Saturday, 4/20/13 [Weather] and [Flight Articles] by [Tim Barker] [Tom Pipkin] & [Sundowner]

Tom Pipkin

Saturday,4/20/13
Nuthouse Local

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by Pipkin_Tom » Sun Apr 21, 2013 9:28 am

Met Andy at 10a for the Nuthouse hike but ended up getting a late start. Seems I forgot my cell phone. It probably comes as a big surprise to those of you that know me that I would actually forget something. We talked about heading west towards SB. The phone might come in handy if I wanted to get a ride home from some faraway place. The cell wasn’t found so I decided to just fly local.

I launched first. Smooth climb out with Andy right behind. I wasn’t crazy about the leeside spankage at spine 1, and it only got worse on the way to the Pyramid. The poor glide had dropped me into the lee. I decided to drop back to spine 1 to tank up before heading out to the HS. Topped out at 5.2k in super trashy air and headed out.

Unfortunately, I met the land owner of the property across from NHS soon after landing . He wasn’t happy that I landed on his property. He was a nice enough guy, and mentioned that he used to fly PG at Torrey. His name is Michael Maloney. His family goes back many generations in the Ojai Valley and at one time owned a big portion of Ojai. He was somewhat open to the idea of allowing us to land there but wanted assurance and documentation that he wouldn’t get sued. He said if his attorneys were satisfied with our insurance and waivers, his extended family might give the ok to land there. I’m not optimistic about our chances. I have his contact info if someone wants to give it a shot.