How Many Clubs Still Have A 1-26?

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Folks, I'm doing an informal survey. How many of you are members of a club that still has a 1-26 in your club fleet?

[Daniel Sazhin[_2_]]

Two 1-26Es in ACA: 692 and 508.

All the best,
Daniel

On Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 9:41:22 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> Folks, I'm doing an informal survey. How many of you are members of a club that still has a 1-26 in your club fleet?

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On Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 9:41:22 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> Folks, I'm doing an informal survey. How many of you are members of a club that still has a 1-26 in your club fleet?

Might get a better idea going through the list at the 1-26 association.
http://126association.org/?page=aclist

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Still have one in Prescott :)

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Albuquerque Soaring Club has #645 1-26E N2505H

[Renny[_2_]]

On Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 7:41:22 AM UTC-7, wrote:
> Folks, I'm doing an informal survey. How many of you are members of a club that still has a 1-26 in your club fleet?

There is one at the Albuquerque Soaring Club in Moriarty, NM. It's #645.

[Michael Opitz]

At 14:41 18 January 2018, wrote:
>Folks, I'm doing an informal survey. How many of you are members of
a club
>that still has a 1-26 in your club fleet?
>
Nutmeg Soaring has one at Freehold, NY.

[Johnny Joyner]

On Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 8:41:22 AM UTC-6, wrote:
> Folks, I'm doing an informal survey. How many of you are members of a club that still has a 1-26 in your club fleet?

We have 1 at Memphis Soaring Society

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Hi yes I have done that but some club ships still have individual registration. Also some clubs have ships but they are in disrepair, in seni perminent storage.

[PGS]

On Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 9:41:22 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> Folks, I'm doing an informal survey. How many of you are members of a club that still has a 1-26 in your club fleet?

Franconia Soaring Association has one.

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On Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 9:41:22 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> Folks, I'm doing an informal survey. How many of you are members of a club that still has a 1-26 in your club fleet?

VSC in NY has 1-26E for all members and 1-26 SN2 normally reserved for juniors at 0 cost.
UH

[JS[_5_]]

On Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 9:12:02 AM UTC-8, wrote:
> On Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 9:41:22 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> > Folks, I'm doing an informal survey. How many of you are members of a club that still has a 1-26 in your club fleet?
>
> VSC in NY has 1-26E for all members and 1-26 SN2 normally reserved for juniors at 0 cost.
> UH

Looking through logbooks after the Open Cockpit Regatta Jan 1st, really expected the 1-26 A/B/C/D/E to top the list of different gliders of one model flown. Turned out to be the Twin Grob 1/2/3.
Seems that more 1-26s are privately owned gliders now than ~30 years ago when you could rent one anywhere for ten or fifteen dollars an hour.
Jim

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The Finger Lakes Soaring Club in Dansville, NY has a 1-26A Serial Number 78. Recovered and Refurbished in 2012. Looks new and always fun to fly.

Chuck Zabinski

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FAA Registry shows 435 Schweizer 1-26 (A to E) Registered. Wonder how many are actually flying?

Chuck Zabinski

[JD Williams]

Merlin Soaring in central VA has one (E model #655 I think) that we have been restoring. Expect it to be back in service this spring!

[Paul Agnew]

Treasure Coast Soaring Club has a 1-26D.

Paul A.

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One 1-26 in Jacksonvile Fl, North Florida Soaring Society

[Blue Whale]

Greater Boston Soaring Club has an "E" model.

[Tom[_21_]]

One completely refurbished (by K&L Soaring) 1-26E at Sugarbush Soaring Association at 0B7.

[Squeaky]

Tidewater Soaring Society in SE Virginia has one (E model) and it is used regularly.

[Larry Suter]

Northern California Soaring Association has one that's used now and then. One of our instructors has done silver and gold in one and is organizing to get his diamond in this one, this spring.

Nevada Soaring Association at Air Sailing has another that's used all the time

Truckee-Tahoe Soaring Association has one that's flown by post-solo teens who work on the flight line in exchange for flight lessons.

Larry

[OHM Ω http://aviation.derosaweb.net]

Ahhh, the 1-26, the "Karmann-Ghia" of sporty gliders. It was the first single place glider that I ever flew at Sky Soaring (55LL), an E series serial number 672.

[son_of_flubber]

New England Soaring Association NESA at KVSF Springfield VT has a very nice 1-26E. Not quite as nice as Sugarbush's flawless 1-26.

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If nobody has yet spoken for Sky Soaring Inc., Hampshire, Illinois......
We have One club 1-26, and one Club member's (private-owned) 1-26
Dennis Burke

[kirk.stant]

SLSA outside St Louis has a C that mostly flies with a homemade sports canopy.

Kirk
66

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On Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 8:41:22 AM UTC-6, wrote:
> Folks, I'm doing an informal survey. How many of you are members of a club that still has a 1-26 in your club fleet?

Greater Houston Soaring Association has 1-26E #661

Undergoing maintenance at the moment ... should be in the air again this summer.

Mike Brooks
XL5

[CindyB[_2_]]

On Monday, January 22, 2018 at 1:15:46 PM UTC-8, wrote:
> On Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 8:41:22 AM UTC-6, wrote:
> > Folks, I'm doing an informal survey. How many of you are members of a club that still has a 1-26 in your club fleet?
>

Antelope Valley Soaring Club. 1-26 #540. E model.
It has been flown very ably by a couple solo students this winter.
Last week she did some lovely spot landings on a calm day.
She's helping those pilots hone skills for summer work.
Bronze Badge and C Badge tasks.
And the 1-34 is there for the others who are reaching for more
accomplishments.

Central Cal Soaring Club (Avenal) has one on their list.
Lake Elsinore Club flies theirs.
The 29 Palms Club has one - maybe two.

You didn't say why you wanted the info.
You could use the FAA registry, the 1-26 Assoc registry, or the SSA's
Where to Fly function to cross reference this data. It wouldn't
take long, with a serial # list, to work it out in a couple hours.

Asking RAS for data is like asking your sister for a kiss. You might get it,
but you might not like it. And it won't be representative of the real deal.

Soar safely,
Cindy B

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Hi Cindy, thanks for the reply. I have studied the 1-26 assoc database and also the FAA database but that doesn't really give a feel for if those ships are actually active or airworthy.

I am working on ways to help clubs to utilize their 1-26's for more xc activities. I feel that we need to re introduce many clubs and their members to the virtues of these birds as a fantastic and safe way to give folks a taste of xc and also competition.

I have always had a suspicion, with a few exceptions, that while many clubs still have a 1-26 on their roles, they are fairly under utilized in favor of the more advanced ships. I know in my club, our 1-26 has been pretty idle with folks either flying the grob 103 solo or transitioning into our discus.

In addition to developing ways to get these ships up and productive again, one of the biproducts is the 1-26 Association stays alive with new membership and possibly new attendees for our nationals.

Dan

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On Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 9:41:22 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> Folks, I'm doing an informal survey. How many of you are members of a club that still has a 1-26 in your club fleet?

The Connecticut Soaring Association has an SGS 1-26E along with 2 x SGS 2-33A and a recently acquired SGS 1-34. We fly out of the Danielson, CT airport.

[son_of_flubber]

On Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 3:33:42 AM UTC-7, wrote:

> I have always had a suspicion, with a few exceptions, that while many clubs still have a 1-26 on their roles, they are fairly under utilized

From what I've seen, if you get 13-18 year olds involved in flying gliders, flying a nice 1-26 is a goal to strive for, and an experience to savor. The magic still works.

So I'm thinking that the under-utilization of 1-26s may have something to do with the demographics of glider clubs.

And as an older person, I enjoyed my 1-26 phase a few years ago, but after a while I lost interest in our completely worn out 1-26. That said, I recently jumped at the chance to fly a nicely restored 1-26 on the right day.

So I'm thinking the under-utilization of 1-26s may have something to do with worn out condition of club 1-26s.

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Yes S o F, I think you might be right. When I first moved down here to FL and joined a club telling the guys I was a 1-26 driver, I got a few sneers and many stories of the dismall performance of 1-26's in general. The day I brought my ship out to the gliderport, I got alot of "wooo....ahhhh's", and a number of members after taking a little spin in my ship, came down with big smiles on their faces lol. The next week when I went for a little 140 mile run while the glass guys were afraid to leave the field, all of the sneers finaly disappeared lol.

[flgliderpilot[_2_]]

On Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 9:41:22 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> Folks, I'm doing an informal survey. How many of you are members of a club that still has a 1-26 in your club fleet?

Not enough!

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Two at the Niagara Soaring club in Cambria, NY

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On Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 8:41:22 AM UTC-6, wrote:
> Folks, I'm doing an informal survey. How many of you are members of a club that still has a 1-26 in your club fleet?

Hamilton Soaring Club Hamilton Tx has a 1-26E flown frequently

[PAGA]

And 686, which is a 1-26E too.

[PAGA]

And 686, which is a 1-26E too, located at 1N7 (flying with ACA)

[Morgan[_2_]]

months late to this thread, but in the case of CCSC (the one in California), the main issue with taking the glider XC is the lack of a properly equipped trailer setup. When I was president I tried to encourage people to take on the project of equipping a trailer to make it an XC machine, but couldn't get any takers to own the project and make it happen.

We have a DG100 with a decent trailer that is ready to go. Most people interested in pursuing XC are making the jump to the DG.

Maybe the rule should be that you can't go XC in the DG until you go in the 1-26 and you can't go in the 1-26 until you get the trailer situation corrected.

Morgan



On Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 2:33:42 AM UTC-8, wrote:
> Hi Cindy, thanks for the reply. I have studied the 1-26 assoc database and also the FAA database but that doesn't really give a feel for if those ships are actually active or airworthy.
>
> I am working on ways to help clubs to utilize their 1-26's for more xc activities. I feel that we need to re introduce many clubs and their members to the virtues of these birds as a fantastic and safe way to give folks a taste of xc and also competition.
>
> I have always had a suspicion, with a few exceptions, that while many clubs still have a 1-26 on their roles, they are fairly under utilized in favor of the more advanced ships. I know in my club, our 1-26 has been pretty idle with folks either flying the grob 103 solo or transitioning into our discus.
>
> In addition to developing ways to get these ships up and productive again, one of the biproducts is the 1-26 Association stays alive with new membership and possibly new attendees for our nationals.
>
> Dan