Crestline Soaring Society - Western US

Dunlap 10-18-08

John W — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:20:05 -0500

Assuming no one else bumps me from the "Activities Director" slot ;) , I intend to do more in the spot next year than ask Diane what I can do to help at the flyins heh.

One idea is a trip to Dunlap in June. They've got a good launch, a nice LZ, and camping with indoor showers and other plumbing.

June appears to be the best time to get a sure thing there, while the summer marine layer has settled in here (and lessened the possibility of people flying to Tijuana).

West Mountain, Utah

misterlink — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 18:24:25 -0600

Stockton Bar ridge Utah

scotty — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:28:00 -0500

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

Dunlap Road Trip - Sept 21 - 23rd - Fun Hang Gliding site

John W — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 22:45:49 -0500

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.

Garlock

Slopehead — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 13:25:52 -0500

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

Good quality video with some Crestline footage

John W — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:23:01 -0500

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

Groundhog — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 18:39:08 -0500

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!

Superfly Ground School

flyatalcst — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 19:14:15 -0600

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)

Non Flyable Day

Fixinair — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:41:03 -0600

Greg Epperson Image

Mingus Mountain Labor Day Fly-in

knight — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 11:03:06 -0500

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.