While the flying conditions due to Santa Anas have not been that
great in December at Marshall (only a couple of flyable days), the closest
launch to me when I'm in Cathedral City, I have had a great time flying at all
the popular launches. Thanks goes first to Wills Wing, Rob Kells, Steve Pearson,
Mike and Linda Meier for the loan of their Falcon 3-170, and more recently their
T2-144. I very much enjoyed flying their gliders.


Thanks also to Rob and Diane McKenzie for their support of my flying at Marshall
(and for donating their labor to the creation of my new straps) and to Joe
Greblo for his very generous support of my flights at Kagel/Sylmar. In addition,
thanks to the great welcome from the Santa Barbara area pilots including John
Greynald and Anne-Odile (Skippy) Thomas who also provided great support.