Club Contest Standings

Carpenter	4095	(Red tail)
Wools	2546
Clarke	2226
Nichols	2100	(Kestrel)
IZ (Simpson/Lazaga)	1228
Weber	1056
Rutledge	918
Taylor	791
Newill	730

Flying Tuesday 7/25

We have a tow pilot for Tuesday, July 25th. We plan to arrive at 11 AM and start towing at noon.

Sunday July 23rd Report

We had a fun, great day to fly:
Great soaring weather. Puffy cumulus clouds everywhere.
29 flights
First flight took off at 10:30
Last flight landed at 18:20.
9 instructional.
3 guest rides
1 newspaper reporter.
Many flights lasting more than 3 hours.
1 land-out
At some point there were 9 ships in the air.
Even a plane from Caesar Creek flew over Alexandria and returned to Ohio (without landing here.)

Thanks to Mike, Cheryl and Todd for crewing like only they can, to Larry Miller for the guest rides, Ms Holcombe for the pictures, Rick Whitworth for all the work, Gerry Whitson for his 7-hours towing marathon, Olaf for giving Gerry a short break, and to all who came to the airport to make it a great day.

Mario Lazaga

YES! We are Flying Today! Saturday 7/22 Washout

Per Tom Ruble and Mario Lazaga:

Contrary to last nights email there are people at Alexandria now and soaring will occur. Pete Detore reports that at 10:00 am the sky is blue and clear, and an instructor is on the way to do instructional flights.

We regret the error.

Jeff Melin has cancelled operations for tomorrow, Saturday July 22.

New MOAS in Southern Indiana

There is some new special-use airspace in southern Indiana, effective August 3. The new MOAs are adjacent to Atterbury and the Jefferson proving grounds. They are not on the sectional chart yet.

Three And Counting

 
Mario reports:

This last Saturday, July 8th, David Newill completed the last of his Silver Badge requirements.
He flew to the airport formerly known as Terry(TYQ) and back to Alexandria(I99) in a little less than 3 hours.
He is the third member of our club to earn Silver this Summer. Most probably he's not the last of the year.

Congratulations Dave!

 

Saturday Action

Last Saturday, 7/8/06, was a great soaring day. Several pilots made long flights, including new member John Weber (I don't have the details but I believe it was 300km+) and longtime member (and Region 6 SSA director) Dave Newill. Dave made an out-and-return to the airport formerly known as Terry for his silver distance. In the afternoon, new member Ed Escallon flew in with a classic, a PT-26, and after the crowds were gone, a lucky few crew members (including yours truly) had a real treat...