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Spring Air Results!

Our Spring Air Festival for 2025 is complete!  Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all the members who helped organize and run it on a stellar flying day!

Open Class Results

Rank Name SS ES Time
[h:m:s]		 Speed
[km/h]		 Distance
[km]		 Dist.
Points		 Lead.
Points		 Time
Points		 Arr.
Pos.
Points		 Total
1 Vrezh Tumanyan 14:30:00 15:49:15 01:19:15 28.7 43.82 269.9 81.4 325.7 58.1 735.1
2 Jonathan Dietch 14:30:00 16:12:13 01:42:13 22.2 43.82 269.9 45.9 195.4 27.3 538.5
3 Butch Peachy 14:45:00 16:58:45 02:13:45 17.0 43.82 269.9 58.0 14.5 342.4
4 Mario Miralles 14:45:00   14.88 180.8 180.8

Sport Class Results

Rank Name SS ES Time
[h:m:s]		 Speed
[km/h]		 Distance
[km]		 Dist.
Points		 Lead.
Points		 Time
Points		 Arr.
Pos.
Points		 Total
1 Nate Callahan 14:30:00 15:28:57 00:58:57 23.9 24.51 138.8 43.0 172.0 30.7 384.5
2 Erika Klein 14:30:00 15:30:00 01:00:00 23.5 24.51 138.8 19.8 166.0 21.1 345.7
3 RJ McKeehan 14:30:00 16:17:10 01:47:10 13.2 24.51 138.8 27.6 14.4 180.8
4 Hector Realubit 14:30:00 16:23:50 01:53:50 12.4 24.51 138.8 11.1 10.1 160.0
5 Ben Barret 14:30:00 16:31:51 02:01:51 11.6 24.51 138.8 7.7 146.5
6 Frank Havermayer 14:30:00 16:31:51 02:01:51 11.6 24.51 138.8 7.7 146.5

Cutter's Call: May 15, 2025 8:54am

Report of no flights on Wednesday. TODAY…...normal with a potential for decent altitude. Clear forecast but more haze down low. Looks like a stronger inversion. Winds aloft are SSE between 4 and 8kts by 2pm. Potential altitude to 6,100ft but probably capped with a max of 4,700ft.

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Kagel3537' MSL
Sylmar LZ1339' MSL

Past & Present SHGA Members

Are you a current SHGA member or perhaps were at one time? If so, it’s likely that you already have an account here on this new site, but you will need to set a new password. Just visit the “Lost My Password” page here, enter your email address that you used when signing up for your membership, and click the “Reset password” button. You will get emailed a link to create a new password. Check your spam/junk folder if you don’t see the email right away. The SHGA board of directors is working on transferring your memberships over as we speak, so if you are current and don’t see your name in the member directory yet, please be patient.

Sylmar Flight Park

12584 Gridley Street
Sylmar, CA 91342
Drop us a line or come by the LZ. We endeavor to respond to all inquiries within 24 hours. Need driving directions?