Crestline Soaring Society

I had the opportunity to fly a new site for me last week when I visited Utah for 4 days. I hooked up with 2 local pilots Cabe and Neil from salt lake ( both avid base jumpers as well as pg pilots ). this ridge site was chosen due to the point was raining and thunderstorms happening all week. lots of room to lay out and good top landing area as well as a nice clearing at the bottom for both hang gliders as well as paragliders. I got in 6 flights with 2 top landings. the retrieve was easy and only a few minutes until you were flying again. we were the only pilots there but I am told there is a local hang pilot who lives right there that frequents the site regularly when the winds are a little stronger. I hope everyone enjoys the photos

Hey all,

I'm going up to Fresno the weekend of 9/21-23 to fly Dunlap.

My old man has a vacant house (err actually a friend is staying there) that is available about 45 minutes from the LZ. There is also decent camping at the LZ.

I've flown there once and it's a bit dicier than our LZ at Andy Jackson. So, the LZ land owner asked that everyone be at least a Hang 3 on this trip, and he may want to look at the logs of the less experienced of us. As far as PGs, I am under the impression that it's not a good PG site for various reasons.

Has anyone been to Garlock? What can anyone tell me about it?
Tony from Tennessee just moved to Ridgecrest, flies a Moyes XT or something. He says the place is great, I'm just fishing for more info. Steve

http://mtnick.com/home.html

This video details the travails of flying in Missoula, MT.

It has some good video of Crestline and Andy Jackson. I remember seeing the guy with the skull on his wing buzz Rob on the tractor and then skim the LZ like he was Oprah charging a buffet.

Now I know what it was for.

P.S. You need divx (http://www.divx.com/divx/windows/download/index.php) to watch.

2007 EIGHTH ANNUAL WINDS OF A HURRICANE FLY-IN

Who: Organizer: Grant Groundhog Hoag & Hungary Joe

Participants: 30-40 pilots, and you!

What: Driving, flying, eating & drinking – Repeat daily for 5 days!

When: Fourth of July Weekend – Wednesday 7/4 thru Sunday 7/9

Where: Hurricane Ridge & Cedar City near Zion National Park in Utah

Why: Fun flying the last seven times we did it!

On Wed the 21st. at 7:00 PM, we will host an informative evening
session on several subjects. These sessions are free of charge and
will happen every few weeks. We will make an effort to have guest
speakers like Super Fly Team pilots and national champions Bill
Bellcourt and Matt Dadam.

This is a chance to learn more about things like:

-speed system use(free adjustment)
-reserve use(free reserve check)

Greg Epperson Image

In case you didn't know. Or here it is again.
Come to The Mingus Mountain Labor Day Fly-in
We're doing a 3-day fun fly-in at Mingus over Labor Day weekend (fri, sat, sun). 40 bucks gets you a tee-shirt, a barbeque
dinner Saturday night. Brauts, Chicken or Salmon with the fixens. Pilot's breakfast Sunday morning, and the chance to win lots of trophies.
USHGA membership is required, and always gets you free camping at launch in Prescott National Forest.

Because some of us know Gunter...

More info here on his accident yesterday:
http://www.paraglidingforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=8057

A fun flight at Mt Bachelor, Oregon on August 11.

Pictures in here:
http://www.paraglidingforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=8035

Who: Organizer: Grant Groundhog Hoag & Hungary Joe
Participants: 30-40 pilots,and you!
What: Driving, flying, eating & drinking – Repeat daily for 3 days!
When: Fourth of July Weekend -- Saturday July 1 thru Tuesday July 4
Where: Hurricane Ridge & Cedar City near Zion National Park in Utah
Why: Fun flying the last six times we did it!

Qualified pilots are invited to join us on the Winds of a Hurricane Seventh Annual Fly-in. To be held on Independence Day weekend (July 1-4 Sat-Tue), last year 27 of the USA’s finest got high (14K) and went far (80 miles) in pure recreational flying. We always have a blast! Many pilots have made the trip 6 times. Most of the pilots are from Sylmar’s SHGA and Crestline’s CSS.

On may 29, dozens of pilots reached Grants Pass from Woodrat (Oregon) during the Starthistle (fly-in event).

Stats on my flight

Pictures (click the thumbnail for a larger image)...
Over Woodrat, and starting the glide towards Rabbies. Lots of pilots marking the lift.