Jonathan Dietch <<email>> writes:

BudRob from the Sylmar hang Gelding Association has stepped forward to claim the new FAI* record of thirty eight gophers whacked in a single landing zone in under sixty five days. As there is no previously established record, this will be considered a benchmark for future attempts. Full details here: http://www.shga.com/forum/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1331

* Feral Animal Interdiction

In all seriousness, there have been some bad injuries to several pilots over the years caused by gopher holes and undermined ground giving way on landing runs or crutch runs**. I know that our's is not the only LZ that has been affected.

** Yes, we had a recovering pilot get a worse injury while demonstrating her crutch prowess when a tip went into a gopher hole.