Santa Barbara Soaring is pleased to announce their celebration of two years in operation, and an invitation to the public to come fly with us at the Santa Ynez Airport over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Towing service will be available on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (27-29 Nov).. This is a...

There has been less flying this spring due to Covid-19, yet a 30% increase in horrific accidents in the US 2019 vs. 2020. A letter went out today urging several good ideas to consider by clubs and businesses to help reverse this trend. Webinars, ground school sessions, additional dual checks...

I have it on pretty good authority that Mojave is the place to be tomorrow, if you want to see a really big glider go really, really high..... N202VG. The fellow who pays the bills was hosting dinner in the same cafe where I was served tonight. Pretty cool, since I got to watch the first three...

Folks - I was doing this one local. Turns out we can do it as an SSA Webinar...?!! Sign in like usual, but I can't guarantee Wings Credit. Visual Landout Site Evaluation from In Flight - Cindy Brickner PDT 6pm to 7-15?? Different in that this is a live performance that is being simulcast. We...

Please register for ADVANTAGES OF GLIDER FLIGHT SIMULATION TRAINING on Jul 3, 2018 5:00 PM PDT at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1465032565555895042 This is the 3rd webinar in a series that focuses on a myriad of soaring topics ranging from soaring safety, off field landing...

Friends: I'm presenting a webinar on Takeoff Dangers and How to Avoid Them... it's FREE ! for SSA Members. . . you can rejoin if you need to. You have to click on this...

USA Region 12 members might like to know of the passing of two good friends to soaring this week. Gene Winkler of Santa Barbara left three children and a legacy of service to soaring. Gene built his home, homes or additions for others, and rebuilt various mechanical things, gliders, winches and...

SBS is pleased to announce their celebration of a year of business operations, and an invitation to the public to come fly at Santa Ynez Airport over the November holiday weekend. Towing service will be available on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. This is a seasonally good period for soaring...

This won't make much sense, unless you have followed the thread on "Death of a Gliderport". To rectify the drift, I began a new thread, Jim. Is this a slip or a crab? I agree that I have talked a lot about glider safety, over many years. :-) I disagree that I avoided addressing Russ Dervaes...

Friends: The Spring Region 12 safety seminar is being held at Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, California this coming weekend. For full details and on-line registration you can link to http://tinyurl.com/a5j6phl . 8:30 to 4:30 pm. Scroll down the page for schedule and attendee...

Friends: Jim Payne will be making a presentation on the activities of the Perlan Project tomorrow, Feb 16 at 11 am, in the Mojave Airport Meeting room. This is part of the Mojave Transportation Museum's Plane Crazy Open House monthly series. Jim is a wonderful speaker, and airplane fly-ins to...

Perhaps folks have missed digging in to see what's on the Agenda for the Fall SSA Board of Directors Meeting. In case you need a direct link, SSA members can use http://www.ssa.org/myhome.asp?mbr=4462854266 . If you have an opinion on some of the business items, please contact your Regional...

The SoCal SSF/RESCO FIRC will be held on April 28-29, 2012 at AirFlite in Long Beach, CA. This is the same convenient venue that has hosted this class for the past six years. The two-day clinic is valid for renewals of current CFI certificates for both glider and airplane instructors. On-line...

A recap of the business items from the SSA Board Meeting in Nags Head, NC can be found on the SSA web page. The news link is http://www.ssa.org/myhome.asp?mbr=6789819598 and there are two session reports to cover both days. The social reporting will have to come later, as the speakers tracks,...

Hello everyone, Now that we are done with the Seniors I am looking for volunteers to help me with the SSA booth at Sun-N-Fun April 4th through the 8th. If you volunteer for a morning or afternoon shift you receive a pass for the entire day. This is a great chance to share our great sport with...

Hi all, I am a newly minted private pilot and I really want to try this soaring thing (and possibly even get a glider rating.) I live in NYC and fly out of Caldwell, NJ (CDW). Being a proud owner of a composite airplane (Diamond Star) I am hoping to take my introductory ride and further training...

A video of docu-drama film 'The Riddle of Richard Pearse' has been located, digitised and uploaded to Google Video. This is the film during which the horse which was towing the replica plane across a field suddenly bolted and the plane took off - but despite all the cameras around no-one managed to...

The canopy of my PW-5 glider was damaged rather severely. I'm looking for a replacement (unlikely, I know) or for someone who can rebuild it from the frame. Any ideas?

Don't want to face another long, cold winter without scratching that soaring itch? Dry conditions in northern NSW have lead to an early start to the XC season we're encouraging pilots to think about their personal goals. In addition to resident coach Allan Barnes, this year Lake Keepit Soaring...

http://youtu.be/ipbtMJagv5o Whattaya say Frank? Fancy a wee bit of programming? :) Casey Jay B3