THE FOLLOWING IS THE LATEST ANNOUNCMENT
Sent to all addresses on the VSA Email list on Saturday, Feb 16, 2008.
If you did not receive this announcement send an email to Tom
Jue and request that you be added to the VSA Mailing List.
VSA WINTER PROGRAM
SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 2008
COME OUT FOR AN AFTERNOON OF FLYING
INCREASE YOUR SOARING KNOWLEDGE
ENJOY GOOD FOOD AND HANGAR TALK
SOCIAL HOUR at 2:30 PM - APPETIZERS AND HANGAR TALK
DINNER AT 4:30 PM: ITALIAN FEAST WITH HOME MADE BREAD, BOTTLED WATER, DESSERT AND COFFEE/TEA
Dinnertime side show – Gliderport Nostalgia See yourself and your friends in action 10 or more years ago.
PROGRAM from 5:45 – 8 PM Fireside discussion follows
PETE ALEXANDER, ASG 29 DRIVER, "98"
TOWING TO THE MENDOCINOS
This practical primer will discuss XC soaring out of Williams along the
Mendocino Mountains,including;
THERMALLING AND RIDGE SOARING 101
Efficient use of thermal and ridge lift requires a good mental picture
of what the air is doing,
an understanding what your body and the instruments are telling you,
knowledge of glider performance, pilot skill, and adherence to basic safety
guidelines.
Learn how to pull it all together to use thermal and/or ridge lift for efficient
cross country soaring.
Tickets $15.00 for dinner and/or seminar for sale in WSC office.
VSA MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS $20.00 MAY BE PAID IN PERSON
RSVP TO GINNY, ke6vgz@sbcglobal.net , by phone to WSC (530) 473-5600
OR THE THREAD ON THE WSC FORUM
to go there, click the following link....
http://www.soaringnet.com/forum/March
1 Dinner Seminar RSVP list
VALLEY SOARING ASSOCIATION
DINNER/SEMINAR SERIES
MARCH 15 2008
*******PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCMENT******
Cross country pilots, new glider pilots, student pilots and anybody just
interested in learning about cross country soaring should attend the VSA
Dinner Seminar Series. Focused on helping pilots advance their cross country
soaring, each seminar includes several presentations and is accompanied by
a catered dinner.
Come out and fly - stay current, get proficient! Take a tow!
Appetizers and Hangar Talk officially start at 2:30 and continue until dinner.
Dinner starts at 4:30m
Seminars begin at 5:45 and conclude around 8:00pm
Discussion time to follow at the fireside.
Williams Soaring Center
South Hangar
2668 Husted Road
Williams, CA 95987
www.williamssoaring.com
(530) 473-5600
Valley Soaring Association membership is not required, however non-members
are encouraged to join at the seminars. VSA membership is $20.
Each seminar (including appetizers, dinner, bottled water, dessert, coffee/tea/hot
cider) costs $15.00 Beer and soft drinks will be
available for purchase.
RSVP REQUIRED FOR DINNER/SEMINAR AND TOWS.
REPLY TO THE FORUM THREADS FOR EACH SEMINAR DATE, EMAIL
VSA PRESIDENT GINNY FARNSWORTH <ke6vgz@sbcglobal.net>
OR PHONE WILLIAMS SOARING AT (530) 473-5600
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AGENDA
Saturday March 15, 2008
VSA SATURDAY RACE SERIES OPENING DAY
PREPARED TO SURVIVE -- Darryl Ramm
You just landed out and nobody knows where you are, or maybe you really
crashed or maybe you bailed out of your glider - would you wish you were
better prepared, had a plan and key survival equipment? Then this talk is
for you.
BARRIERS TO FLYING THE BIG ONE -- Panel Discussion
What common poor techniques, misunderstandings or other barriers prevent
pilots from progressing in cross country soaring? What is holding you back
from that next 750km flight? Panel members will discuss how to avoid
issues that they believe can hold pilots back from progressing in cross
country flying.
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The speakers for the series are some of the most experienced and articulate soaring pilots in Region 11. It is a Dinner/Seminar Program not to be missed - see you there!
VSA thanks all who are working to make this series happen. In particular, thanks
to past and future speakers and presenters:
Pete Alexander
Ginny Farnsworth
Bob Ireland
Kempton Izuno
Tom Jue
Peter Kelly
Darryl Ramm
Larry Roberts
Ramy Yanetz
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Ginny Farnsworth
VSA President
ASW 24 G3
Seminar on Jan 26, 2008 consisted of dinner and three presentations
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Kempton posted the following on Willliams
Today.
Visit his blog to see the presentation
As mentioned at the Jan 26 seminar, I've put up a blog:
http://hdsoaring.blogspot.com/
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A CD was also produced and is available to all. It contains the presentations by Tom Jue (119 Photos) and by Peter Kelly (X-C)
Buy the VSA CD#1
Now available by mail or pick it up at the gliderport.
Q - What speed should you fly?
A - Depends on 4 factors –
Air movement, altitude, distance to landing, distance to thermal.
See 3 concrete examples –
Rich (7HV) flying fast, Luke (C1)flying far, Jim (1B) flying efficiently.
Some are contrasted with logs by Peter (PK) flying in the same air.
Q – What route should you fly?
A – The one with the best lift!
See suggestions on how to choose the best route.
Q – When should you leave a thermal?
A – If max flying time/ duration, then probably not until the rate of
climb drops to zero, but most al other times – probably well before that
point.
See this info as well as 119 beautiful photos of our local pilots in flight, by Tom Jue, Expert Photographer. Formats for photos are pdf, as well as jpg – viewable on many TV’s, via the DVD player.
All of this is on the disk being distributed by the VSA, called VSA CD#1
All proceeds of sales go to the VSA.
Price is $5 when picked up at the gliderport.
Add $2 for mailing costs and you can receive your copy directly at home.
Make check or money order payable to VSA in amount of $7.
Mail your check, along with your address, to-
VSA, c/o P Kelly, 154 Cheyenne Dr, Vacaville, CA 95688
Orders also taken via email if you are a pilot who regularly attends the VSA
Race Days. email is gliding@sonic.net
I will be glad to discuss your questions and comments of any and all material contained on the CD on any one of the VSA Race Days at WSC. This material will serve as excellent points of reference for discussions on cross country. I encourage all pilots to view the material so that we can have meaningful discussions on these all important subjects. PK.
Notice/ Invitation- as posted on the Williams Today Page on Nov 7, 2007
VSA WINTER PROGRAM
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2007
DINNER AT 5 PM IN THE SOUTH HANGER
PROGRAM TO FOLLOW
DINNER MENU:
TURKEY FEAST WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS
The Programs:
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Links from Darryl Ramm's Presentation on "Crossing the Delta":
http://www.darrylramm.com/crossing-the-sacramento-delta
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Links from Ramy Yanetz's Presentation "Introduction to the On Line Contest"
- WSC club 2008 flights:
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/getScoring.html?clubId=1061&scoringId=201
- Williams 2008 flights (not the same as above since many flights are submited
by members of other clubs):
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/getScoring.html?scoringId=202&placeOfStartId=WILLM1
- Registration:
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/memberadmin.html
- Claim form:
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/olc.html?_flowId=publish-flight-flow&claimType=glider
Point of Contact for this web site: Peter Kelly