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Hello:
Is anyone interested in making a small group to purchase this glider and keep it at Sky Soaring? It would almost be a crime to let it leave the club.
Regards,
Rich
Hello:
As an AGI, state licensed medic, LEO, and certified BLS/CPR/AED Instructor I am willing to cover aeromedical and/or legal topics if you need someone to fill in some time.
Regards,
Rich
Hello:
Thank you for the cost breakdown of insurance for the single place ships. It appears that we need to increase the use of all of the single place gliders for 2024. Maybe we can have a chart that shows the number of flights in each glider on the wall so we can know at a glance if any are under used.
I know very little about the Proving Grounds Cross Country training. I do not even know where it is set up in our hangar. If it is in our small office then that is not an ideal area for training. Perhaps a little advertising and coaching with Proving Grounds may help the club.
I appreciate all of the work that our board does. Unfortunately, my employment situation does not allow me to be on any boards or else I would run to help out. In 2025, I will be free of those encumbrances and will also have free time to assist.
I am sorry to hear about the Krosno. I have only flown it a few times. Again, the rule of easy intervened and if a 2-33 was free I took a flight in it instead of untying the Krosno for flights. Can the membership get an update as to its status and possible future?
Thanks again for the reply and work that you do.
For the membership: lets fly as often as possible. We need to get operations together and maybe even share the costs of flying the 2 seat gliders so more members get up in the air more often.
Peace,
Rich
Hello:
Recently, we have had some posts about glider camp and getting people out to soar cross country. I understand that this 1-26C may be under utilized but can that situation be reversed? Perhaps if CFIs move some students to flying in the 1-26C it may be used more. Perhaps if we set up small soaring contests/camps/training/flying at 55LL we could get more members up in all of the single place ships on the weekends. Perhaps on good days we automatically pull out a 1-26 onto the line so anyone stopping by can fly it – instead of using the “rule of easy” in which they just go up in whatever glider is already out on the line such as a 2-33 or the Krosno. Can we get a list of each glider and the associated individual glider insurance cost? Are there 2 or 3 people willing to donate some $ for the insurance of that glider to keep it in the fleet if the insurance is not affordable for the club? Unless we are in dire financial straits do we need to immediately sell the 1-26C?
Currently, the club has a few groupings of members. There are members who own their personal glider and never would fly the 1-26C. (Maybe a conflict of interest for them to vote to sell if they are never using it. I could make the argument to sell the tractor since I never use it.) The other group is students who have never flown a 1-26. Then there are the rest of us who occasionally have flown that glider. Yes, I fall into the “rule of easy” group when I sometimes just fly the 2-33 or something else because I do not want to go through all of the effort to untie a 1-26 for just one flight and no one will use it after me. If we are encouraging longer soaring flights then why would we want to get rid of a simple single place glider? Why are we reducing our fleet of relatively low cost to maintain gliders? As a club should we always be on the hunt to sell something and then buy something else?
Perhaps we should rethink the decision of placing a “For Sale” sign on that glider until we figure out what the club wants or needs the cash for. Are there club members willing to fly more often, including the 1-26C? If so, please step up and fly it. Your thoughts? Peace.
Regards,
Rich
Hello:
Thanks for sharing. Is it possible for Sky Soaring to do a version of this at 55LL?
Regards,
Rich
Hello:
Thanks for setting up a Zelle account for dues payments and flights. I am used to writing checks but joining the world in 2024 by using a mobile app to pay for flights may also be a good idea.
Regards,
Rich
Hello:
Any movement on the soda machine idea? It needs to be moved out of its current location soon.
Regards,
Rich
Can we soar by Chicago Ridge?
Hello:
The Gail Borden library main facility in downtown Elgin by the river is at 270 North Grove Ave., Elgin. The address you gave is to a small branch in South Elgin by Butera. Gail Borden has 3 locations but the one you want is at 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin.
Regards,
Rich
Hello:
I planned on being out and helping but now one of the Jeeps has a dead battery and is slowing up my Saturday. The battery is under warranty but Firestone is being difficult. Hopefully I can be out there sometime soon. And, it was a very busy week with long hours that that a good ending:
Regards,
Rich
Hello:
Others may also write some news about today but here are the highlights:
15 flights, Petr had a 2 hr, 29 minute flight. Daniel “The No Radio DJ” had 3 flights in the seasonally appropriate “Pumpkin”. Towing by Mr. Grillo and Mr. Weck. CFI work by Grillo and Weck.
As Uncle Rich was flying with Uncle Petr’s family member/guest we discovered an unauthorized 3rd passenger in the cockpit. After peaceful negotiations failed for the 3rd passenger to sit and enjoy the flight with the unauthorized passenger becoming belligerent it was neutralized in flight. (Note to all: check for wasps nesting in the gliders.)
Pilots today were Daniel Spencer, Petr, Lawrence, Kees, Rich, Dave Winters, Art, John Lincoln, Brad and Don Grillo. John Lincoln had a 1 hour 10 minute flight. GSOs were Art, Rich, and John O. Mark R. and Maria handled flight log duties.
If anyone has more to add for this “maybe final flying day for the season” please do so.
The PW-5 was put away into its trailer and the cradles for the other gliders were brought down.
All student pilots who need to log assembly and disassembly for gliders need to assist disassembling at least 1 glider this fall. Be sure to have a CFI or AGI note that activity in your log. The assembly of a glider to include the installation of glider wings and tail surfaces is classified as operations functions
not preventative maintenance. This information can be found in Amendment 43-27, published in 52 FR 17276, May 6, 1987 which is an amendment to 14 CFR part 43.Have a Happy Halloween!
Regards,
Rich