Author Archives: David Stafford

The fog finally cleared and the lift reappeared, what more could you ask for on a beautiful morning for our contest. On top of this we had the surprise return of a celebrity contestant…Steve

After exchanging numerous emails with the folks at Davis, we have an answer! Contrary to the statement at the bottom of the Davis Weatherlink window on our home page, the cloud/sun symbol in the upper-left corner is only a forecast.

It appears that the Davis engineers have fixed the Cloud/Sunshine symbol report on our home page display.

The Paso Robles North County Cloud Clippers will be hosting a Fun Fly on Sunday, October 13th at 9:00 AM. SLO Flyer members are welcome to participate. Contact Tony Jacobson for details.

The Davis Weather station on our home page has not been displaying the correct sunshine or overcast symbol. We have contacted Davis Weatherlink regarding this error and their engineers are working on the problem. As a work-around, there is a … Continue reading →

This morning it was gloomy with a hint of rain. Lift was hit and miss. Nonetheless it was a good contest. Mike once again showed us how it is done. We are going to start our next few contests a little … Continue reading →

Reminder: As per the Cal Poly Ranch manager, please close the front gate after entering or exiting the ranch. If you find the gate open, please close it.

Today was a rough one at the ALES flying field. Steve violated one of the Golden Rules…if you know something is wrong, fix it…but flew anyway and paid the price. Mike managed a perfect score and took home the grand prize…Steve

Well, it had to happen sometime, Steve pulled off a win. Yes, there was lots of lift and it was a beautiful morning. Way to go everyone!

It was a lovely day in the neighborhood…lift was almost everywhere. Morgan found the most and landed the best. He even got a flyby salute from a PG&E helicopter. Way to go Morgan!…Steve

It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood and perfect for our ALES contest. The fog lifted, leaving plenty of lift for everyone. Mike made the most of it by winning both Overall and Landing. We all did well…a very … Continue reading →

Cal Poly will be using the EFR exclusively Wednesday morning, July 24th, 2024. Sorry for the short notice.  Cal Poly just notified us today.