Gliding in Canada

Hi Rachel, If you are going to be in the Toronto area try the South Ontario
Soaring Association (SOSA) I flew there some years ago. A good contact is
Terry McElligott. You can contact him by E-mail at
You will find Terry is a great guy and used to work at a radio station that
played nothing but jazz. Cheers, Ron Baker (Back home in sunny Australia)
"Rachel Hine" wrote in message
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Hi everyone. Hope you are all enjoying the festive
period.

Has anyone had any experience of gliding in Canada?

Rachel

If you are a US registered glider pilot and complete a Badge Leg
qualifying flight while in Canada, how to you satisfy SWMBP - you know,
She Who Must Be Pleased - the SSA Badge Lady?

Roy Clark, B6 wrote:
If you are a US registered glider pilot and complete a Badge Leg
qualifying flight while in Canada, how to you satisfy SWMBP - you
know,
She Who Must Be Pleased - the SSA Badge Lady?

You submit the claim to the badge chairman of the Soaring Association
of Canada (Walter Weir) who reviews the claim and provides a
recommendation to the SSA Badge Lady, who makes the final decision. If
you have a logger, submitting a second floppy of the .igc file is a
good idea. All the necessary documentation (standard FAI claim forms,
etc) used in Canada are on the SAC webpage, at www.sac.ca., under SAC
services link, then documents link.

I did the reverse, two badge legs flown in the US, and my claims went
from Judy to Walter, in very short order... I greatly appreciate the
additional effort on both their parts. Really, it's no big deal for
the pilot claiming the task; you get the bonus of two experienced sets
of eyes confirming your accomplishment.
Dan
High Flights Soaring Club
Colorado Springs

Thnks Dan, I'll print out the documents and plan to send them in after
the flight.