Saturday, June 13, 2015: At Dockweiler ??

[JoeF]

Word is that BobK and JoeF will be at Dockweiler on Saturday, June 13, 2015.
It would be good to see others ... See you.

[Bob Kuczewski]

I've heard that as well!!!

I look forward to another day of flying with you Joe!!

[Bob Kuczewski]

Here's the forecast winds for tomorrow at Dockweiler:

  Forecast for June 13th, 2015:  

Time	6a	7a	8a	9a	10a	11a	12n	1p	2p	3p	4p	5p	6p	7p	8p	9p	10p
Direction	220	220	220	220	220	230	230	230	240	240	240	240	240	240	240	240	240
Speed	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0

It looks pretty good!!!     

[JoeF]

1. John Heiney with Dream 205.
   
2. JoeF flew two flights on BobK's Falcon III 195. JoeF flew John Heiney's Dream 205. JoeF flew WW Alpha 210.
3. Nancy and Robin Hastings from RGSA.
4. Greg DeWolfe
5. Russell Smith (student of Windsports' Andy Beem) was test flying his new harness. He finally became quite comfortable with it during the many flights he took today.
6. Bob Bendetson ... up past 16,000 Dockweiler flights to date

   

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7. Weiland from Belgium. Wine maker. FDGS Otto Lilienthal book given to him.
8. Derek Davis and his Falcon I. Barefoot. Light spirit!
9. Shelley (spelling?) Butler dropped by.
10. Six Windsports students on the Condor.
11. At one point there was 27 spectators watching a flight of the Alpha 210.
12. Some Friends of Dockweiler Gliding Society shoveled sand around the site plaque pedestal to make room for cyclist visitors. More shoveling is yet needed; feel free to be friendly and shovel some sand. And sweep sand.
Much thanks to Windsports and to Greg DeWolfe for the oversight and tips.

Notes:
== Feather finding ... Make flying things with feathers.
== Magnetic idea: fetch dropped ferrous parts.
== Camera in sand to image flyovers
== Derek Davis recalled someone getting cut when going barefoot at the site. Friends of Dockweiler Gliding Society are invited to clear glass and other debris when visiting the site.
== Find all the ways one might get bonked by a glider. Avoid all those ways.
== JoeF had six hours of wonderful sand-walking, sand running, sand-slope climbing, launching HGs insand, landing HGs in sand, carried HGs in sand. He grounded himself after four flights. Today was the fourth consecutive weekend day of flying; flight counts: 6, 2, 10, 4.
== Chris Bolfing reportedly did assemble via a partnering with John Heiney the Antares bowsprit he received from JoeF recently.
== Unverified: a video exists of some aspect of the May 9, 2015 - Markus Schaedler (R.I.P.) tragic flight.
Markus Michael Albert Schaedler http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/05/ ... in-sylmar/
== Area cone markers stay in place during closed hours.
== BobK seemed to have had about 10 flights; some video was taken; he nearly reached the wet sand while in his Falcon 3.



== Explore senior-citizen annual parking pass Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors ? HERE1 Explore more than these links.
http://file.lacounty.gov/dbh/docs/cms1_216987.pdf

Vehicle must be registered to applicant; so, borrowing a car doe not qualify.

Very full day ...

Related to Dockweiler assets: http://www.danielbusby.com/hang-gliding/flying-like-a-seagull/

Photo of Dream 205: http://footflyer.com/log/Hang_Glider_Lo ... ngHill.jpg

Condor detail:

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[Bob Kuczewski]

Joe flew 3 different gliders ... all flawlessly.   

Here's Joe flying John Heiney's Dream 205:

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Here's Joe flying my Falcon 195:

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And finally, here's Joe flying the Alpha 210:

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It was another fun day for the Friends of Dockweiler Gliding Society!!   

[JoeF]

More notes regarding the wonderful day at Dockweiler:
== Filled LZ divots made by beach users and lifeguard trucks.
== Found dried forms in the plants of the HG slope; the forms were translucent, tri-part, and were feather light; they were tossed into the wind to indicate wind direction. The thin plastic-like dried form were from a special species of jellyfish: HERE PHOTO BEFORE THE DRIED FORM. Here is a wiki on the species: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velella

== Flew toss ring
== Flew three types of unmanned kites at appropriate spots outside of any interference with the HG zones: power 3m, barrel roller, and finned Eddy mod.
== Took many video of BobK, some of pelicans, and a short of Russell Smith ....using BobK's camera.
== Must get a camera again ..
== The day was better than the gym for my health and fitness.
== Discussed my dream of buddy push while other pulls the xbeam haul-back.
== Discussed the control-frame downtube inner sleeve rivet place-set on Falcon 3 195. Essentially the inner hidden sleeve forms a tapered beam while appearing as a constant-cross-section beam.
== Discussed the smaller-diameter tubing in Heiney's Dream 205
== Played a part is packing Alpha 210, Condor 330, Falcon 3. Good practice, lessons learned; listened to various challenges.
== Discussed with Bob B. some assets of having a national org that is fully focused on airframed hang gliders.
== Discussed with Bob B. some aspects of the 2 m to 5 ft packed HG design movement. He offered with sparkling eyes about being able to simply put the pack inside a passenger car. He expressed the desire that solutions be low on assembly and pack times.
== Discussed the possibility of a HG hospitality room ... to save traffic-snarl times to effect some Dockweiler gatherings.
== Noticed needs: more drinking water, lunch pack with ice, wind speed metering and visibility for both pilots and spectators (enhance the spectator experience). At one instant there were 27 cyclists stopped to see an Alpha 210 flight ( after flight the mini-crowd cycled on and dispersed).
== Several persons were struggling to get information and that-day flight lessons. Greg seemed fully booked.
== Three Otto Lilienthal books were distributed to persons showing keen interest in HG. "from Friends of Dockweiler Gliding".
== Of all flights by anyone that day, BobK seemed to be the one with the longest distanced flight; he came within a short distance from the wet sand. His Falcon 3 195.
== Noticed the many flowering plants that live on the HG slope. It would be neat to get to know the species better.
== Most-smooth flight seemed to me to by Russell Smith in his new harness.
== Most-ebullient spirited hang glider pilot seemed to be Derek Davis; yet he admitted running out of energy!
== I noticed enough sand-moisture pitting on some HG xbeams to remind me to consider surface protectants for HG parts, especially in the sea-sand environment.
== More running training on sand is needed. ; )
== Of a former note in this topic thread, I intended mentioning that Chris Bolfing had a 30-min flight at Torrey last week (or so) with the Antares he received from me (and I from Dan Fitzgerald); it took some puzzling to get the Antares bowsprit assembled; John Heiney and Chris figured it all out. Historical wing with root influence into the Eipper space from my Koman-Faust Dial Ship bowsprit-spreaderless 1973 initiative.

[Bob Kuczewski]

 
Robin and Nancy from  New Mexico  stopped by for some fun in the sun:

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They enjoyed meeting hang gliding legend Joe Faust:

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And expanded the growing Friends of Dockweiler Gliding:

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Add New Mexico to the visitor's log book at Dockweiler Beach:

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