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Horse & LB Site Work & Fly Party

1/22/2016

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The 1st 2 Work Party days were a huge success!  
For pictures of those days, see:  A Big Thank You for Making  Horse and Little Black look great!

The Follow-on Work Party for Little Black is scheduled for:
Sat, Jan 30th 2016
Little Black Site Preservation Work Party & Fly - Part 2
Meet in LZ 9:00
Where: 14811 Black Mountain Rd San Diego, CA 92127

Jan 9th & 10th 2016 : Double Site Work Party & Flying - Two Days - Two Sites
Both Little Black and Horse are in need of some much needed TLC.  

Please come out to help make "your" sites shine to their former glory for all of us to enjoy.  Lots of hands make for quicker work allowing for better flights today and Tomorrow!
We will be leveraging the predicted rains to help with our efforts. So Rain is good and what we are looking for!  Work Parties will be held regardless of weather conditions and post work flying will be weather dependent.
1-8-16 Update
Still a Go for this weekends work parties, Sat then Sunday.

Per NOAA Horse looks clear till after 4pm on Sat with 40% chance till 70% @ night

Then on Sun @ LB is showing 40% in the am and clearing to the afternoon and night. Other WX sites also show rain on Sunday.

Priority is to get the Horse LZ cleaned up. Not sure about how soupy the road up to Horse is going to be . . . and we may want to stay off it and or minimize traffic on it. Traffic us should be limited to 4x4 vehicles only. Greg is available this weekend with his tractor and not the other weekends. If too much rain on Sunday, we will reschedule the LB work party till two weeks out with Pref on Fly-in for the 16th vs WX alternate of the 23rd. Work Party scope of work See below. 
Martin Palmaz (USHPA Executive Director) will likely be flying in to join us for our Fly-In on the 16th. He would like to talk with us, answer any questions, and get our feedback regarding USHPA & Insurance issues. 

Fly-in Page:​
Go to Fly-in Page

Horse LZ & Launch Work Party & Fly
Sat, Jan 9th 2016
Meet in LZ 9:00 
Where: 4598 Buckman Springs Rd,  
​Pine Valley, CA 91962​

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​The LZ has become greatly overgrown and the Launch has eroded leaving many exposed rock snags and Windsock poles have been vandalized.

Horse Draft Work Plan:
  • Restoring Postage Stamp LZ - Repair off road ruts damage and remove large regrowth obstacles from original sized landing field
  • Repairing erosion ruts and removing rock snags on Launch (If road is open post storms)
  • Rebuilding LZ & Launch Wind Sock Poles. (If re fabrication is required install will happen another weekend)
  • Post Work Party Flying - weather conditions allowing (4x4 access up road only to minimize road impact if open due to heavy rain)

Little Black Site Preservation Work Party & Fly - Part 1
Sun, Jan 10th 2016
Meet in LZ 9:00
Where: 14811 Black Mountain Rd San Diego, CA 92127
Little Black Site Preservation Work Party & Fly - Part 2
Sat, Jan 30th 2016
Meet in LZ 9:00
Where: 14811 Black Mountain Rd San Diego, CA 92127
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​​Glider Point Trail & Face Native Re-vegetation Planting Draft Work Plan:
  • Work to repair trail erosion and ~ 21 switchback trail cuts (red lines on below map)
  • ​Improve 7 closed trail blocks and install signs (green lines on below map)
  • Plant Natives in switchback trail cuts and closed old face 4x4 trails re-vegetating the areas.
  • SDHGPA will be donating 100 Native Plants for this effort from our Site Maintenance and Preservation funds.
  • SDHGPA will be donating and installing metal trail closure signs and refreshing Kiosk pilot info signs. (Sign installs will happen at 2nd work party)
  • Post Work Party Flying - weather conditions allowing 
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We have come a long way from the initial Glider Point Trail building in 2014 - Black Mountain Open Space
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Glider Point Trail & Face Native Re-vegetation Scope & Trail Closure Sign -# Placement.
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