Monthly Archives: March 2021

2021 Proving Grounds Tasks set:

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With much work by Brian Xander, our 2021 proving grounds X-C series courses have been set. Start talking to the instructors about your cross-country goals for the upcoming season. Note that the Springfield > Post Mills leg of the Striedieck tringle gets you silver distance – 50k+ (max release 2,200 AGL) whether you come home or land at Post Mills.

Spring Safety Seminar Announcement: 4/3/21

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The 2021  Annual Safety Seminar will be held online,  Saturday April 3rd at 9:00am. Everyone should now have received an email invitation and instructions for joining the meeting online.

  • The Spring seminar is as close to being a mandatory meeting as we have and we ask that all members make their best-efforts to attend.
  • The full presentation agenda is being finalized and will distributed before the meeting. The instructors are working on their presentations and securing FAA Wings program credit for the event. Rusty Pilots will obviously be an important topic this year.  For many it’s not just a matter of the usual winter break but with COVID, some of us barely flew or didn’t get to fly at all last-year so Spring checkouts may need to be tailored to reflect that and get everyone back up to speed. 

Overall COVID vaccinations seem to be progressing well, amazing really when we consider it was really only a year ago that the pandemic was truly unfolding.  

  • VT travel guidelines have been updated and out-of-state visitors who have received their vaccinations do not need to quarantine.  With caution in mind we will plan to begin the season with daily questionnaires/temperature checks etc., but we will be flying soon. Several of our instructors have already received their vaccinations so we will be in good shape for Spring check-rides.

As always, after the safety seminar the actual dates for the start of regular scheduled flying will be determined by weather and field conditions and not by the calendar.