Special Thanks to Cindy Brickner

[Alpha One]

A belated public thanks to Cindy Brickner who supported us during the
Station Fire in Southern California, USA, last year. Cindy offered her
services and marshalled the services of others in case we had to
evacuate the field.

We had five weeks of a TFR (Temporary Flight Restriction) on a good
part of our local flying area and several days of IMC because of smoke.

I decided to thank Cindy after the fire was out, but the darned thing
burned until the first soaking rain of the season and I never got to it.

Late, but appreciated. Thanks Cindy.

Ron Gregg
Southern California Soaring Academy
Llano, CA USA (near Los Angeles)



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burned until the first soaking rain of the season and I never got to
it.
>
> Late, but appreciated. Thanks Cindy.
>
> Ron Gregg
> Southern California Soaring Academy
> Llano, CA USA (near Los Angeles)

That gliderport is dear to my heart, where I first learned to soar,
and near
my childhood home. Fire in So Cal is a VERY serious thing. I had
helped
evac the horses, dogs, fine antique glassware of another dear friend
during those evac periods. Thankfully, the great natural beauty of
'my'
end of the Angeles National Forest was saved. All of us thank the
firefighting crews who held off more disaster.

Every gliderport/airport should have an evac plan.
The disaster may come in the form of fire, flood, hurricane. Being
able to fly out the two-seaters that often have no trailers, and the
tugs,
allow the basics of soaring service to later continue. Warning private
owners
in time to move trailers ... needs some drive time consideration.

A telephone tree was a staple of my rural upbringing, filed in the
kitchen
drawer by the phone, outlining who to call when bad things began....
you called the next human on the list, until you reached someone,
and that ascertained that the list function continued to spread, to
marshall the helping hands.

I made the same offer to Warner Springs about three years ago,
when San Diego County tried to turn to basic carbon form.
Soaring is tooo small a family to worry about petty business
ideals, when faced with a potentially catastrophic event. My offer
stands, year round in Southern California.

It's easier to move stuff, and then move it back, than to lose it.

Thanks Ron, for knowing that I cared.

Cindy B