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Credits: Tow photo by PK, snow on Snow Mt by FVP, Poster by Tom J.

 

About the Valley Soaring Association (VSA)
An association of glider pilots organized simply to foster enjoyment in the sport of Soaring...... The sport of operating a glider, flying freely through the air, using only rising air currents to remain aloft after being towed or self-launching into the sky.

Visit your new google groups pages at

http://groups.google.com/group/valleysoaring

Important note: Paid membership in the VSA is NOT required for you participate in Google group "valleysoaring" but you need to be
a member of that group in order to post to it.

 

The VSA provides a means for pilots to interact with each other, and the community in general. It's not enough for each of us to practice and demonstrate the refined skills that allow us to fly freely like an eagle, soaring for hours above the earth, and then returning confidently to the airport. As pilots, we enjoy talking to each other about our triumphs over nature, and sharing our recent discoveries in this infinitely variable, and endlessly challenging sport. We learn from each other, and enjoy hearing about flights by other pilots. The Valley Soaring Association (VSA) is composed of pilots, and friends of pilots, who enjoy sharing this wonderful sport.

The Association is hosted by William's Soaring Center (WSC), located in William's, California, about 45 miles north of Sacramento, along Interstate Highway 5. Although many pilots of the association fly from various gliderports throughout California and Nevada, we all have have a common interest in the William's Soaring Center.

Strictly volunteer, the Association is composed of annual average membership of 50 to 100 pilots. Members of this nonprofit association contribute their time and energy to maintaining the organization, newsletters and web pages.

We organize and promote various soaring events at William's, and the Officers of the Board of the VSA administer a Scholarship Fund, which has been awarded over a half-dozen times to High School Students in Northern California.

You are invited to visit the other pages of this web site to learn more about the Valley Soaring Association, and more about the sport of Soaring. If you share our love of Soaring and also have an interest in the operations at William's Soaring Center you are sincerely invited to join our Association. All new comers are welcome - experienced or not! Please use the following links as well as the tabs located at the top of this page.

If you are interested in receiving instruction, getting a pilot license or just want to take a ride in a glider contact our host, Williams Soaring Center.

membership.htm - further information about membership in the VSA, complete with membership forms.

www.williamssoaring.com - William's Soaring Center (WSC)

www.soaringnet.com - a list of other soaring related web sites in California and Nevada

www.ssa.org - the U.S. National organization of soaring - The Soaring Society of America (SSA)

www.pacificsoaring.org - The Regional organization - The Pacific Soaring Council (PASCO)