Crestline Soaring Society

Interesting weather today. Did not see or hear any HG or PG flying Elsinore today, which was probably a good thing considering the weather progression here today. I took a 1:40 pm 1600 agl tow in a sailplane and flew out to Diamond Valley Lake topping out a bit over 12K over Canyon Lake enroute. Got to go around a couple of microburst rain and lightning cells near Perris airport and over the center of Lake Elsinore. Very cool looking down on the lightning from 10K+ and just a mile or two south of it. Both microbursts were tight and well defined. I have to start bringing a camera more often. Only flew a couple of hours but it was enough to remind me how fortunate we are to be able to experience soaring regardless of what particular wing we are using. I still love HG the best, but on a quick developing day it is nice to have a VNE of 149 kts, and not to have to use the old legs for landing gear. See you in the air, Alan

I would love to hear more about all the flights over the last few days at Crestline (and beyond?)