Carl Herold news

On Monday, September 12, 2016 at 12:05:34 PM UTC-5, Ramy wrote:
From Ty White:
I've learned that Carl Herold died on September 5 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. He was 84 and had been in a memory care facility since 2011. I am not aware of any memorial plans. As many of you know, Carl played a big role in the history of PASCO and Air Sailing, and in the promotion of wave soaring and cross country flying in Region 11. He was responsible for creating and maintaining the CH handicap system for sports class contests for many years.

Ramy

Sorry to hear that. First met Carl while dropping in at AirSailing. He generously took me up in the Rhonlerche (IIRC) and showed me the area. We kept in touch and I later flew as "honorable ballast" on a flight out of Minden in his Nimbus IIIDM - what an exciting flight! Flew down the Whites and Inyos and back, out into the Basin and back with enough altitude to sightsee over Lake Tahoe.
I once described Carl as "Zelig", as he showed up in many episodes this country's clandestine services were involved in. Wish he had written an autobiography, but I suspect it would have required security clearance to read.

Fly onward and upward, my friend.

Mike