[Don Grillo]

The east end of glider row was still in 4 inches of water when I went out Friday afternoon. The water that surrounded Stars and Stripes has receded but the ground is very soft.  If we have no more rain, Sunday may allow vehicles after checking the ground for softness.  If to soft you will create ruts.

[Don Grillo]

Stars and Stripes was still in 4 inches of water as of Thursday afternoon. I will be going out today to see how far the water has gone down and report back this afternoon.

All club gliders will need a thorough inspection prior to its first flight. They have been sitting out all winter and damage by the weather, mice or something else may have occurred.

Things like control surface hinges must be inspected and lubed with LPS 2. Radios tested, harnesses checked for critter damage, chewed wires and more.

SAFETY FIRST AND FOREMOST.

[Don Grillo]

glider row along the creek  on Thursday

no vehicles allowed until the ground dries out

 

[Don Grillo]

Great questions from both Denny and Alan…We want to hear our members feedback and questions.  Keep them coming.

Don

[Don Grillo]

April 22,
The Cessna 1-182 is sold and it flew out today.

I want to thank John DeRosa, John Phelan, John Scott, Greg Tomczyk and Jim Hopkins for all their help today. We swept out the hangar, rearranged some of the aircraft, cleaned up the northeast corner of the hangar and John Phelan and John Scott mowed.

A picture says a thousand words.

[Don Grillo]

Copy and paste the following URL into your browser:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84332305844

[Don Grillo]

Copy and paste the following URL into your browser:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84332305844

[Don Grillo]

Sky Soaring Membership Meeting Log-in Link

To join the Sky Soaring Member’s Meeting click on the following link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84332305844

[Don Grillo]

Please read the following Zoom meeting instructions before attempting to log into the membership meeting at 7:00 PM today (April 21, 2020).

Sky Soaring Members Meeting Etiquette:

• Please keep your microphone muted at all times.
• If you’d like to speak, please raise your virtual hand. You do that by clicking on “Participants” at the bottom of the Zoom frame, and then clicking on “Raise Hand” in the Participant pop-up. As soon as possible, you will be invited to unmute your mic.
• Meeting starts at 7:00 and will be locked at 7:00 PM. Please log in well before 7:00 PM.
• If you’ve never used Zoom before please log into the meeting at least 30 minutes before meeting start time. That will give us time to work out any issues you may have.
• The meeting is more social for everyone if you keep your webcam on. Please plan on using your webcam.

Logging Into Zoom:

• You will be emailed a meeting invitation one hour before the meeting begins. There will be a log-in link in the invitation email. Click on it to join the meeting. You may do that immediately upon receiving the invitation.
• If you experience problems logging in or connecting your webcam or microphone email me at m.d.hurd@gmail.com and give me your telephone number. I’ll call you.
• Zoom works fine on iPhones and Android phones but it’s more functional, from a social perspective, to use a laptop or a desktop computer. If you use a phone, consider ear buds that have a built-in mic.
• If you use a laptop, the computer’s built-in mic and speakers should be fine, but for best results, use a headset with a mic.
• If you use a desktop, it’s best to use a headset with a mic, otherwise there is a tendency for external speakers to create a disturbing sound feedback effect for other attendees. Also, the desktop should have a webcam.
• It’s also possible to simply call into the meeting on a telephone and not use any video at all. To do that, use one of the call-in numbers listed in the meeting invitation which will be emailed to you one hour before the meeting starts. If you’re using your phone to log in, you will be prompted for the meeting ID which will also be listed in the invitation. No password will be required.
• To log into the zoom meeting, simply click on the meeting link in the email invitation.
• For a first time user, Zoom usually does all the work for you by automatically initializing plug-in’s or whatever it needs depending on your machine. If you are prompted for permission for Zoom to do something, please reply “YES”. If you reply no, then Zoom won’t work properly for you.

Setting your mic and webcam:

• The first thing you want to do after entering the meeting is turn on your webcam (if it’s not already on) and to mute your mic (if it’s not already muted). Both mic and camera controls are on the bottom left corner of the Zoom frame. Click on the mic or webcam control icon to turn them on or off.
• If you have a complex hardware configuration where you have multiple attached speaker systems or multiple mics you may need to manually tell Zoom what hardware you want to use. That’s easy to do. Simply click on the up arrow next to the mic icon or next to the camera icon on the bottom left of the Zoom frame. Select your preferred hardware. You can then test it if you wish.
• If you experience any mic or camera problems, please call me at xxx-xxx-xxxxHurd

.Screen View Options:

• As with all Windows-like apps, you can maximize the frame size (going into full-screen mode) by clicking on the icon at the top right corner of the frame.
• There are two Zoom screen views: Gallery view and Speaker (The view control as on the top right corner of the Zoom frame. It may be hidden behind a small floating video rectangle. If there is a rectangular video frame hovering near the top right corner of the Zoom frame, then drag and drop it somewhere else and you’ll see the view controls.) For small meetings of 15 or less attendees, I recommend you select gallery view. Speaker view is good for meetings of more than 15 people because it maximizes the video image of the person speaking. If you’re in gallery view, the video frame of the speaker is highlighted in a yellow border.
• At any time while you’re in a Zoom meeting you may lose sight of the meeting because another window over-lays it or because you inadvertently minimized the Zoom frame. It’s easy to fix that. One method is to minimize all non-Zoom windows that may be open. Eventually you’ll see the Zoom meeting video rectangle floating on your screen somewhere. Click on the “exit minimized video” control at the right bottom corner of the video rectangle. Alternatively, I believe Macs display a green Zoom meeting icon at the bottom of the screen. If it’s there, then click on it to return to maximum size.

How To Leave a Zoom Meeting:

• Click on the “End Meeting” command located at the bottom right corner of the Zoom frame.

 

[Don Grillo]

Title:   Back to Basics – Review for Glider Spring Check Out – WINGS or Flight Review

Topic:   An Online Prep for Glider Pilots Getting Ready to Start the Soaring Season.

Date and Time: Saturday, April 25, 2020, starting at 12:00 Eastern Daylight Time (09:00 PDT, 10:00 MDT, 11:00 CDT, 06:00 HST, 08:00 AKDT, 09:00 Arizona, 16:00 GMT)

Speaker(s): David Strassberg, John ‘Dan’ Carter, Stephen K. Brown

Brief Description:  It is a slow start to the season for many glider pilots. Join us for an interactive webinar that may help you review for that spring check out, flight review or completion of a phase of WINGS. A interactive poll question based webinar to help you learn and understand what you may need in this upcoming season, whether knowledge, skills or both. Come and try it out.

Select Number:

EA61100031

Webinar Information

Please register for Back to Basics – Review for Glider Spring Check Out, WINGS or Flight Review on Apr 25, 2020 12:00 PM EDT at this link:

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

https://www.faasafety.gov/SPANS/event_details.aspx?eid=100031

• This reply was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by Don Grillo.

[Don Grillo]

Hello Sky Soaring Members.
Thank You Dick Bell for the information on the Hustler.  A few of us went out to the club on Sunday and did a little work that needed to be done. We did have a look at the Hustler, tightened the valve covers and ran it. It still leaked so we will need a new gasket. We will go over to B&K and get one in the next week or so.

We mounted the remaining 3 webcams and they are now up and running. Read this post on how to access the webcams from home or your smart device. The new webcams are High Def and require you to have a fairly fast internet connection. You may experience some jumpiness otherwise.

The groundhogs did some damage to the runway during the winter however, the good news is that they did not setup a permanent home.  None of the holes that I filled in last week were dug out, indicating that they abandoned the burrows.

Of course those of us out at the field yesterday did our best with social distancing and one member (who shall remain nameless) even came prepared with his version of corona virus protection.

Thanks to the 3 Johns that helped out!!! 🙂

[Don Grillo]

Thanks for the report Tim.  I’m not happy hearing that we have a leak on the Hustler. I’m going to SSI today to inspect the groundhog holes in the runway and see if any have been dug out by the little critters. I went out last week and filled them in.

I’ll have a look at the Hustler and see whats going on with that rocker arm cover. If I can find the manual, their may be a part number or I may have to search online for a new gasket.

I do find that it’s good therapy going out to the gliderport and just hanging around, by myself. I feel refreshed after walking the runway, looking over the disassembled gliders in the hangar, sweeping the floor or just sitting with the hangar door open and watching the world go by.  It’s amazing how quiet it is with hardly no traffic going by on hwy 20 and no airliners flying overhead.

Hopefully, Sky Soaring (our club) will survive this, financially.  Many members have not paid their first quarter dues and with the field note due every month we only have enough in the account for a few months. Also, taxes will be due. We will not be able to fly until at least April 30th.  I ask all members to please pay your quarterly dues. If you are in financial hardship due to this pandemic please, inform our Club Treasurer, Steve Snyder, so that he can make note in his records. We do not want to lose any members due to this hardship we are all going through.  We will get through this and we will be flying as soon as we can.

Stay Safe,
Don Grillo
Membership Coordinator

P.S. Steve’s email address is: smsrsnyder@comcast.net

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