Crestline Soaring Society - Pilots

Richard Seymour Memorial Sunday June 29, 2008

Groundhog — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:30:38 -0500

With great sadness, we report that Richard Seymour was fatally injured while flying on Saturday, June 21, 2008. He was 57 and had been flying for nearly 20 years. He is survived by his wife, Julie.

The exact cause of the accident is uncertain, but Richard was unable to maintain control of his glider while on approach to land. The last hang gliding fatality in Los Angeles County was more than 21 years ago.

Elsinore Sat 5/31

eteamjack — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:44:31 -0500

Saturday totally a different day than Friday. Some pilots were good enough to get above the constant up and down cycles over the spine.
Many of us struggled for quite awhile. Some finally giving up and
seeking the LZ. After at least 30 minutes of tight scratching
with several wings found and cored a tight thermal which broke me through the wind layer. The pilots who had gotten up earlier
had already left for X/C. Jerry who I had flown with on Friday again was my flying partner. The stronger lift was just behind launch where I spent alot of time. Tried going to South towers early and got drilled. Saw Jerry heading for Rad Dans and heard Everday Mike on his new radio expressing how good it was down near

Elsinore Fri 5/30

eteamjack — Fri, 30 May 2008 22:15:33 -0500

Awesome flying. Kissed the clouds several times, got really cold,
Serious wire snaps. My max altitude was 7350 approximately 200ft above clouds. Everyday Mike managed 7400. Lost sight of him
when he got under a pretty sweet cumi. Took off around noon. Back flag had been waffleing down. Launch flag died once then reinstated. Good launch caught the house thermal and never looked back. About 2:15 decided to land, but shear was in the middle of LZ, so I thermaled up over the lake and boated around until the LZ

SHGA - Spring Air Festival and Competition

Lynn McLaughlin — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:12:15 -0500

Sylmar Hang Gliding Association cordially invites CSS friends and pilots to join us in our Flight Park on Saturday May 3, 2008 for our annual Spring Air Festival and Competition. Among many reasons to celebrate, we are 25 years old! It should be a great day of flying, BBQ and festivities. And, we would love to set our best pilots against yours!

Pilot check in: 9:30-11am
Pilot Meeting for Comp: 10:45am

hang gliding exhibit at john wayne airport

owen — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:01:20 -0500

sitting at the john wayne airport baggage claim area (as i often do) i've thought how cool it would be to see hang gliders hanging from the ceiling. after all, orange county is the home of wills wing, southern california was the epicenter for hang gliding in the seventies, and well, it's an airport!

a month of emails, phone calls, letters, and face to face meetings with the airport administration followed... and this morning, i received notice from the curator of the john wayne airport arts commission that my proposal for a hang gliding exhibit at the john wayne airport, has been officially (and unanimously) approved!

Pilot's from Poland need some help at march in Marshalls area

batpoz — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:08:53 -0600

Dear CSS pilots. I'm PG pilot from Poland and i will be with my flying friend in CA in the middle of the march. (weekend 15-16 of march) in LA area. If weather will be Ok i want to try some flying (i hope some thermal) in Marshalls. I,m looking for contact to local pilot's to help us with flying in this place and also we are looking for some not expensive place for sleep. Motel, hostel or Camping. We traveling with tent we don't need lux 5 star just clean and safe. We both flying PG for 10 years.

Larry Grimes Passes Away

Alan Crouse — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 10:16:47 -0600

More sad news I'm afraid. Pilot, friend and neighbor, Larry Grimes passed away last week from complications of cancer. http://www.legacy.com/PE/Obituaries.asp?Page=Notice&PersonID=98445952

Larry and his twin brother Garry shared a hang glider in the 80's. They both left the sport when they started to have families. Larry got back into flying, and was joined by his son Joey, about 4 years ago. Never one to do the same thing too often, Larry took his glider all over southern California.

You've Seen Him "Land" - See Him "Work"!

Ken Howells — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 21:48:30 -0600

The Passing Zone (our own Owen Morse and comedy partner Jon Wee) will be performing at the world famous Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, CA! Their comedy/juggling act has appeared coast-to-coast, on TeeVee numerous times, and even at the White House!

Dates: Nov. 27th through Dec. 1st, 2007
Show Times: 8:00 pm Tuesday through Friday
7:00 pm and 9:15 pm on Saturday
For Reservations: (310) 372-1193

I lost my stuf bag (and my jumper)

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:20:45 -0600

Hi Guys

Yesterday I flew Marshall and what a blast. It was my first flight in California and I had a lot of fun. 60 minutes in the air, two base clouds and themals of +4.5 m/s. Thanks Rob, Wayne, Al and Jerome for show me the site.

But, I left my stuff bag and a black sweater in the LZ. If somebody found them, would you mind let me know please? I will be more than happy to pay for the S&H to send it to Houston, my new home.

access to marshall

Rob McKenzie — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:49:28 -0500

It appears that we will be able to resurrect the USFS Volunteer program of 2 years ago. This is where a small group of pilots have been trained and uniformed by the USFS to escort pilots through the locked areas. In return we are asked to help patrol on the ground and in the air for any illegal entry into the closed areas. If you want to fly Marshall Peak, please call me for daily details on how this program works.