RATINGS ISSUED IN FEBRUARY wrapped up the picking for the day and returned to the patio, where the friendly LongSword staff treated us to a glass of delicious sparkling Accolade. It was evident from the moans and groans of those who lingered, all of us members of SOAR were now very SORE! The following day, Monday, the number of volunteers was down to a precious few. It was the beginning of the workweek, and many had returned to their regular jobs. One member I arranged to meet there was Philippe Blanc, a recently rated H-2 pilot who is now a resident of Ashland, Oregon. Philippe’s parents, Jean Claude and Mauricette, accompanied him. They were visiting from his hometown of Versailles, France, and wished to experience a southern Oregon grape harvest before returning home. By the time I arrived, they were already in the trenches and obviously enjoying the experience. Despite the fact that the surrounding area was shrouded in cloud cover and drizzle, the sky overhead was clear and sunny. The four of us were the few remaining representatives of the flying community to work until well after noon. At that time, we took a break in the tasting room to visit with Matt and sample his wine. Philippe’s parents planned to leave in the next day or so, and they wanted to purchase a few bottles of Matt’s vintage to take with them back to France. They made their selections and went on their way, so we returned to the harvest. Eventually, blue skies gave way to drizzle, and we continued with the last few rows of vines to be picked. Later, two representatives of the hang gliding community, and later still, a local paraglider pilot, joined us. By 5 p.m., we had at long last reached the end of the final row. There was still some work remaining to be done, which entailed gleaning the vineyard for the missed grapes from the first sweep, but that could wait for the following day.
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STATE RATING OFFICIAL
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Rick Weber Olga Gorev Christopher Carrillo Brent Miller Jacob Federico Brett Atkinson Lujiang Xue Jeffrey Bennett Robert Pringle Mihai Baltag Brent Stewart Christopher King M Josephine Hessert Tim Young Rick Weber Chet Gallaway Thomas Rudolph Alejandro Perez Spencer Wood Jeff Baughman Christopher Carrillo Mihai Baltag Tim Young Douglas Nolan Donald Mccue Luis Celis Cj Giordano Christopher Mathews Duane House Mario Luppa
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John Heiney Patrick Denevan Robert Booth Robert Booth Robert Booth Robert Booth Patrick Denevan Greg Dewolf Greg Dewolf Mark Knight Daniel Zink Michael Appel Michael Appel Malcolm Jones John Heiney Harold Johnson Patrick Denevan Patrick Denevan Robert Booth Robert Booth Robert Booth Mark Knight Malcolm Jones John Simpson Daniel Gravage Derreck Turner Daniel Zink Matthew Epperson Daniel Gravage Jon Thompson
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STATE RATING OFFICIAL
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John Tierney Theresa Hastings Collie Davidson Martin Mortensen Aaron Rainey Duarte Tadeu Donaciano Caswell Marc Siedband
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Marc Chirico Christopher Grantham Kevin Hintze Jason Shapiro Wallace Anderson Wallace Anderson Jesse Meyer Jeffrey Greenbaum
P-1 P-1 P-1 P-1 P-1 P-1 P-1 P-1 P-1 P-1 P-1 P-1 P-1 P-1 P-1
Bud Heishman Arjang Hourtash Allen Thoe Emily Reinys Jon Murphy Teresa Harter Udaya Sun Chelsey Higgins Jean-noel Michel Jan Zschenderlein Robert Schmitt Richard Crombie Okaylee Peterson Justin Hawkins Paul Emerson
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Mitchell Neary Jeffrey Greenbaum Wallace Anderson Jeffrey Greenbaum Fred Morris David (dexter) Binder George Merk Jonathan Jefferies Jerome Daoust Hadley Robinson T Lee Kortsch Kevin Hintze Stephen Mayer Chris Santacroce Sean Buckner
Matt expressed his sincere appreciation for all the help with the harvest, and we responded with our own gratitude for the hospitality he’d extended over the years to our ongoing air invasion. Hopefully, our fine free-
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P-1 P-1 P-1 P-1 P-1 P-1 P-1 P-1 P-1 P-1 P-1 P-2 P-2 P-2 P-2 P-2 P-2 P-2 P-2 P-2 P-2 P-2 P-2 P-2 P-2 P-2 P-2 P-2 P-2 P-2 P-2 P-2 P-2 P-2 P-2 P-2 P-3 P-3 P-3 P-3 P-3 P-3 P-3 P-3 P-3 P-3 P-3 P-3 P-3 P-3 P-3 P-4 P-4 P-4 P-4 P-4 P-4 P-4
Eric Hill Sean Wells Allison Cushman Max Marcus Teddy Gilaad Wayne Henning Arlin Van Gorp Paul Van Groll Michael Marino Christopher Nicosia Carlos Mathison John Tierney Theresa Hastings Collie Davidson Martin Mortensen Duarte Tadeu Dana Hoffmann Donaciano Caswell Oleg Ace Teresa Harter Matthew Prudente Jean-noel Michel Jan Zschenderlein Robert Schmitt Richard Crombie Justin Hawkins Paul Emerson Eric Hill Sean Wells Allison Cushman Max Marcus Teddy Gilaad Wayne Henning Arlin Van Gorp Paul Van Groll Michael Marino Jesse Dominick Robert Irwin Asaf Kerem Norman (scott) Macleod Duarte Tadeu Matthew Prudente Emily Wallace Joshua Taylor Russell Wilkins Sean Wells Joshua Pierce Teddy Gilaad Mike Craig Ivor Petrie Patrick Terry Peter Hardy Jakob Uszkoreit Bruce Hachtmann Luu Vuong Do Troy Gustafson Jeffrey Sanchez Andrew Rayhill
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Kevin Hintze James Reich Christopher Grantham Kyoung Ki Hong Dale Covington Kyoung Ki Hong Kyoung Ki Hong Stephen Nowak Benoit Bruneau Peter Humes Miguel Gutierrez Marc Chirico Christopher Grantham Kevin Hintze Jason Shapiro Wallace Anderson Jeffrey Greenbaum Jesse Meyer Wallace Anderson David (dexter) Binder Max Marien Jerome Daoust Hadley Robinson T Lee Kortsch Kevin Hintze Chris Santacroce Sean Buckner Kevin Hintze James Reich Christopher Grantham Kyoung Ki Hong Dale Covington Kyoung Ki Hong Kyoung Ki Hong Stephen Nowak Benoit Bruneau Jerome Daoust Rob Sporrer Jesse Meyer Rob Sporrer Wallace Anderson Max Marien Bill Heaner Rob Sporrer David (dexter) Binder James Reich Andy Macrae Dale Covington Jerome Daoust Andy Macrae Chris Santacroce Max Marien Wallace Anderson Jeffrey Greenbaum Jesse Meyer Rob Sporrer Jerome Daoust Bradley Chastain
flight community will continue to make ourselves available for similar efforts as need arises. After all, doing the right thing for our friends and neighbors, like harvesting grapes, is a marathon, not a sprint.
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