Crestline Soaring Society

Hazy day , little wind, challenging flying. Seemed to be more Eteamers than Liners? Flew for 2-2 1/2 hrs. Made several really low saves. Maiden flight on my new Ultrasport 2-2 1/2 hrs.
Sweet glider! Got really low several times only to climb back up over Marshall. Highest altitude was 5000. Bill Soderquist dove back to Crestline worked the face and eventually got over the top and flew to Devore and back. Highest altitude 5800. Made an easy

Hi PGs,

Visiting pilot from Brazil wanna to fly Marshall would like to hook up with local Pgs pilots.

I'm planing to drive from Phoenix AZ(that's were I'm leaving now) be there May 14,15th.

I flown Marshall May 3rd with Rob from eagle Paragliding, Dean stratton and Josh Cosh, I love the site.

You can replay here, but better will be at my cell is 480-266-6969

At Noon, the 750 was out of the clouds and launchable. No lift to speak of.
At 13:30 Regionals was just out of the clouds and launchable.
At 15:00 Regionals was in the clouds again, but the E-W road below it was out of the clouds and launchable.
At 16:00 The road was in the clouds.

I only flew the first round, from the 750.

I didn't fly on Sunday I was just there for the Food!!!!

John rolls into the LZ with a metric ton of cooking tools and food.
For a while I thought he was channeling someone's Jewish mother.
"Here you should eat something you look thin. eat, Eat" except he didn't ask why I never call or drop by for a visit.
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What an unselfish planner.
He gave out grilled veggies for "those" people and meat and more meat for the carnivores.

You guys have been having way too much fun. Time to dust off the old wing and jump into the air again. We'll see you real soon!

Dale

A huge round of applause and thanks to John Wright for yet another surprise BBQ event at the LZ. You're the greatest John!
Dianne McKenzie

Sunday 4 May 08. Very windy at Crestline. I helped a couple HG’s launch and that left only Randy and me. I waited till his back was turned and then I snuck up and asked him if he would help me launch before he could ask anything similar. This was a shameless and very much planned maneuver. (Rationalization: I’m an old man with one foot in the grave and he’s a vibrant young whippersnapper with his whole life ahead of him.) After he launched me I saw he had to wait the better part of an hour before someone came along and helped him get off the mountain. Thanks Randy. I owe you a six pack buddy.

From other postings it was good at Soboba and Kagel. But Marshall was great too.

There we groups of pilots from Santa Barbara and Arizona.

At 1pm I did an XC to the dam (see attached picture) with comfortables glides from about 8k altitudes. Flight gory details.

Re-launched marshall around 4:30pm and flew in a blend of ridge lift and thermals with altitudes around 7k. Details.