bjvircks Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 I'm going to be in San Bernardino August 2 thru 12 with my son... hang gliding lessons for him. Anybody care to show us good places to 'hang out' evenings? I know that a few carvers are in the LA/Orange/Riverside/SanBerdoo area. I stongly suspect that most of the pilots I knew from my days out there have an altitude of minus 6 ft.:rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 Where are you staying and what do you like to do nightlife-wise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 BTW, who did you fly for when you were out here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjvircks Posted July 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 lodging is not totally committed yet, but most likely San Bernardino/Colton/Redlands. My nightlife is pretty quiet, laid back. Not a bar-hopper or heavy drinker... definitly a non-smoker. I expect to spend a lot of time poolside. My son will be just 2 weeks shy of 21 when we are there. Thumper... I see you list Canyon Lake as your location. As I recall, isn't that a development just east of Lake Elsinore?? I would fly 'smell-some-more' sometimes. I didn't fly for any team or manufacturer, just recreational pilot. My brush with greatness was when Larry Tudor drove for me one day up at OV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxguitarist Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 push the date back two weeks and i bet he'll be a lot happier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjvircks Posted July 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 Well of course he would! Unfortunately, being in California for his birthday would conflict with his attending engineering classes. Not that turning 21 at school wouldn't interfere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 Yep about 2 miles E of Elsinore. Let me talk to a couple of Redlands/SBD friends and see if I can get you some recommendations. Larry Tudor, didn't he set a world's glider altitude record or something? Where's OV? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjvircks Posted July 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 At the time Larry was the open distance xc record holder of around 300 miles in a hang glider. My personal best is 102 miles. OV is the Owens Valley. Most SoCal skiers/riders pass thru on the way to Mammoth. Lone Pine, Independance, Bishop, etc. The OV is world class flying! Most XC pilots have a chase crew. Larry drove my chase one day. The weather was not outstanding enough for him to set up his glider on the last day of a long weekend, so he offered to drive. I had a sh** eatin' grin for the whole next couple weeks. Not only had I met him and been in the air with him earlier in the weekend... he chased for me! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronG Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Hey, you'll be in my neck o' the woods. I live right near San Berdoo. Give me a heads up when the time draws a bit closer and I can shoot you my phone number. I am not a drinker either but maybe we can go tip a few back at one of the local establishments. I know the kiting contingent will be out at Crestline jump off this weekend with the temps that we are having the thermals will be huge, combine that wiht the upslope winds that we always encounter in the afternoon and you should be capable of a couple hours of flight time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 My personal best is 102 miles. :D 102 miles is incredible! What kind of altitudes are you flying at? Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjvircks Posted July 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 What kind of altitudes are you flying at? Very cool.yep... is cool... We would fly with ski pants and down coats to keep warm. It seemed kind of silly to be walking around at launch in flip-flops, shorts & tee shirts and just as the launch window opens we throw on the heavy gear. Then we stand there in 90 to 100 heat and sweat till we get off.We'd launch at 9k ft ( OV- Horseshoe Meadows) and spend most of our flights between 11k and 15k. On one flight I just broke 17k (without supplimental oxygen!) Aaron! Tipping one or two cold ones does seem in order. I recall discussing with you the possibility of meeting up with you last year about this time when business took me to Anaheim. An unexpected urgent push by Boeing made our team stay over much longer than intended and we had to work long hard hours to meet new goals. I did not have free time to get away... and brain fade must have taken over because I certainly must have had time to give you a shout via BOL. My bad:freak3: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 In Redlands try: Citrone, Italian/American cuisine, casual, 328 Orange St Joe Greensleeves, fine dining-steaks, 220 North Orange St Charlie Jewell's, pub/bar, great martini's, 1 East State St. The Royal Falconer, great halibut fish and chips, 106 East Orange Street The Boiler Room, bar with music or band, 345 North Fifth St. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjvircks Posted August 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 Well... everything worked out flawlessly ! Joe got his first taste of hang gliding by going up with tandem-pilot extradinare Rob McKenzie. In one of the (very poor, more on that later) photos you can see Joe in complete control of the glider with Rob in the 'back seat'. At the end, Rob took over to make the final approach and landing. Later, Joe got a workout by doing instructed launchs/landings from a shallow training hill. I got some 'refresher time' from the very top of the training hill to assure Rob that I still remembered how to fly before he'd let me use his gliders for mountian flying. I am so stoked!!!! It looks like Joe and I may be able to be in the air together by mid week!!! poor photos... Camcorder won't play directly to notebook (dvd not 'finalized'), and so I had to play the video to the TV, then capture stills from TV with digital camera set to really slow shutter speed. THEN I had to reduce the hi-res stills to 640-480 to load to BOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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