WEATHER
Visibility: Unlimited all quadrants.
Wind: Light and variable from the northwest mostly.
Altitudes: 4000+
Time Aloft: Less than an hour.
Max Lift: 400 fpm.
Temperature: Warm low 80's.
Comment: Beautiful day at Avenal.
Tow pilot:
Luciano Whorl (Looch).
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Harry Davies is leaving the
CCSC and
California for the
East Coast and a desired assignment entering the
Test Pilot School. See the last photograph in this series for
Harry and more information.
Here's a note from
Peter Sahlberg about his flight today in the
Schweizer 1-35:
I made two flights; release on the first was over town where I found some 200 fpm and one 400 fpm. I tried to run upwind to see if there was lift elsewhere and quickly found that there was none. Below 2,200 the air was very smooth and the landing was uneventful. I took a second tow at about 1:40 out to the foothills to the west and found 500 fpm down. I ran back toward town and found some 100 fpm up along the way. I continued east until I was over the town and slowly descended until it was pattern time. It was a very nice day with green grass everywhere, blue skies, white clouds but not a lot of lift!
Peter.
Today Luciano (Looch) Whorl's Dad, (Greg) came to visit. He lives in Seattle, is a CFI at a local flying field and is on vacation to visit with his son. Greg and I had a nice long chat about glider flying soon after he went for a ride here at Avenal. There are two glider fields nearby, one a bit farther east but probably better lift there than in the immediate Seattle area. So Greg just might seek out one of those gliderports and maybe get involved in soaring. I think he'd really get hooked on gliders.
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Joe Oldham regaling Nels Siverson, Greg Luciano, and Aly Tawfik with war stories |
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Alex Caldwell conducting a Biennial Flight Review for Dennis. |
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Joe and Aly head back to Fresno Chandler in Joe's light sport aircraft. |
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They just barely fit in that nice Light Sport aircraft that sometimes flies like a glider. |
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Alex and Dennis after one of the three required flights for his BFR. |
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Peter Sahlberg is going to fly his Schweizer 1-35 after a few weeks of being on the ground. |
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While Peter flies the 1-35, Richard Walker will fly the 1-26 with Eric Burlingame standing by. |
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Alex and Dennis in more conversation about the BFR. |
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Nels Siverson about to launch on another of his training flights. |
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Nels is enjoying a 3 knot thermal on a day when good lift was hard to find. |
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A close look at the variometer showing the 3 knot lift Nels was working. |
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Peter Sahlberg about to launch in his 1-35 while Dennis Lyons runs the wing. |
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Richard Walker on short final in the 1-26 for runway 31L. |
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Concentration is essential with just a few seconds to go before touchdown on runway 31L. |
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Wings up, slack out of the rope, tail wagged, tow plane begins the takeoff. |
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Dan Gudgel taking a friend for his first glider ride. |
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Peter Sahlberg on short final for runway 31L. |
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Nice landing on an equally nice grass runway at Avenal. |
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Bennett Diamond continuing his quest for solo flight in the near future. |
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Eric Burlingame running the wing on Big Bird for Dan's demo flight. |
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A lovely Bird. |
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Tobias Grajeda about to take his first glider ride with his uncle Sergio Grajeda. |
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Both are excited about flying together with Toby's Dad nearby. |
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Paul Grajeda, Sr., Paul Jr., Tobias Grajeda, and Sergio Grajeda. |
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Neiman Walker landing the tow plane overhead and onto runway 31R. |
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Bennett Diamond scanning the sky for other gliders before running the wing of the Orange Crush. |
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Big Bird is launching while another crew waits to assist the Orange Crush. |
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Most of those shown are from Cal Poly just before finals week. |
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Another really nice guy leaves the CCSC. Harry Davies is headed to the East Coast and Patuxent River NAS.
Harry has been a great addition to our club, both towing and owning his Libelle, housed in the trailer that says, ASW 27B. Harry got a very choice assignment to Pax River to enter the Test Pilot School and we wish him a world of good luck and many happy years ahead. Thanks for being such a great member of CCSC, Harry. Come back whenever you can and stay in touch with us via any media you choose. Buena Suerte, good friend. |
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