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I think it is GREAT that our club members are thinking about working on their badges past the Bronze. One important comment about using the Sky Soaring Oudie for badge flight recording. It very useful GPS moving map display for flying. Unfortunately, it will not work for application for an SSA/FAI badge such as Silver, Gold and Diamond. You need an FAI approved logger which the Oudie is not.
Here is a list of FAI approved loggers. Kind of pricy. https://wingsandwheels.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=Igc+flight+recorder. I use the Nano 3 which is also a navigation device.I will keep an eye open for a used one.
John H DeRosa=======================
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Reply To: Sky Soaring Member Achieves Silver Altitude From Mark Mallamo, [General Discussion Forum]
Thanks Don! This was a surprisingly easy task for the altitude requirement of the Silver Badge which I have done before, but regrettably never took along a flight recorder to capture it. Don took the time to show me how the club’s Oudie flight recorder works (it is pretty simple) and I brought it along on my flight to see what would happen.
I encourage other members to get a tutorial on the Oudie and bring it along on your solo flights if it looks like a promising day. You may be happily surprised!
Next up are the Silver duration and distance flights with are admittedly harder.
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All Instructors,Thanks for attending at these meetings and working together to coordinate our instructing.Many hanks also to Don and Geoff for leading this effort.
Two comments;FAA Private Glider PTS – I did make 10 copies of the PTS. They are located next to the copies of the Glider Flying Handbook, FAST, Wander books, etc. There is a cost for any of these items which is listed on a nearby sheet.Bob Wander Progress Records – We also talked last night about needing to use of the “Progress Record” check lists in the back of the Wander book that we are using as a syllabus. There is a Student Pilot version and Instructor version of the list.The idea is to use these lists is to enable any instructor to coordinate instruction with any student. After a quick review of the student’s progress in the Progress Record the next flight can build on their skills and may help the student make faster progress.It would be optimal for the student to return to the field with their personal copy of the Wander book for the instructor to review. But we all know that this may not happen. So we agreed last night to create a “Green Book” to hold a Progress Record form (Instructor version) for each student. A sample form is attached. The “Green Book” is stored next to the “Blue Book” in the flight box.Thanks again,John H DeRosa=====================On Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at 09:27:33 PM CDT, SSI <webmaster@skysoaring.com> wrote:
New topic posted by Don Grillo. Recap of Instructors Meeting., In Flight Instructors forum.
For those of you that were not on the zoom call, we discussed;
Condor Flight Simulator;
Using Condor for initial student familiarization of glider flight
in all regimes of flight. The SSA is offering a $2500 grant for
purchasing the proper equipment to setup a simulator.More discussion about using Condor and finding 2 instructors that
would head up the program will be discussed. There will be a full
Condor setup at Oshkosh at the SSA booth to try out.Briefings;
Discussion about holding a Pre and Post briefing with students.
Using Bob Wanders lesson plans, have a short lesson briefing with
the student prior to flying that lesson. Then go fly. Have a
debreif after the flight to discuss how the flight went.Introduce the PTS to students prior to solo and combine PTS
standards into Bob Wanders lessons.John D. will print out copies of the Private Pilot PTS and will be
available in the office. Also available as a pdf on
skysoaring.comNext Meeting;
For next months meeting, please select a maneuver you would like
to discuss. How to properly teach and execute the maneuver. What
is the glider doing when you do the maneuver ie. overbanking
tendency etc.Send your suggestions to Geoff and Don, or reply here.
-- Don
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I like the option to look at a weekly or monthly trend. Not much information available just now but this will increase over time.John H DeRosa(OHM Ω)On Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at 10:04:21 AM CDT, SSI <webmaster@skysoaring.com> wrote:
Reply To: Sky Soaring now on Weather Underground From Mike Hurd, [General Discussion Forum]
The weather station set-up by John Phelan is really helpful. Thank you John!
Mike
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New topic posted by Donald Grillo. Sky Soaring now on Weather Underground, In General Discussion forum.
Hello Sky Soaring Members,
I want to thank John Phelan for setting up our new weather
station. The station is mounted on the pole with the big windsock.
It transmits the current weather via wifi to our network. You can
now access our current weather on wunderground.com. The identifier
for the Sky Soaring Glider Club station is;KILHUNTL69
Some helpful hints. Download the wunderground app for your
smartphone and make KILHUNTL69 a favorite.Try this link:
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Nice long flight for John L topping out at 8200ft. Wow.Click on https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N104JL to play the flight.John H DeRosa(OHM Ω)On Friday, June 9, 2023 at 08:27:26 AM CDT, SSI <webmaster@skysoaring.com> wrote:
Reply To: Flying Thursday June 8th From Don Grillo, [General Discussion Forum]
We had a great Soaring day yesterday, lift above 7000 feet. John D had a three hour flight and John Lincoln had a very long flight as well. I’ll be out there today mowing, if anybody needs a tow come on out. Skysight says there will be lift to 6000 feet today.
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Didn’t work. Hmmm. This is my reply to your reply stuff which SHOULD still be visible as I deleted the entire line of the dreaded ## stuff.I am using Yahoo to reply. You?John H DeRosa(OHM Ω)“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”– Albert EinsteinOn Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 03:22:49 PM CDT, SSI <webmaster@skysoaring.com> wrote:
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I will be there to fly on Thursday.We had Q’s today even though SkySight.IO didn’t predicted a blue day.Same diagnosis for Thursday – blue. But life is now predicted to be 1,000ft higher up to 7K.See you at the airport.John H DeRosa(OHM Ω)“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”– Albert EinsteinOn Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 01:05:56 PM CDT, SSI <webmaster@skysoaring.com> wrote:
New topic posted by John Lincoln. Flying Thursday June 8th, In General Discussion forum.
Is there any interest in getting an operation going on Thursday. It’s looking like a pretty good day. Lift from 3.1 to 4.7 knots up to as high as 7,100 feet msl. Northeast winds from 9 kts dropping to 6 kts later. There won’t be any Cu’s but who knows there might be dust devils, I’ve seen 6 or 7 so far this year. John O and I will be out rigging the PW-5 at 11. We should be done with that by noon so if we can get a tow pilot I would like to fly after that, probably around 1:30 or so. How about it, any tow pilots? John Lincoln
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Count me in for 2.John H DeRosa(OHM Ω)“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”– Albert EinsteinOn Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 11:06:26 AM CDT, SSI <webmaster@skysoaring.com> wrote:
Count me in for 2.John H DeRosa(OHM Ω)“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”– Albert EinsteinOn Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 11:06:26 AM CDT, SSI <webmaster@skysoaring.com> wrote:
John O – Thanks for heading up the assembly of the PW-5 (PW-5)
One correction about installing a radio in Pumpkin – I didn’t give up on the idea. It is still in the plans. It has just been postponed until we disassemble the ship in the fall.John H DeRosa(OHM Ω)On Monday, June 5, 2023 at 03:51:27 PM CDT, SSI <webmaster@skysoaring.com> wrote:
Reply To: New Hustler From John Osborn, [General Discussion Forum]
Hi Dennis,I believe the plan is to assemble the Club PW 5 and store it in the West hanger. That would have been done by now except there is no room until the 2-33 is assembler and moved out of the hanger. The 2-33 assembly was waiting on John D to install a radio. I understand he has given up on that idea so we should be able to assemble it this week. And following its removal we should be able to assemble the PW 5 and store it in the hanger. Hull insurance is not a factor.John O
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Andy – As Mark Twain once said after a newspaper article announced him dying, “Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated”. The club is fully operational! Besides an instructor, we needed a tow pilot. If no pilot holds up their hand, give a tow pilot a call and convince them.PS – Jeff Moran, Greg Tomczyk and myself mowed and trimmed the entire field today. Looks great.John H DeRosaOn Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 11:37:03 AM CDT, SSI <webmaster@skysoaring.com> wrote:
Reply To: Thursday Success From ANDRZEJ CHICEWICZ, [General Discussion Forum]
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operation barbarosa is canceled, a beautiful day is ruined, is our club dying or what?. We don't fly, we don't mow the grass, revenge!On Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 09:50:42 AM CDT, SSI wrote:
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Mark,Agreed. We just need to make room in able to store it assembled!
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Reply To: Assembly Days Coming Up From Mark Mallamo, [General Discussion Forum]
Last season we elected to store our newly-acquired, beautiful 1-26C in the hangar instead of putting it outside in the elements. I hope we can find room to keep in the hangar this season.
Mark
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May 10-11-12 – Looks like pretty good WX. It might be another rainy weekend so come on out now!
I will plan on being out. Might have my glider back together by tomorrow to bring out and tie down.If no flying … then mowing!!John H DeRosaOn Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 08:37:16 AM CDT, SSI <webmaster@skysoaring.com> wrote:
Reply To: Sunday May 7 Recap From Mark Mallamo, [General Discussion Forum]
All,
I still don’t think my messages are going to email, so piggybacking on this one.
Tomorrow, (Wednesday, May 10) is looking like a decent day for flying. Anyone up for an operation? Speak up/sign up if you are.
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