Practice Day task was a 2 turn TAT with a 02:30 Min Time. #12 which is North of Seminole and #1, which is south of Seminole were the TP's with a 15 and 20 mile radius. Lift was good with 2-3kt Averager climbs. BUT the lift quit at 4:30. So if you weren't going home by then, it could of been a...

Our ramp is filling up fast as our first practice day is tomorrow, June 30th. Pilots meeting is at 9:30 am and we grid at 12 noon. We are expecting nearly a full grid for the practice day. Weather the last week has been warm and blue. It should stay that way until maybe Tuesday when we think we may...

No fly. Rain.......almost all day.......started during pilots meeting. Someone yelled, its raining...and almost everyone ran outside to their cars and gliders. See, the blipmaps showed one thing, good soaring, but the real story was a cut off low spining and just sending us another day of...

We flew today, Open Class and 18 Meter Class had the same turn area. 3 Open Class pilots got around with SS, R. Tabery winning the day over DB, then H4, G. Willat. 18 Meter had 5 get around with 7T, yep, that young guy Chris, winning the day, over DJ, next was CW, C. Woods, followed by 711. The...

I am up at 6 am today, hopefully trying to find an open window of weather for at least the Regional Sports Class to fly in. See, I am the weatherman, and QV is sending me daily weather reports, along with SZ, who is also helping. Sam, has been weatherman for many contests, along with Richard, who...

We have been having very high winds in the boundary layer the last few days. 30 to 35 plus kts in our task area, along with cloud cover and very weak lift. First day, Tuesday, May 29th, was called on the grid as no contest, due to winds and weak lift, for both National Classes. The Regionals had...

OLC flight....... All Flights of Joe Kutschka (US) Tucson Soaring Club 2 items found, displaying all items date points name km km/h Take-off location aircraft start end state info 2007-05-02 9,856.12 Joe Kutschka (US) 12,256.29 0.00 El Tiro (US / 9) SZD 59 1738 2133

Entry fee increase of $10 to $225.00. Tows have been raised to $53. All 7 tows and entry fees must be paid before first contest day tow. If you choose to fly on the practice day, Saturday, June 30th, then you must be registered and have all fees paid and tows paid before you fly. Shortly, after May...

Today, Wednesday, April 18th, has been xcelled due to weather. We had a pilots meeting this morning at 10:30 am, and the daily winners from the 4 classes, from yesterdy, the first cntest day, told their stories. Dave Martin, BV, who has been contest soaring since about 1977.....err......30 years,...

When you have the chance, you just gotta do Perry sometime, somehow, someyear. The Perry Soaring group has about 7 members. They put on a very well run show. The meals, the folks, along with all the camp fire talk make Perry a must. Practice day saw some good weather. Lift was 3-4 kts., and some...

Day 2 was changed while we were in the air. A large fire to the North west of Seminole put a large smoke trail into the air. This large smoke trail crossed our paths to the first turn which was to the, ya, North. So a task change to a assigned task with #28 which is East and then 33 which is...

Health forces sale very low time Alatus M asking $20,000 but seller is very negotiable Take it anywhere rig it and selflaunch, for photos and information contact Tom Stowers 775 790-1170 775 782-4944

We have lost another Great soaring pilot and human being Rick Walters passed away yesterday after being involved in a bicycle accident here in Nevada

sorry to say that we have lost another great pilot and great human being unfortunately Rick Walters passed away yesterday after being involved in a bicycle accident here in Nevada

I’m very sorry to report the passing of Al Leffler on Tuesday of this week, He will surely be missed.

How do these compare? Not performance wise (no ambition to fly comps and still a beginner at ca 100 hours) though specs seem close for ls8 in 15m config but in all other aspects. Price difference makes me wonder which way to go... Has anyone flown, owned both? S

I need a photo of the West slope of the White Mountains, South of Minden, Nevada - preferably looking South from a relatively low altitude to show during Flight Instructor and Safety Clinics. Thank you Tom Knauff

Most of you who read this newsgroup did not sign up for the glider safety webinars conducted the past two weekends. Please consider signing up for the last of the three scheduled webinars being conducted this next Saturday morning. (USA Eastern Standard Time) Maybe you really do know everything...

I announced the following FAA rule in my popular newsletter (please see www.eglider.org) This is just the first of new airspace rules ending the airspace freedom we have enjoyed up to now, and may make glider flying near the major east and west coast corridors impossible or impractical. ADS-B...

For those of you attending the FAA approved Flight Instructor Revalidation Clinic in Frederick, Maryland Feb 11 / 12: please send me an email so I can send you driving directions. All flight instructors for all types of aircraft can revalidate their rating by attending this event (and passing the...