Aero Club Albatross Hosting Ridge/Wave Seminars

Hey Guys,

Some updates:

1) One of the links I sent apparently did not work on mobile devices. Links updated below:

Jan 20th Wave seminar: https://aca-wave-soaring.eventbrite.com

Feb 17th Ridge seminar: https://aca-ridge-soaring.eventbrite.com

2) Useful study material includes looking at flight logs on OLC and the "Ridge Map".

Take a look he https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/ed...fwpVFSCiwyZbvU

- Karl's intro to the Mifflin ridge area: http://ridgesewing.com/mifflin/ridge.htm

- Tom Knauff's book: Soaring the Bald Eagle Ridge

- Contact me directly if you would like Bob Fitch's "Blue Fly" stories

3) Sign-ups are going well! We already have over 23 participants signed up for the Wave seminar and 18 for the Ridge one! Be sure to sign up if you're interested.

All the best,
Daniel

On Friday, December 15, 2017 at 11:57:28 AM UTC-5, wrote:
Hey Guys,

Some updates:

1) One of the links I sent apparently did not work on mobile devices. Links updated below:

Jan 20th Wave seminar: https://aca-wave-soaring.eventbrite.com

Feb 17th Ridge seminar: https://aca-ridge-soaring.eventbrite.com

2) Useful study material includes looking at flight logs on OLC and the "Ridge Map".

Take a look he https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/ed...fwpVFSCiwyZbvU

- Karl's intro to the Mifflin ridge area: http://ridgesewing.com/mifflin/ridge.htm

- Tom Knauff's book: Soaring the Bald Eagle Ridge

- Contact me directly if you would like Bob Fitch's "Blue Fly" stories

3) Sign-ups are going well! We already have over 23 participants signed up for the Wave seminar and 18 for the Ridge one! Be sure to sign up if you're interested.

All the best,
Daniel

Further useful materials:

The excellent article on wave safety in this issue of Soaring- 32 ways to Stay Alive in Wave! by Jim Herd.

- "An Unusually High Summertime Wave Flight" by Ward Hindman - Soaring- April 2004, Page 38

This paper discussed an 18,000ft wave flight in the Catskill wave!

All the best,
Daniel

Since we're talking wave here, Exploring the Monster by Robert Whelan is a great read. Its the story of the Sierra Wave Project in the early 1950s. No carbon fiber or pressurized cabins - just gutzy pilots literally soaring into the unknown. Highly recommended.

Hey Guys,

Happy New Year! I just wanted to ping anyone who is thinking about coming to the seminars to sign up... the wave seminar is only three weeks away!

With over 30 folks signed up, it will be a blast!

Jan 20th Wave seminar: https://aca-wave-soaring.eventbrite.com

Feb 17th Ridge seminar: https://aca-ridge-soaring.eventbrite.com

All the best,
Daniel