Author Archives: David Stafford

Who could have imagined that with the fires and wind in Southern California, there would be no wind this morning  at our flying field. Naturally there was little lift but we did our best and everyone had a good time…Steve

As per our MOU with Cal Poly, access to the EFR is from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.  Please do not enter the Cal Poly Ranch property prior to 8:00 AM and please be off the Cal Poly Ranch property … Continue reading →

I wish I had been there. It looks like Mike ran the table. Good work everybody. It looks like our next ALES contest falls on Christmas, so our next contest will be Jan 8th 2025. Shall we keep starting at … Continue reading →

It was a beautiful morning for a contest.  The lift was  sufficient if not booming. Tony got sidelined by mechanical issues. It was curious that David, Mike and Morgan got the same landing scores. We all had a good time…Steve

It would be hard to imagine a more beautiful morning. Of course there could have been better lift. Mike once again took home the gold. A big shout out to Bob Sundberg for saving our contest by taking over the Contest Director’s … Continue reading →

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.