Weekend Updates (last & next)

Last: An unremarkable soaring weekend, but some useful early season stuff taken care of including – More club member spring Check-flights, A Flight Review, 2 new tow-pilots checked out in the Callair.

Next: Forecast for this weekend looks OK. We’d like to get more check-flights accomplished, get the Orange 2-33 assembled and back on-line and there is also the first of the monthly membership meetings scheduled for Saturday after flying. So, if you haven’t been out to the field yet this season, its time. See you this weekend.

A nice Monday & the Weekend Outlook

Despite a valiant attempt Easter Sunday was a bust due to snow squalls all day, so some folks took advantage of the weather today for a little Monday flying. Bill Batesole towed.

  • Charlie Freeman got glider current again flying the 2-33 and 1-26 and so we have one more instructor back on the list. At this point for CFI’s – Alasdair, Bill, Charlie, Jerry and Mark are all current. Only a couple more to go.
  • Moshe flew his Russia;
  • Greg Hunter got his Spring club check-out in the 2-33 with Charlie, then had a nice soaring flight in the Club 1-26.
  • Alasdair and Mark also re-checked out to instruct in the CAP gliders.

The forecast for Friday and the weekend looks decent so

  • If you haven’t been out to fly yet this season it’s time. Sign up now if you need a Spring check-flight or instruction.
  • Come out and help assemble the other 2-33 and the 1-34. It’s time to get some more club ships back on line.

Towing Check-outs

  • Anyone that needs a club towing check-out, please reach out asap. Bill, is our chief tow-pilot. He will be around until May 7th then travelling for a month, so if you’re in need of towing check-outs for the Callair, speak up now please.

See you at the airport soon.

A Great Day of Soaring

Brian Xander towed, Jerry Smith instructed, and Ben Berg, Jim Malecha and Eric Nelson flew, Eric staying aloft for three hours, topping out at 5,800′ MSL. Tow plane battery issues cut the day short, but we should be up and running by end of the week.

Happy Tuesday

Gorgeous sky

Good soaring today and two more instructors now current in gliders.

We are in good shape to begin Member Spring Check-flights beginning this weekend (April 9th/10th). Please use the Scheduling system to sign-up for your check-flights and/or instruction.

Scheduling Link: Scheduling Calendar

Today’s Safety Seminar recording

Here is the link to the recording of today’s meeting. sorry – was 10 minutes in when I remembered to start recording: https://fccdl.in/26YgcDx7jM

What a great turn out – we had roughly 24 in-person and about the same again on-line.

Thanks to all attendees. Apologies for the initial technical difficulties but a very engaged group and some great discussion. It was nice to see some new and some prospective new members too.

After lunch we assembled one of the 2-33’s and the 1-26, so starting to get the club fleet put together. Club member spring check-flights will be available starting next weekend.