On Monday, August 6, 2012 10:00:41 PM UTC-7, BQ wrote:
I took my first glider flight a couple of months ago at Low Country Soaring in Ridgeland, SC. (Cool group of guys there!) The flight was really cool.. As much as I wanted to, I couldn't really justify making the investment in a membership because I'll be moving in about a month. I'm headed up to Bend, OR for a professional flight program hosted by a college there. The more I read, learn, and watch videos about gliding, the more enthralled I become with it. I'm hoping to get into it when I get to Bend. I've found one club, High Desert Soaring (http://www.hdsoaring.org/). The location is great, but I'm not sure how active of a club they are. Looks like they only have one sailplane. Anyone know about them? Any recommendations for other places I should look into? In addition to the gliding, I'd LOVE to get a tailwheel endorsement. Seems like another one of those skill-building experiences I'd appreciate having early on in my career. If anyone has a contact for some tailwheel in/near Bend, that'd be great too! I'm currently about halfway through my private pilot certificate, ASEL. Hopefully I can work on the Glider add-on as soon as I'm finished! Thanks!

Call Walt Klemper 971 226 5137 he is one of our GFIG at High Desert soaring