Reminders and Requirements for Flying in 2023

All Sky Soaring Members,

Saturday, March 25th is rapidly approaching and will mark the beginning of Sky Soaring’s 2023 flying season. Our fleet of gliders and tow plane are ready. Are you?

Below are several requirements that every member must accomplish before returning to flight training at SSI. “Flight Training” as not just for student pilots. It is for everyone, no matter how many hours they may have in his log book, as every pilot should consider each flight a continuation of their ongoing flight training.

Here are the things that you must accomplish;

– Attend the mandatory annual Safety Meeting to be held on March 25th in the hangar. While the meeting will be available on Zoom, and also recorded, it is always the best plan to attend in person to get the most out of the presentations and interaction with the speakers. A representative of the SSA’s Soaring Safety Foundation (SSF) will be one of our speakers. Also, there will be food/drinks plus a FREE RAFFLE of a Soaring Society of America jacket.

– Review the SSF’s wing runner training and then pass the test. Be sure to let Flight Chairman Don Grillo know you have passed, then print your certificate to put into your pilot’s folder. https://www.soaringsafety.org/learning/wingrunner/wingrunner.html

– Tow Pilots – Review the SSF’s tow pilot training and then pass the test. Be sure to let Flight Chairman Don Grillo know you have passed, then print your certificate to put into your pilot’s folder. https://www.soaringsafety.org/learning/towpilot/towpilot.html

– Review the Sky Soaring Policies and Procedures manual. No testing is required! https://skysoaring.com/policy-and-procedures-manual-5-1-2021-ms-word/ [login required]

I look forward to a great soaring season in 2023 with “SAFETY FIRST” as our motto.

John DeRosa
President
Sky Soaring Board of Directors