Crestline Soaring Society

If you haven't already seen what Google Maps can now do, check this out.

Google Street View - Devils Canyon Rd / Ben Canyon Rd

Welcome to Jonathan Dietch of Long Beach, CA.

"I was a Hang 3 when I last flew 26 years ago and now I'm working on getting back into the sport."

On his website he has a lot of interesting pictures of gliders he designed, built, and flew in the early 1970s in Michigan vicinity.

Personal Website: http://imageevent.com/aero92/gliders

Full story here.

Fight lopoxia. Get hypoxic as often as possible.

What's the difference between a golfer and YOU?

Golfer says: Whack!!! ... Oh shit!!!
You say: Oh shit!!! ... Whack!!!

I saw a couple of launches at Crestline today that came pretty close to the bushes down the slope. These were good running launches with a reasonable amount of wind coming up the slope. We could all benefit from some trimming down there when these long runs are needed. Are we allowed to cut those bushes in broad daylight or does that have to happen “by itself" some night?

Mike Z

Hey all,

I did a landings compilation for an thread on the ozreport and since it's pretty much all CSS members, I should post it here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGA2JbxTg2Q&fmt=18

Happy Easter. Kill da wabbit!

Does anyone know about safely cleaning a hang glider?
I may have gotten the following wrong but I asked one of the guys from Wills Wing today if its OK to use soap to wash a hang glider sail. I thought he said you can use a mild detergent to clean a spot but that you should never wash the whole wing. As I understood it (or perhaps misunderstood) your not supposed to wet the whole wing because the sail is impregnated with a resin to protect it and getting the sail wet breaks this protection down. The sail can suffer shrinkage and as a result its flying characteristics are degraded. I was concerned by this because I thought I had heard it was a good idea to rinse the glider off occasionally, and I have done so.

CRASH CORBIN will be joining the rest of the "MEN"and the "REAL WOMEN" on the Wallaby venture! Sling Wings for everyone!!! Whack!