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Want to try/start sail-plane (gliding?)
Hi,
Please accept my apologies ahead of time for my ignorance. If I am posting to the wrong group or if the questions have been answered before, please direct me to the appropriate place. I would really like to try to sail-plane (is this the right terminology?) and have really no idea where to start. I was told to find a club in the area and call them for more information. However, due lack of general knowledge about the sail planing I was unable to do so. Can anyone point me in the right direction where I could start? Preferably some resources in Oregon. Any direction is highly appreciated, Mark |
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Mark Vulfson wrote:
Hi, Please accept my apologies ahead of time for my ignorance. If I am posting to the wrong group or if the questions have been answered before, please direct me to the appropriate place. I would really like to try to sail-plane (is this the right terminology?) and have really no idea where to start. I was told to find a club in the area and call them for more information. However, due lack of general knowledge about the sail planing I was unable to do so. Can anyone point me in the right direction where I could start? Preferably some resources in Oregon. Any direction is highly appreciated, Mark http://www.ssa.org/SoaringLocUpper.asp |
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it is not "sail-plane ing".. it is soaring.. except for those who have not
learned to "Soar" .. and simply "glide" back to earth... check out www.ssa.org and search in the "where to fly" area.. it is sorted by State.. good luck... BT "Mark Vulfson" wrote in message om... Hi, Please accept my apologies ahead of time for my ignorance. If I am posting to the wrong group or if the questions have been answered before, please direct me to the appropriate place. I would really like to try to sail-plane (is this the right terminology?) and have really no idea where to start. I was told to find a club in the area and call them for more information. However, due lack of general knowledge about the sail planing I was unable to do so. Can anyone point me in the right direction where I could start? Preferably some resources in Oregon. Any direction is highly appreciated, Mark |
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"Mark Vulfson" wrote in message om... Hi, Please accept my apologies ahead of time for my ignorance. We are all ignorant, it is just that some of us are ignorant of our ignorance. If I am posting to the wrong group or if the questions have been answered before, please direct me to the appropriate place. You are in the right place; welcome! I would really like to try to sail-plane (is this the right terminology?) and have really no idea where to start. I was told to find a club in the area and call them for more information. However, due lack of general knowledge about the sail planing I was unable to do so. Can anyone point me in the right direction where I could start? Preferably some resources in Oregon. Others have pointed you to the website of our national organization, the SSA http://www.ssa.org/ where most of the soaring sites are listed by state. You will find that there are two different types of soaring operations, commercial and club. The commercial operations tend to be more businesslike and the club operations tend to be cheaper because they do not have to turn a profit and they expect to utilize some of your sweat equity to keep expenses down. Do not expect any of them to operate on a split-second schedule, there are just too many variables, it is not like the dentist office, you are there to relax, learn things, do things, and have fun. Get there early, relax, observe, ask questions, and "go with the flow". Choose the closest operation and take a ride or two and then come back here with your questions. Beware! Soaring is habit forming. Welcome to soaring; Vaughn Any direction is highly appreciated, Mark |
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Thanks for the information, it's exactly what I've been looking for.
Mark |
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