Sunday Funday Weekend March 19 & 20, 2016

[Bob Kuczewski]

Our March "Sunday Funday" started on Saturday. I went to Sylmar to support the fire house effort and met briefly with Region 3 Director Ken Andrews (not much progress there). Then Shelley and I went down to Dockweiler with hopes of putting the new Condor sail on the frame. Unfortunately, Greg had a full class, so we had to postpone the sail replacement until Sunday. I ended up flying my Falcon all day and made at least 20 or 30 flights:

Saturday, March 19th, 2016:

Fire Station Rally (with Sylmar Pilots)

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Greg's Class

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Unscheduled wedding on the Beach (with a late bride) held up flying for a while ...

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I practiced lots of ground handling and patience while I waited ...

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It was all downhill after that ...

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The camera ran out of space long before I ran out of steam!!

[Bob Kuczewski]

I ended up spending the night in the LA area, and went back the next morning to meet Shelley and swap out the Condor sail:


Sunday, March 20th, 2016:

Swapping the Condor Sail

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Greg Test Flying

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My Turn !!!

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Time to tie it down after a job well done

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Another super day at Dockweiler!!!!

[Frank Colver]

Wish I could have been there to help but I was alsohaving a good time with my birthday gathering at my desert place.

It would have been educational for me to learn how the sails are attached on these modern hang gliders.''

Must have been a very light wind day if Greg was only getting that high on his flights. Of course light wind is perfect for replacing a sail on an airframe.

Thanks guys,
Frank