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SDHGPA ANNUAL NEW-YEAR FLY-IN 2017

2/4/2017

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Annual New-Year Fly-in  &  Awards Ceremony @ Palomar
Saturday Feb 4th


Last Update: 2-4-17
Weather Looks good for Feb 4th and Fly-in is a go for the 4th!!!

​WX section at bottom of page was updated Sat AM.
Check this page for info updates up to day of fly-in.

Site: Palomar
New Date: Feb 4th 2017
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Where: Palomar Main LZ - Robert’s Ranch (Pala) 
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15450 California 76,  Pauma Valley CA 92061

SDHGPA 2017 Membership is required to fly Palomar & this event + BBQ.

Please Take Care of Memberships and Print Card/ Parking Pass before heading out.
(This will save time at the fly-in with a better connection)
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(Full Annual Membership or Visiting Pilot membership is valid for this event. However Visiting Pilots will not receive gate codes & must fly with Full Annual Members for access)
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​This will be a great event!!!
Rough Time Table:
11:00 - General Meeting Time & Set-up in LZ:  
12:00 - Drive to launch
12:30 - Site intros on Main Launch
1 - 4:00 - Launching 
​~3:30 BBQ Set-up & Start Cooking
~ 4pm - BBQ starts          
~6:00 - Awards Ceremony

Please review and read Full Palomar Site Gide: ​
Palomar Site Guide
Key Points for the Fly-in
  • All Vehicles must display Current 2017 SDHGPA Vehicle ID/ Gate Pass
  • Carpool to launch to minimized Cars on launch
  • Main Launch is preferred for this event
  • Keep all access gates locked and closed behind
  • Active Launch Windows: Use mountain etiquette - Only enter the Launch Windows with your gear if and when you are ready and intending to launch.  (set-up & prep in non active window areas.) Be mindful that there will be a lot of pilots on launch. Do not wait for the perfect Cycle, but rather take the 1st good safe cycle. ​
  • If in Launch Windows or Top landing Approach areas, be cautious and aware of flight activities in all directions.
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Palomar Main Launch Use Zones
  • Note new Portable Head at Main Launch
  • Do not enter Orchards . . . non-authorized Picking of Fruit is strictly forbidden and illegal.

Post Flying BBQ:
BBQ Starts ~ @ 4pm
Main Course will be provided by the club however it is primarily a potluck; so plan to bring an appetizer,  side dish, salad, or dessert to share.  Please also bring any drinks you might want. BYOB

Social committee would like some help from some volunteers to help coordinate food pickup, set up and break down. Also, if you have a charcoal grill or Portable Table that you would be willing to bring, that would be great. Ideally, we can get these things coordinated by mid day on the Friday before the event so that everything runs as smooth as possible on Saturday. 
We still need help with someone to bring the following:
  1. BBQ  - 
  2. Portable Fire Ring - 
  3. Folding Table  - 
  4. Folding Table  - 
  5. Folding Table  - 
Please Comment below and or contact  Wild Bill, Angela, or Anto to help and coordinate on the event planning side.

​Annual Awards Ceremony:
- Stay Tuned to hear all the Big Flight Stories of the Year
+ Not just XC awards this year!

Photos from Last Year's SDHGPA Annual New Year Fly-in 2015 @ Palomar

Weather Updates
Saturday Forecast as of Thursday PM
Bill H's Forecast Analysis:
It looks like the weather will cooperate. The sky will be partly cloudy, the temperature will be around 60. Lift will be light but will take some pilots to 5,000'. Any clouds will be a few hundred feet higher than that.
Bill H

Weather Round up as of Sat AM
NOAA Pauma Valley:  Today
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 5 to 10 mph.​
NOAA Boucher Hill :  Today
A 20 percent chance of showers before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 5 to 10 mph.​
NOAA Discussion Clip: A weak low pressure continues to move inland through the southwestern states early this morning. Isolated light showers will continue into this morning...mainly along and west of the mountains. Dry for tonight and Sunday and a little warmer Sunday under weak high pressure aloft. For Sunday night and Monday...another low pressure system moving inland through Southern California will bring greater chances for precipitation.
accu weather is forecasting the same as NOAA
http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/pauma-valley-ca/92061/hourly-weather-forecast/2178442?hour=33 
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XC Skies 3 Day Forecast for the 4th as of Friday AM
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XC Skies 3 Day Forecast for the 4th as of Sat AM
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XCSkies RAP Model Winds at 2K & 4 K (Launch level) are the same and Lighter at 6-8K. Lift to 4k & some may get to 5K.

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SDHGPA 2017 Board Election, Survey Results, & Jan Minutes

2/3/2017

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Election Ballots were sent out to the 2016 SDHGPA Full Member Voting Body Roster on Jan 4th following the Nov meeting & Dec open nominations period. 34 Ballots were received by the Jan 21st response deadline. All non submitted ballots are determined to be abstentions.
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The Following 2017 Voting (Board) positions were ratified by receiving the following % of votes cast:
  • President: Steve Rohrbaugh                     100%
  • VP: Jeff Brown                                              100%
  • Secretary: Dave M                                       97.1%   (with 1 write in to Anto . . .)
  • Treasurer/Sites Director: Bill Helliwell     100%
  • Safety Officer: Peter Hill                             94.1%   (w/ write ins: 1 to Anto & 1 to Chris Cote)

Appointed Non-voting positions:
  • TPSC rep: Kim Mccoy  (New Appointment)
  • Black Mountain CAC: Dave Metzgar, Antonella Zampolli (Incumbents)
  • Website: Steve Rohrbaugh, Peter Hill, Christopher Smith
  • Social Committee: Angela Albota, Bill Davis, Phil Weffinger, Christopher Smith
  • XC Competition:      Bill Helliwell / Eric Kolberg

Survey Results
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Willing to get more involved helping the Club in the following ways:
  • Any way necessary.
  • maybe next year with big black. ( PG pilot in ramona)
  • Helping water Little Black or anything else publicized
  • Site cleanup
  • Yoga for pilots
  • Site Work, Site search/opening, Fly-in, Web content
  • Site Task and other odd and end jobs as needed
  • horse canyon litter clean-up
Other Comments or suggestions for meetings or Club in general:
  • Great job of running the club. Others look to you as a model.
  • Thank you for your hard work!
  • Please send earlier notices. I seem to get them close to the day of the meeting.
  • club doing good
  • OPEN THE TOP OF LITTLE BLACK TO HANG GLIDERS FOR XC BY NEXT MONTH

Other SDHGPA News & Board Meeting Minutes:
  1. Issue: There is a reduced # of instructors in So Cal capable of issuing USHPA 30 Day Memberships to visiting International Pilots.  Solution:  To fill this void in San Diego per USHPA SOPs; SDHGPA will start to issue USHPA 30-Day Affiliate Memberships to International Pilots holding IPPI Rating Cards.  All Chapter Board Officers are authorized to issue USHPA 30-Day Affiliate Memberships to International Pilots holding IPPI Rating Cards.  Non  IPPI Rated pilots will need to get memberships and ratings signed off through a USHPA instructor/ PASA Certified School. Membership Forms will be available through 2 or 3 Primary authorized issuers.  See About Us page for current primary contacts.  See more details in Membership FAQ.
  2. SDHGPA will start maintaining Portable Outhouse  service at the Palomar Main Launch in addition to the Palomar Roberts Ranch LZ.  Monthly cost is ~ $65 per unit.
  3. Wind sock Flags are on order and will be replaced in the next few weeks at Palomar, Little Black and Horse.
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2016 SDHGPA Annual Income & Expense Report:
In 2016 we planed on burning down the reserves with our Free Flight Forever donation matching campaign.  As a result the Chapter ended out the year with a net negative cash flow of $6.2k.
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