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greg krutzikowsky

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May 29, 2023, 5:34:39 PM5/29/23
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A look at tomorrow's forecasts makes me think the Prairie Mt might be good. The MM5 soundings for Corvallis mixing layer for Prairie in the NWS point forecast both look pretty high for this area. Much better that today's forecast for there. I could be persuaded to go flying if others were going to go.
Greg

John S

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May 29, 2023, 8:44:35 PM5/29/23
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Sadly, I took a job for tomorrow.

On Mon, May 29, 2023 at 2:34 PM 'greg krutzikowsky' via OHGA <ohga...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
A look at tomorrow's forecasts makes me think the Prairie Mt might be good. The MM5 soundings for Corvallis mixing layer for Prairie in the NWS point forecast both look pretty high for this area. Much better that today's forecast for there. I could be persuaded to go flying if others were going to go.
Greg

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greg krutzikowsky

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May 30, 2023, 12:10:12 AM5/30/23
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Meant this to go to the group not just to Tim in case others were not familiar with the site. Probably the most under utilized thermal site we have, likely because of the distance from Portland area where most pilots live and the fairly long turn around time.  


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Paragliders have a site guide on the CPC site, but it wrongly says it's closed
 https://cascadeparaglidingclub.org/site-guide/ Few PGs fly there, but there are some who do.

The site has about 3K vertical and launch faces N. It's in the coast range S of Alsea. Primary LZ is a fair glide out in Lobster Valley, but many single surface gliders have made it and there's a closer burn out LZ that's easy to glide too. It's a thermal site and takes about 40 minutes to get to launch from the LZ. There's been a number of long XC flights from there over the years. Bit of a haul for you Tim.
Greg 


On Mon, May 29, 2023 at 16:35, Tim Bugge
Never been. Site guide?

Tim Bugge 

On May 29, 2023, at 2:34 PM, 'greg krutzikowsky' via OHGA <ohga...@googlegroups.com> wrote:


A look at tomorrow's forecasts makes me think the Prairie Mt might be good. The MM5 soundings for Corvallis mixing layer for Prairie in the NWS point forecast both look pretty high for this area. Much better that today's forecast for there. I could be persuaded to go flying if others were going to go.
Greg

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Eron

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May 30, 2023, 2:27:27 PM5/30/23
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I’m gonna check out CLO and sollie tomorrow since I’m down here / looks like more NW forecast 

On May 29, 2023, at 9:10 PM, 'greg krutzikowsky' via OHGA <ohga...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Meant this to go to the group not just to Tim in case others were not familiar with the site. Probably the most under utilized thermal site we have, likely because of the distance from Portland area where most pilots live and the fairly long turn around time.  

Neil Clark

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May 30, 2023, 7:43:18 PM5/30/23
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Hi Eron,
I’d like to get another CLO flight in before the season ends.  Maybe see you out there tomorrow.  I’ll check in with you in the morning.
-Neil

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John S

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May 30, 2023, 10:41:12 PM5/30/23
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Thanks for posting. I might want to get in on a car pool, if that's available.  Do we know about the tides?
John

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Eron

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May 30, 2023, 10:55:48 PM5/30/23
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10:56 high tide  
It’s perfect at CLO right now - 
Wind already switched NW 
I was hiking so I didn’t go. 
Fingers crossed for tomorrow. 
Looks good all day 
I’ll be up there around 11 

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greg krutzikowsky

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May 31, 2023, 1:27:21 AM5/31/23
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Hope you guys get it. Prairie looks like it will be good on Thursday, but unfortunately I can't go. Maybe flying will be good somewhere this weekend.



rick...@gmail.com

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May 31, 2023, 11:11:43 AM5/31/23
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I'm thinking about going  (Wednesday) too. 

Rick 8am 
Wednesday 


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Tim Bugge

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May 31, 2023, 11:12:39 AM5/31/23
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Eron, you still at CLO? hHow’s it looking for today?

greg krutzikowsky

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Jun 1, 2023, 12:19:09 AM6/1/23
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So, anyone go to CLO today? How did it go?



Tim Bugge

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Jun 1, 2023, 12:31:40 AM6/1/23
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Buttery and clear up to 3k.  We all launched around 3 to 4ish. Faster winds the higher you got. I’m camped at CLO. campground. Tomorrow?

Tim Bugge 

On May 31, 2023, at 9:19 PM, 'greg krutzikowsky' via OHGA <ohga...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

So, anyone go to CLO today? How did it go?

rick...@gmail.com

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Jun 1, 2023, 12:43:55 AM6/1/23
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6 hangs and 1 pg . Much lighter than forecast. I'll share more photos later. 




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Eron

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Jun 1, 2023, 2:01:36 AM6/1/23
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On May 31, 2023, at 9:44 PM, rick...@gmail.com wrote:

6 hangs and 1 pg . Much lighter than forecast. I'll share more photos later. 

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Craig DeMott

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Jun 1, 2023, 2:57:05 AM6/1/23
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Glass, Juice, Deluxe! Left home at 2:30 PM with my nephew from Manhattan in the Taco with Das Boat on top feeling like I was 35 again. Passing the 4 way stop in PC I get a call from sky god Rick. Ahh-loww…. Hey Craig can you come pick me up in the LZ??????? Ahhhhh… sure, it’s not blowing in???? The phone goes dead we loose contact. My nephew then asks me how high is the mountain you are going to jump off from? Oh …. about 350 feet. This strange look comes over his face not ever having witnessed this hang gliding stuff. I thought you guys launched off big mountains, and so went the explanation of how it works in the day of a hand glider pilot on the Oregon coast. When we arrived Rick had already scored a ride up by a gentleman with a delightful English accent ”Neil” who was all set up. You could see definitely a bit of apprehension on launch by all the other pilots. Eron was already up but the other folks were not convinced it was time to jump. Hec guys …. I'm here to jump! Slowly but surly each the other 4 diver guys got it up to make the leap. Rick had made the sacrifice to suck out all the bad cycles of the day. All up from here on. I have attached Ray proof photos to confirm parts of my story, and to protect the innocent. 


48 years of jumping and I finally broke the 900 hour mark. How much more do I have in me?
 


  

John S

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Jun 1, 2023, 3:32:24 PM6/1/23
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A lot more, I hope.

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Neil Clark

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Jun 2, 2023, 12:38:45 AM6/2/23
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I’ll second that!  

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Eron

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Jun 4, 2023, 3:36:02 PM6/4/23
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I’ll second that!  

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A lot more, I hope.

On Wed, May 31, 2023 at 11:57 PM Craig DeMott <cde...@charter.net> wrote:
Glass, Juice, Deluxe! Left home at 2:30 PM with my nephew from Manhattan in the Taco with Das Boat on top feeling like I was 35 again. Passing the 4 way stop in PC I get a call from sky god Rick. Ahh-loww…. Hey Craig can you come pick me up in the LZ??????? Ahhhhh… sure, it’s not blowing in???? The phone goes dead we loose contact. My nephew then asks me how high is the mountain you are going to jump off from? Oh …. about 350 feet. This strange look comes over his face not ever having witnessed this hang gliding stuff. I thought you guys launched off big mountains, and so went the explanation of how it works in the day of a hand glider pilot on the Oregon coast. When we arrived Rick had already scored a ride up by a gentleman with a delightful English accent ”Neil” who was all set up. You could see definitely a bit of apprehension on launch by all the other pilots. Eron was already up but the other folks were not convinced it was time to jump. Hec guys …. I'm here to jump! Slowly but surly each the other 4 diver guys got it up to make the leap. Rick had made the sacrifice to suck out all the bad cycles of the day. All up from here on. I have attached Ray proof photos to confirm parts of my story, and to protect the innocent. 

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48 years of jumping and I finally broke the 900 hour mark. How much more do I have in me?
 
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Craig DeMott

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Jun 4, 2023, 4:15:21 PM6/4/23
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YeeeeeHaaaaaa! Brings back some fond memories of great day at the Cape. I didn’t have a clue you were coming in on that strafing run out near the north point. I just barely got a glimpse of you flashing over the top of me LYAO. :-)  Similar to a P-51 coming in on a DC-3. Nice video quality from the GoPro software. 
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