Fort Funston on Memorial Day WE! No more La Salina

Xander · Post by **Xander** » Mon May 23, 2011 1:48 pm

Definitely sharp. I bought this one > http://www.buzzillions.com/reviews/weno ... ip-reviews

It makes me feel like a badass. Everytime I hold it, I inexplicably turn into Samuel L. Jackson. Hollywood Divers sells this model.

Steve90266 · Post by **Steve90266** » Mon May 23, 2011 3:43 pm

At this point, if you don't have a sticker, don't sweat it till we get there.

ajnanyc · Post by **ajnanyc** » Tue May 24, 2011 10:39 am

Is there still room on board the Friday truck for 1 pilot + glider?

Steve90266 · Post by **Steve90266** » Tue May 24, 2011 11:43 am

You bet. Who's this?

Steve M.

Steve90266 · Post by **Steve90266** » Tue May 24, 2011 11:56 am

Sony, you're on the Friday morning truck! We'll see you at 7 AM sharp! it's going to be you, me, Mike Ivey, and Orion. We are the Away Team!

jdevorak · Post by **jdevorak** » Tue May 24, 2011 1:43 pm

I still plan on going. Phil Bloom is a possible

Steve90266 · Post by **Steve90266** » Tue May 24, 2011 10:37 pm

Max is probably in as well. Depends on the weather. If yes on Max, we will revise our meet time at the LZ from 7 AM to 8:30 AM, so Max can take his daughter to school.

Everybody... BRING A SLEEPING BAG! Among other things. Let's try to travel very light.

Looking forward to some outstanding soaring!!

max · Post by **max** » Wed May 25, 2011 7:29 am

The weather forecast for this upcoming weekend doesn't look good for the Bay Area for Saturday and Sunday Winds gusts anywhere from 30 miles to 60 miles an hour, pretty much the same think for Owens Valley and Jean ridge.Marina could work even though the Wind direction is not quite Favorable NW. if anybody else sees a different weather forecast please let us know we still have two today to observe

Or if you can come up with some plan to go somewhere else where it might be flyable

Steve90266 · Post by **Steve90266** » Wed May 25, 2011 7:36 am

Max, this is bad news, but it is what it is. Thanks for the report. We'll have to keep an eye on the weather and make the call around mid-day tomorrow.

Since we are prepared to drive, what about Kingman, Arizona? There's another place in Arizona we could drive to. I'll get some alternates from Joe Greblo today.

Anybody else with an idea? I'm open to suggestions.

MikeI · Post by **MikeI** » Wed May 25, 2011 5:43 pm

Steve, (assuming we go to Funston) do we need tents for camping too, or is this just a 'couch camping' type of situation? Also, I've got an inflatable mattress I can bring.

Can anyone confirm if we will be able to pick up a dive knife to fly with temporarily while we are there? I have a hook knife, but don't have anything else besides a pocket knife at the moment.

Mike

Steve D · Post by **Steve D** » Wed May 25, 2011 6:32 pm

You dont need a dive knife to fly the Fort.

OP · Post by OP » Wed May 25, 2011 6:41 pm

Still to early to call:

Acording to Windfinder: Both Sat and Sun are soarable
http://www.windfinder.com/forecast/fort_funston_no_pg

Acording to many prediction models available here: it will be flyable:
http://windalert.com/en-us/Search/SpotI ... potid=2206

Xander · Post by **Xander** » Wed May 25, 2011 9:22 pm

I asked Steve Rodrigues, a site veteran, for his opinion regarding the soaring forecast for Funston this weekend, and he just got back to me with this:

"My take IF you can trust the forecast at this point:
Saturday direction looks good, good velocity by mid-day, could be too strong by late afternoon.
Sunday velocity good but direction looks a bit cross from the north, could be bush rotor in LZ. (might be a good day for Marina!)
Monday looks straight in and nice for the afternoon."

BJ Strand and I flew there last August. Wind was W at 25, and we were able to launch without issue, and soar all the way from Mussel Rock to the North End Gap.
Based on current information, I say we green light this beyatch.

-Alex

Steve90266 · Post by **Steve90266** » Wed May 25, 2011 9:58 pm

Sounds great, Alex. I'm with you. Let's take one last gander at the weather tomorrow in the afternoon, just to be sure. Looking forward to it!

ajnanyc · Post by **ajnanyc** » Thu May 26, 2011 12:12 pm

Hi guys,

What about Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County? I know there was some mention earlier about this site...

Are we still meeting at 7am in the LZ or later?

Xander · Post by **Xander** » Thu May 26, 2011 2:52 pm

Sony -
I sent an email to Marin County Hang Gliding Association to explain that we were visiting the area to fly Fort Funston, and we may be interested in flying Mt Tam.
I asked if it would be possible for us to fly Mt. Tam this coming Sunday (considering the short notice), and if so, what actions are required for us to make that happen.

Theoretically, we could fly Mt. Tam on Sunday morning, and then head down to the Fort to fly more. I'll let you know how they respond.

jcflies · Post by **jcflies** » Thu May 26, 2011 5:16 pm

follow the link posted above by the guy from funston. (sorry, forgot his name and too lazy to look, since i can no longer afford to go...) there's a really nice guy from mt. tam. i already talked to him. he's the first dude listed. he'll hook you up, just call the day before... i hate you all.

ajnanyc · Post by **ajnanyc** » Thu May 26, 2011 5:34 pm

Sounds good Alex. If you don't receive a reply in time, there's a list of club officers and pilots with their phone numbers listed here - www.mchga.org/pilots.shtml

Steve, please confirm what time you'll be meeting up at the LZ. 7 or 8:30am?

Steve90266 · Post by **Steve90266** » Fri May 27, 2011 12:17 pm

On the road to Marina Beach. We sbould be there by 2. I just heard a good one from the gallery:

Q: what's the hardest thing about being a paraglider pilot?

A: Telling your parents you're gay.

OP · Post by OP » Fri May 27, 2011 6:19 pm

We ran out of gas after flying.

Before that everything was good.

Sylmar Hang Gliding Association

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