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Cloudbase Country Club (CBCC) is a community of hang glider pilots
pursuing our sport in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. We have many wonderful
flying sites located across western and eastern Washington. Through
regularly scheduled meetings and seasonal fly-ins, CBCC pilots gather
together to promote our sport, help newcomers, protect flying sites and
seek to open new ones. If you are interested in learning to fly hang
gliders, please contact us. The
CBCC will put you in touch with USHPA-certified instructors who can
safely teach you to fly through a carefully structured program of
ground school, training hill and tandem flights. Explore our web site
and learn more about the incredible sport of hang gliding. We hope
you'll join us in the air! | |
| CBCC meeting Thursday May 11, on the patio at Brian Scott's home in
Kirkland
Present: Tom Johns, Lori Lawson, Jeff Beeghly, Tom Lee, Darren Darsey,
Kurt Hartzog, C.J. and George Sturtevant, Brian Scott, Greg Petersen,
Gary
Braun, Rich Hass
Brian had the BBQ fired up, there were lots of salads and side dishes
and desserts. Everyone (including Jackson the dog) enjoyed a delicious
dinner before we got down to business.
Darren reported on Chelan race-to-goal event: five pilots participated,
two flyable days, challenging conditions, a few technical glitches in
scoring
but everyone had fun, good flying, and learned a lot. Next year's event
should run more smoothly given the experience gained in this first
go-round.
Darren says sign-ups for the Classic are looking OK. He asked for help
with launch direction and got enough volunteers from those present at
the meeting.
Discussion about "giving back" to the Chelan community by making the
Classic a fund raiser for a local high school student who needs help
with college expenses. Vote to provide $400-$500 from the Classic
profits to this cause. Will need input from local teachers/community
members to select the recipient; Lori will explore how to go about
this. Non-competitors flying during the comp traditionally are asked to
pay $10/day to help with Chelan expenses. That $$ will go directly to
the scholarship fund.
Lori reported that the Chelan Chamber of Commerce is miffed that Chelan
Flyers is no longer a member of the C of C. Lori has paperwork and will
look up the cost of membership, and we'll renew the Chelan Flyers as
members of the Chamber. Lori says it'll be easier to get prizes from
local businesses for fly-ins if we're members.
Tiger road: Will be open again from Tiger Summit (on Rt. 18) on or
about July 1. Gate will be
re-keyed soon. CBCC members who have a current agreement on file and
who reported flights at Tiger last season should have received info
from C.J. on how to obtain a new key. CBCC will have a maximum of 25
keys available. There will be an annual road maintenance fee of $50 for
all keyholders.
Paraglider pilot Honza Rejmanek will be in Issaquah at Marc and Lon
Chirico's home this Saturday (house just N of Tiger LZ), giving a
presentation on XC flying and
his upcoming participation in the X-Alps comp in Europe. Honza's talk,
which begins at 10:30, will be of interest to anyone who flies XC,
regardless of wing type, and all are invited to attend. A donation of
$20 (to help Honza offset his X-Alps expenses) is suggested, but not
required for attendance. CBCC voted to contribute $50 to Honza as a
goodwill gesture of support from the HG community. Rich Hass suggested
that NWPC and CBCC invite Honza back after he recovers from the X-Alps
event to talk about his experience in a joint club meeting.
Greg volunteered to take on the newsletter and secretary duties for the
club. All present voted enthusiastically in favor of this offer. Since
this happened at the end of the meeting and Greg had not taken notes,
these minutes were compiled by Darren and C.J.
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