SSA Airshow Ship Blog

A high-performance, glass ship would be wonderful to display at airshows. I can imagine how careful the 10-year old kid would be when he climbs in and out of it. I'm sure their parents would be equally responsible by making them take off their muddy shoes, all while insuring that they don't yank on any knobs or tear anything up so the sailplane could be placed immediately back in service after the event...

The L13 is a perfect ship for such a display. Cleaned up, it certainly looks more modern and is easier to climb in and out of than a 2-33.

Put up or shut up, I sent my (earmarked) donation to the Eagle Fund for the cause and have already received the thank you letter.

I'm always impressed and persuaded by the arguments of those who hide behind the anonymity of a fictitious name.

On Tuesday, November 18, 2014 6:03:07 PM UTC-5, Daryl Hickman wrote:
A high-performance, glass ship would be wonderful to display at airshows. I can imagine how careful the 10-year old kid would be when he climbs in and out of it. I'm sure their parents would be equally responsible by making them take off their muddy shoes, all while insuring that they don't yank on any knobs or tear anything up so the sailplane could be placed immediately back in service after the event...

The L13 is a perfect ship for such a display. Cleaned up, it certainly looks more modern and is easier to climb in and out of than a 2-33.

Put up or shut up, I sent my (earmarked) donation to the Eagle Fund for the cause and have already received the thank you letter.

I'm always impressed and persuaded by the arguments of those who hide behind the anonymity of a fictitious name.

I thought that was his real name! (0)

Dennis

Maybe Red Bull will pay you to put their logos on it. Their youtube videos are very popular.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zok7LltWU0E

On Friday, November 28, 2014 1:13:11 PM UTC-5, son_of_flubber wrote:
Maybe Red Bull will pay you to put their logos on it. Their youtube videos are very popular.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zok7LltWU0E

Seems you are missing the point which is to promote US soaring and the SSA as he did on his personal Std Cirrus before.
UH

On Friday, November 14, 2014 11:43:14 AM UTC-8, gotovkotzepkoi wrote:

Let me get this straight - we are going to show off to the world an
ancient glider which is no longer allowed to fly because it crashed and
is considered unsafe. Does not sound like wise PR to me.

Does that mean you are donating your sailplane to the SSA to use for this purpose?

If so, that's great.

Thanks, Bob K.

On Friday, November 14, 2014 2:43:14 PM UTC-5, gotovkotzepkoi wrote:
;891762 Wrote:
Fellow Soaring Enthusiasts on RAS,

The SSA and specifically the SSA Growth and Development committee have
accepted the donation of a Blanik L13 for use as a static display at
aviation events. Meant as a promotional tool, this purpose built
display will allow adults and kids to experience the excitement of
sitting in a glider, manipulating the controls and having their picture
taken. Adorned with flashy paint and logos, trivia, and web addresses,
we envision this aircraft will serve the sport for many years.

Even though the glider and trailer were donated at no cost, the
restoration will take volunteer time and money. I encourage you to
follow the blog at

http://www.ssa.org/GrowthDevelopment?show=blog&id=3813

Come share the excitement as we try to convert this bird into the SSA
flagship. Bookmark for regular updates and feel free to help in any way
you can.. The goal is to unveil the ship at Sun N Fun 2015.

Thanks

Let me get this straight - we are going to show off to the world an
ancient glider which is no longer allowed to fly because it crashed and
is considered unsafe. Does not sound like wise PR to me.



Lane came up with the idea. Donated the glider. Is funding most of the project. Is doing much/most of the work.
Your contribution is to criticize him.
You Sir- are an ass
UH
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On Friday, 14 November 2014 12:43:14 UTC-7, gotovkotzepkoi wrote:
;891762 Wrote:
Fellow Soaring Enthusiasts on RAS,

The SSA and specifically the SSA Growth and Development committee have
accepted the donation of a Blanik L13 for use as a static display at
aviation events. Meant as a promotional tool, this purpose built
display will allow adults and kids to experience the excitement of
sitting in a glider, manipulating the controls and having their picture
taken. Adorned with flashy paint and logos, trivia, and web addresses,
we envision this aircraft will serve the sport for many years.

Even though the glider and trailer were donated at no cost, the
restoration will take volunteer time and money. I encourage you to
follow the blog at

http://www.ssa.org/GrowthDevelopment?show=blog&id=3813

Come share the excitement as we try to convert this bird into the SSA
flagship. Bookmark for regular updates and feel free to help in any way
you can.. The goal is to unveil the ship at Sun N Fun 2015.

Thanks

Let me get this straight - we are going to show off to the world an
ancient glider which is no longer allowed to fly because it crashed and
is considered unsafe. Does not sound like wise PR to me.




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gotovkotzepkoi

Nice job insulting volunteers. What are you contributing?

Oh wait, you also told the folks at W&W that their new web site sucks. Again a group of folks providing free service(s) to the soaring community and all you can do is put them down.

On Saturday, November 15, 2014 1:43:05 PM UTC-6, gotovkotzepkoi wrote:
Ron Gleason;891998 Wrote:

Let me get this straight - we are going to show off to the world an
ancient glider which is no longer allowed to fly because it crashed
and
is considered unsafe. Does not sound like wise PR to me.

Hmm, let's see: The Red Bull team uses L-13s - So probably more people have seen their videos than know what a "modern" glider looks like. And the L-13AC and L-23s are still pretty common.

You really need to do some research....

Kirk

Dear gotovkotzepkoi,

First, thanks for keeping this thread active! "Any publicity is good publicity", or something like that. I would reply via private phone call but I have no way of knowing who you are.

You are 100 percent correct that a Duo Discus, K21 or Grob 109 would be easier to rig, easier to pretty up and more exciting. However, the complications include the requirement that we not maintain ship in airworthy status to reduce insurance costs and exposure to SSA. There is also the issue of availability. I personally emailed and called several supporters of Soaring and none were in a position to give significant financial aid to this project.. As a result I was left to continue pursuing the project on my own up to the point that the SSA Board began to see the possibilities.

If this project works we see the need for two more ships to base across the country. As Frank pointed out the savings in fuel and convenience make it sensible. So, if you have a fiberglass ship to donate to this project please identify yourself. Even if your contribution is just a small cash donation we still welcome your gift to the Eagle Fund. I can be contacted by using the SSA Member Locater function on the SSA Web.

Hopefully you agree that interacting with kids and adults at air shows is a worthwhile goal. I hope you agree that placing the individual in the cockpit is better than having them remain beyond arms length. I agree that a fiberglass ship would be better. But we must use the resources available to us..

Sincerely
Lane Bush

I agree and applaud your efforts
Our club took its L-13 and displayed it in quirky museum at our airfield. It's there for the public to see, it's protected from the elements and it scares away the likes of gotov types -

Dennis