Flying Today?

[John Osborn]

Today looks good. Anyone interested in an operation today? Any tow pilots available? I will be out around 10:30.

John O

[John Scott]

Is the carb heat on the tow plane fixed?

[Don Grillo]

FYI, the carb heat on the towplane has been repaired and is signed off in the ac logbook by Larry. It is flyable.

Don

[John Lincoln]

I’ll be out around 11:00. John Lincoln

[James Slocum]

Sorry I can’t make it out today do to a zoom meeting early this afternoon.  I’m game for the rest of the week though

Jimbob

[Nicholas Legenza]

Day recap: Today started out slow with Lawrence and I mowing the grass around the hanger and gliders. Then we got 3 birds in the air with Lawrence flying the 1-26c ,John Osborn flying his pw5, and myself flying the clubs pw5. John and I flew together for a little before he flew back to the airport after around 2 hours. Finally I pushed on for a total flight time of 4 hours and 51 minutes before landing at 6:37. Overall a great day at the field doing work and flying.

[Steven Snyder]

Great flight, Nick. Next step your Silver Badge.

[Nicholas Legenza]

I need to get my my bronze badge first lol

[John Lincoln]

Nick, Great flight, congratulations.

[John Scott]

Is the carb heat fixed on the tow plane?

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[Don Grillo]

FYI, the towplane carb heat has been repaired and is flyable. Unfortunately I can’t make it out today.

— Don

[James Slocum]

I’m sorry I can’t be there today due to an important zoom meeting early this afternoon. I’m up for the rest of the week though

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[John Scott]

I can stop by around 11:30.

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[Don Grillo]

Congrats Nick!! Sounds like you had a great flight.

— Don

[John DeRosa]

Nick – Almost a 5 hour flight. That is GREAT. Congrats!

If you are working on badges the Silver badge has these requirements;

– Silver Altitude is a 1,000-meter (3,281-foot) altitude gain above an in-flight low point.

– Silver Duration is a 5-hour flight time after tow release.

– Silver Distance is a 50-km (31.07-mile) cross country flight.

This is well within the capability of the PW-5. Silver badge allows you to fly in contests.

John H DeRosa(OHM Ω)

West Dundee, Illinois, USA
mailto:john@derosaweb.com
http://derosaweb.net

“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”– Albert Einstein

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On Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at 08:28:29 PM CDT, SSI <webmaster@skysoaring.com> wrote:

[John DeRosa]

I am unsure that first getting a Bronze badge is needed to work on your Silver badge but I might be wrong.

What I do know is that if you do a successful fly a “leg” of a Gold (or Diamond) badge, such as a 300km flight, that same flight will get you the Silver (and Gold) distance.

So I assume you can jump right over the Bronze!

John H DeRosa(OHM Ω)

West Dundee, Illinois, USA
mailto:john@derosaweb.com
http://derosaweb.net

“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”– Albert Einstein

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On Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 09:41:53 AM CDT, SSI <webmaster@skysoaring.com> wrote:

[Greg Tomczyk]

WOW Great Flight Nck! and John O. too. Way to go!

[Nicholas Legenza]

Thanks

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[John Osborn]

Nick,Congratulations on a nearly 5-hour flight. It was fun sharing thermals with you. After about 2 hours, my butt was getting a little sore, so it was time to put Z2 on the ground.John O

On Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at 08:26:54 PM CDT, SSI <webmaster@skysoaring.com> wrote:

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