Found
- Topic: NOSE CONE found in L/Z on Saturday 6/8
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2306
Nose cone found
It's mine! I reclaimed it and put it to use again today. But me, whack? Nah; it must have come from the factory that way. Thanks, Janyce, for finding it.
- Sun Jun 09, 2013 9:21 am
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Hurricane revival
- Replies: 28
- Views: 14383
Hurricane in 2013
Count me in! I can't help much with driver logistics, but if it comes to it, I'm willing to draw straws. Some of my most memorable flights have been at Hurricane. One of my first cross-country flights (an an inter-state flight at that) went twenty miles south along the Hurricane cliffs into Arizona ...
- Wed May 22, 2013 9:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Owens This Weekend?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 9947
An Owens Valley plan
After much debate, Lisa Wendt and I finally have a plan. Will Ramsey and Kia Ravanfar might join us for a day or two, still TBD. Lisa and I will converge on the Sylmar LZ around 4 or 5 PM on Friday afternoon, depending a little on our work obligations that day. We'll pick up gliders (she has her tru...
- Thu May 16, 2013 9:55 am
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Spring Air Glider Auction
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4711
Spring Air glider auction
A second glider will also be auctioned at the Spring Air Festival! According to Cyndia: David VanNoppen is donating a Moyes GTR World Beater glider to sell at the Spring Air Fest. Description: Size Lg Spectrum Sail. Bought as a demo glider from Morningside flight Park in 1990 Approximately 250 hours...
- Tue May 07, 2013 8:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Beer Ice Salt Science Challenge.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8557
Thermodynamics of beer
I never thought I'd be writing an essay about beer. Hang gliding leads people to do strange things. Let's define a control experiment. We'll start with a cooler containing a slurry of ice and water, but no beer, that's been sitting around the LZ for a while. It's at equilibrium, so the ice is at 32 ...
- Fri Apr 12, 2013 12:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: CPR/First Aid April 13th
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9609
First aid / CPR class
This is kinda late, but can I still sign up?
- Mon Mar 04, 2013 10:00 am
- Forum: Lost and Found
- Topic: Lost watch and pocket knife
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1825
Lost watch and pocket knife
On Sunday afternoon, March 3, I lost my wristwatch (traditional men's watch with an analog dial and metal band) and pocket knife (red Victorinox swiss army knife). It looks like I put them in a harness pocket and then failed to zip it up. There's a chance they fell out between the back glider set-up...