Green Mtn. Aerobatic – NOTAMS for this weekend

07/004 – AIRSPACE AEROBATIC ACFT WI AN AREA DEFINED AS 1NM RADIUS OF VSF SFC-5870FT AVOIDANCE ADZ. 14 JUL 16:00 2022 UNTIL 17 JUL 18:00 2022. CREATED: 13 JUL 20:16 2022
07/009 – RWY 05 LEFT TFC PATTERN DLY SR-SS. 14 JUL 09:21 2022 UNTIL 18 JUL 00:26 2022. CREATED: 13 JUL 21:07 2022
07/008 – RWY 23 RIGHT TFC PATTERN DLY SR-SS. 14 JUL 09:21 2022 UNTIL 18 JUL 00:26 2022. CREATED: 13 JUL 21:06 2022

Basically – Stay out of the box and right patterns for RW23 this weekend. The box is shifted a bit further away from the dam this year so RW29/11 remains open.

One further thought… Not sure why they didn’t make 11 right pattern too, but since it’s not Notam’d that way, be careful if using that runway – suggest midfield cross-wind entry as a normal 45 degree entry to RW11 would put you squarely in the box.

Weekend review

Two great (if rather hot) soaring days this weekend. Lot’s of club member and intro flights. Nice also to see not just lots of people but lot’s of ships flying at the same time – Q2, VOL, B9, IC, YZ, i1, 003, both club 2-33’s and the 1-26 all took to the skies most for multi-hour flights.

Congratulations Ben Berg, NESA’s Newest Certificated Glider Pilot

Congratulations to Ben Berg, and his mom and dad who supported him, as he passed his Private Pilot-Glider Practical Test today!

Despite winds that were a bit gusty, he performed to the test standards over three flights and was awarded his Pilot Certificate. Way to go, Ben! Now you can take that growing list of family and friends for a glider flight!

From left, DPE Daryl Smith, CFI-G Jerry Smith, newly minted Glider Pilot Ben Berg, and CFI-G Alasdair Crawford.

Memorial Weekend Update

As of now Friday Wx marginal and Saturday Wx does not look good. So weekend plan slightly revised:

Fri – Will not have fully scheduled day. Alasdair has signed up to tow on the mid-week schedule. Will show up if we get a few pilots signing up under “Wanting Tows”. So, if you want to fly tomorrow, sign up. Sorry – no instruction;

Sat – Looking at the Wx we are calling Saturday a no-fly day. Operations cancelled.

Sun – Wx looks good. Full schedule of operations. Meeting / Cookout planned for Saturday will be moved to Sunday after flying

Memorial Day – Wx looks good – Full schedule of operations.

Hope to see a good turn-out Sunday and Monday. Come out and fly. As always, if you need instruction please sign up to help us plan.

See you at the airport.

Reminder: Memorial Weekend / Monthly Meeting/Cookout

As a reminder this weekend (Memorial weekend) is also the last weekend of the month so cookout and monthly membership meeting time – Saturday after flying. Bring a dish to share and an appetite.

Larry is keeping an eye on the weather and will update if needs to be pushed to Sunday. Hopefully most of you will be hanging for the extra day of flying anyway.

See you at the airport for the long weekend.

Weekend Report

Another nice weekend. Saturday while breezy had some good training activity and intro flights. Sunday (mothers day) brought great soaring conditions. B9, Q2, WQ, YZ, PT and Andy in the club 1-34 all took advantage of the conditions for some long soaring flights. New member Tim Renner (who holds a Private SEL) came out too and had his first glider lesson with Alasdair in one of the 2-33’s and with the great conditions got to experience what soaring is all about.

Weather looks decent all week. Remember the mid-week soaring sign-up on the scheduling system. If you want to fly or can volunteer to tow, please sign up!