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1 From: Kathey Pope Sent: Wednesday, July 18, :50 AM To: Kathey Pope Subject: Soaring Society of America E-News The Soaring Society of America E-Newsletter Quick Links Register Now News Related Topics More On Us Join Our List THE WORLD GLIDING CHAMPIONSHIPS July 17, 2012 The World's are almost here! We hope you will make plans to come to Uvalde, Texas to cheer on the U.S. Team and witness some spectacular flying. The OSTIV Congress will also be meeting during this time. For information on the upcoming event, go to the official website, "We" Win an Emmy!- WFYI program Wings over Indianawith LOTS of CISS images wins a Regional Emmy! Productions done by, or in partnership with, WFYI received Regional Emmy Awards during a ceremony at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway earlier this month (out of 16 total nominations). The Winners were: Aric Hartvig- Promotion- Wings over Indiana; Bryan Boyd, Joel Harsin and Jim Major - Historic, Cultural Program - First in, Last out: A History of Fighting Fire in Indianapolis; Brian Paul and Pete Kaiser - Special Event Coverage - the Indianapolis symphony Orchestra: Urbanski Presents; Bryan Boyd - Crafts: Editer/Program - First In, Last Out; Cedric freeman - Crafts: Audio - Musical Threads: Expressions of a People; Jim Simmons, Gary Quigg, Ted Green, Gary Weir, Brad Hoehner and Kevin Finch - Nostalgia Program - Indy in the '60s; Judy O'Bannon and Gary Harrison - Public/Current/Community Affairs - Self Sacrifice: A Son, A Soldier, A suicide The 60 Minute - no advertising PBS special - was focused on middle school age viewers and how "models" relate to real aircraft. Central Indiana Soaring Society planes were featured extensively and are the cover art for the DVD handed out to over 100 Central Indiana High Schools. The video segments and full program may be downloaded from this site:

2 David Newill USAFA 94 FTS SRT Airsailing Sports Class Competition, Reno, NV I figured since all of you have had a huge impact on the soaring program at USAFA (some recently, and some for over 40 years!!), I'd like to keep you posted on just a few things that your USAFA Cadet Sailplane Racing Team have been doing over the last 2 months: - They're currently flying their third competition of the summer (Moriarty, Parowan and Reno), they've been averaging about 240 miles per flight per day at Reno, and they've accomplished these goals with 5AF being down for a wing repair from Parowan (so they have 4 planes flying). - They now hold the USAFA distance record for miles flown in a season at over 25,000 OLC miles - They are somewhere over 50 SSA and FAI badges and badge legs for the season to include 5 silver and 5 gold FAI badges (to be claimed next month if Rollin allows!) - They are claiming 16 state youth records in CO, TX, NM, and NV since Apr - The cadet seniors are currently ranked: Dave Dunkel 113 (Top 12%), Ryan Moran 126, Sam Harms 150, Tom Swinchoski 152, Chris Olson 161 and Rob Gasper 221 in the US SSA On Line Contest (OLC) Champion ranking out of 940 pilots. - All of the cool stuff that they've done is in Cadet Swinchoski's below, and I also added the inputs to our 306 FTG Team of the Quarter to the bottom of this which has some amazing team and USAFA firsts. By the way, they won that too. - Keep in mind, these cadets all got cross-country qualified in Apr/May 2011 and they still have Aug and Sep to fly back at USAFA! All of this could not have been done without the mentoring that you've all done through the years and I just wanted to say thanks on behalf of the team!

3 6AF won the day at Reno, smashing the next closest competitor by 70 points!!! Not to mention, we are now above 25,000 miles, having demolished our team goal of flying the circumference of the globe: Aircraft/Sorties flown: 4AF, 1 sortie x 3.8 (Major Hohreiter/C2C Burns OLC Miles) 6AF, 1 sortie x 3.7 hrs (C1C Moran OLC Miles) 7AF, 1 sortie x 3.5 hrs (C1C Swinchoski OLC Miles) 8AF, 1 sortie x 4.6 hrs (C1C Gasper OLC Miles) Total of 870 OLC miles today - with four planes! State Records (NV): -Youth Multi-Place Out-and-Return, 3-Turnpoint, Free Triangle (C1C Dave Dunkel and C2C Brew Burns) -Youth Single-Place 3-Turnpoint, Free Triangle, Out-and-Return Distance to a Goal (C1C Rob Gasper and C1C Chris Olson) Federation Aeronautique Internationale Badges Earned: - C1C Ryan Moran, C1C Chris Olson, C1C Tom Swinchoski, C1C Sam Harms and C1C Rob Gasper all earned their gold badge climbs (3,000 m) - meaning the entire firstie class has their gold badges!!! -C1C Chris Olson and C1C Rob Gasper both earned their diamond badge goal legs (a predeclared distance of 186 miles)!!! Operations: - Ground crew and pilots showed up at the airport at 1000 to attend the pilot's meeting as well as prepare for operations. - All the Air Force gliders launched from , starting on task around 1415 to allow lift conditions to build a bit more in the area around Airsailing. - All gliders climbed out of the local area and set out on task. As they headed south all the gliders hooked up with a strong cloud street running south to north, flying deep into the southern turnpoint before running the cloud street back to the north and hitting a turnpoint just to the north of Airsailing. Real-Time Shared SPOT Satellite Tracker Web Page: - glid=0jue83ngvqek5lhbdympgxpackp3ymspr Soaring Society OLC Standings: The Cadet Sailplane Racing Team is ranked: 14 out of 149 soaring clubs in the United States (Puts us in the top 9.4%) 16 out of 167 soaring clubs in North America (Puts us in the top 9.6%) 114 out of 1,340 soaring clubs Worldwide (Puts us in the top 8.5%)

4 Also, in round 12 of OLC's Sliver League USAFA placed second in the nation, this is the highest we have ever placed on this ranking!!! OLC Silver League is a speed ranking of all clubs in the nation except for the top 18 from the previous year. Total miles flown this year = 25, miles. This is the most miles ever flown in one year in the history of the USAFA soaring program. The SRT completed: - 5 aircraft qualifications and 17 certifications since 1 May The 1st two cadet cross-country Instructor Pilots certified in the last 20 years. They accounted for 85% of all of the TG-15A and Cross- Country upgrade sorties flown (135) for the class of 2014's upgrade this Spring. They earned: - 20 Soaring Society of America (SSA) A, B, C and Bronze Badges since 1 May Note: A badge is Solo, B badge is Solo 30 minutes off tow, C Badge is Solo 1 hour off tow, Bronze is 2x 2 hr solo fights plus test - 24 Federacion Aeronautique Internacional (FAI) International Soaring Badge Legs (19 Silver Legs and 5 Gold Distance Legs), and by doing so, completed 6 FAI Silver Badges. - This is the most FAI badges USAFA has earned in one year & the most Gold distances USAFA has earned in a single year in the history of USAFA Soaring Program (founded in 1969). - 6 SSA KOLSTAD Youth Century Badge Program pins ( 5x century 1 Pins and 1x century 2 pin) this quarter - The highest ranked pilot in team history (#113/940) in USA, in 2012 SSA On-Line Contest Championships), and pilots ranked in top 221 in the USA 15 of the top 34 flights ever flown in the history of the USAFA Soaring Program (ranging from 250 miles to 343 miles) have been flown by the SRT since 30 Apr 12!! 4 out of top 6 longest flights (# miles (C1C Dunkel), # miles (C1C Dunkel), # miles (C1C Olson), # miles (C1C Harms)) ever flown in the history of the USAFA soaring program are currently held by the First Class Cadets on the SRT. They were flown between 30 May and 11 Jun 12. Of the flights flown in the last 25 days: - C1C Dunkel's 30 May flight is the farthest distance ever flown away from USAFA in a sailplane (343 mile flight was 117 miles away from

5 AFA) and... - C1C Olson/C1C Moran's flight on the same day was the farthest distance a TG-10B has ever been flown away from USAFA (58 miles away south to Silvercliffe, CO), and the 2nd farthest flight in the history of USAFA Soaring in a TG-10B (L-23 Super Blanik) at miles (lost to 1st place by 887 feet). This sailplane also didn't have wingtips! The SRT is currently filing for State Records in 2 States (7 in New Mexico, 6 in Colorado, 4 General, 9 Youth records) earned since 4 Jun 12!!! This is the 1st time we have been able to claim any State Soaring records since These are the highest the SRT has ever ranked in the Soaring Society of America On-Line contest since its inception in Mr. Mark F. Matticola, GS-12, USAF Advanced Soaring Coach EAA AIRVENTURE

6 Volunteers are needed for SSA KidVenture Condor Simulator Booth Monday July 23rd through Sunday July 29th, 4-hours sessions, 8:30 to 12:30 or 12:00 to 4:00. Please call Anne Mongiovi ( ) to sign up for a session or two! SSA at EAA AirVenture Social Event: No-Host Informal Glider Enthusiasts Get-Together at Robbins Restaurant, 1810 Omro Rd, Oshkosh, Thursday, July 26th, 7:30 pm. To ensure we have enough seats, please call Anne Mongiovi ( ) by July 25th 2012 SSA Air Venture Membership Reception sponsored by Costello Insurance and Arizona Soaring Will be held Saturday, July 28th, from 17:00 to 20:00 Beer & Brats (dinner buffet at 18:00) Nature Center, Tent #2 AIR SHOW NEWS Eagleville Soaring Club is now in it's third year as a club. Soaring has been very popular here in Middle, Tennessee since the early 60's. The founder of soaring here in Tennessee was Garland Pack. Garland used two WWII TG-3's and two modified J3-cubs to get the job done, and began cranking out pilots like Dick Butler, Rand Baldwin, Bill and Kathy Mcfarlane, and many many more. Eagleville is just south of the music city Nashville. A highlight to club activities is a standing invitation to have a booth at the Tennessee Air Show held each year at Smyrna, Tennessee. We were first invited in 2011 (Mother's Day weekend) when the Air Force Thunderbirds preformed their breathtaking stunts. The smell of jet fuel had nothing on our club's display of sailplanes. Many people asked questions about soaring during the big acts. In the spring of 2012 of May (12.13) this year we were back again handing out flyers and giving away in a drawing fashion a free ride as to further their interest. This year the Navy Blue's were stirring up the noise. The most questions that were asked: "How does it fly with no engine?" "Where is the motor?" "How do you get it up and back down?" And the kids all wanted to get in and sit down in the glider. Tim Murphy and I are eagerly awaiting word to start preparing for the 2013 Air Show. The Club is growing as many power pilots transition to soaring to beat the cost of fuel. Please stop in if you are traveling, and see what soaring is all about. Eagleville Soaring Club. Eagleville,Tennessee. Tim Murphy and Ron Murphy

7 By Ron Murphy Kolstad Scholarship Attention all Soaring Pilots aged 14-20!! As the summer approaches and great flying is at hand, get your flights logged and documented to apply for the Kolstad Century Awards of 100K, 200K, and 300K. Then start documenting your accomplishments for the Kolstad Scholarship, now worth $5000! Suggested Schedule for Preparation of the Application: JUNE * Collect REFERENCES, names and addresses of time. THREE who have known the applicant for a reasonably long * Gather LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION from soaring acquaintances (THREE is good). JULY/AUGUST STATEMENT by applicant to include: * INVOLVEMENT in SOARING CLUB, SCHOOL, COMMUNITY * Present PLANS for further EDUCATION and eventual VOCATION * SOARING ACHIEVEMENTS * SAILPLANES FLOWN, AWARDS WON, SSA BADGES,

8 FAI, FAA LICENSES SEPTEMBER * REVIEW and SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION Visit and look under Youth and Scholarships, then Kolstad Scholarship. Good luck in your soaring achievements this summer! E-News Submissions If you would like to see your club or groups information listed in E- News, please send it to Denise Layton before the 15th of the month for consideration. The SSA is also considerate of time sensitive material and considers all material for a special E-News if it is something that affects the membership as a whole. We want to hear from you. Please send in your items. Let's Go Gliding Have you ordered your Let's Go Gliding trailer graphics yet? In order to help you, we have now located a vendor who can produce the graphics for $ plus shipping per set. If you are interested in purchasing these from the vendor we have, please contact the SSA office and we will take care of getting a set (or two) shipped to you. We also have some Let's Go Gliding bumper stickers in stock. There is no charge for these if you are interested in placing one on your vehicle. If you have not visited letsgogliding.com we encourage you to do so, and for clubs and commercial operators, we would be happy to send you the icon so you can link your site to it. Having the Let's Go Gliding site linked to your site greatly improves the chances someone will locate you while searching. Plus, it provides the site more exposure and helps promote the campaign. Let's Work Together...Let's Go Gliding! Join us on Facebook and Twitter World Gliding Championships July 28-August 19, 2012 WGC Logo

9 World Gliding Championships - the Best of the Best We are pleased to have some of our merchandise available in advance for your convenience. We have the traditional t-shirts available (you can purchase them now to wear in Uvalde). We also have a glass Texas boot (which holds 1/2 liter of your favorite beverage). Check out the variety of our World's merchandise on our website, WGC Boot Mugs New Trainer Purchase Loans Available at Lea County State Bank If your club is interested in purchasing a new trainer, contact Robert Floyd at Lea County State Bank for financing information. They also provide individual loans. It's almost soaring season, so give Robert a call and have your new sailplane purchased in plenty of time for soaring season. BLAST FROM THE PAST!! CAN YOU IDENTIFY ME? Ok time to use your archives. Can you identify the person in the picture? Send me your answers. kpope@ssa.org. Last Month's Contest Winner Congratulations to Mike Carris from Albuquerque, NM for knowing June's photo was Paul Bikle.

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