Torrey Pines (San Diego)

Known Hazards

*Current P3/H4 rating or above USHPA membership. Card must be shown in office and a yearly waiver must be filled out. *If you are a P2 or P1, you can sign up for a day lesson and kite/fly with an instructor on radio. *sign in daily before flying. Helmet, whistle and reserve parachute required *window rules when RC planes are flying* (These apply in a certain area from launch to the north face. The are flags making this area) 1. Only one glider flying in the window at a time and no turning in window. 2. Once window is empty of gliders, blow your whistles and yell 'launching North or South' this alerts the rc plane pilots. 3. Toot your whistle like a sonar as you fly through. 4. when you want to cross the window to either the north or South, enter when empty and blow whistle like a sonar until you exit the other side. 5. Landings- TOP LANDING: when window is clear you may enter from North or South toot your whistle and yell 'landing' alerting the pilots on the ground to bring down wind or Not bring up their wing allowing an open landing field. When there are no RC planes the window is open for all gliders, but launch and landing rules still apply at all times. Be courteous of others trying to launch. Right of way rules apply. ALL tandem instructional flights must be cleared by the Flight Director