CISS Winter Banquet

The CISS winter banquet will take place as follows:

January 22, 2011, at

The Mansion at Oak Hill, Carmel, IN

Happy Hour, 6:00pm Cash Bar

Banquet at 7:00pm

Guest Speaker: Dr. Connie Mariano, White House Physician to two sitting presidents. (One democratic and the other republican)

Tickets $35 per person.

Deadline to register: January 7, 2011

Register via email with nyalwilliams@comcast.net and indicate number of persons in your party.

CISS Students will be Using IP for Landing Approaches

At a recent Instructor meeting it was agreed that the Initial Point concept would be introduced and used for primary training. Approaches from other altitudes and directions will be used for pre-solo dual training flights and students will be encouraged to develop their judgment of angles and apply the TLAR method promoted by Tom Knauff. 

An added benefit for all club members will be majority of student traffic should be in this expected pattern which will help identify the areas for extra vigilance when approaching to land.

Everyone is welcome to use this approach if they want. It has been tested extensively by the instructors and students during the past season and there has been positive feedback.

December 16 Membership Meeting

There will be a Membership meeting at 7:00p.m. on December 16^th at the Castleton MCL for elections of club officers for next year. Let’s have a good turnout so that we can hit he ground running in the new year!!!!!!!!

                                                                                                                            Gerry Simpson

CISS Glider Workshop

 David Nelson, from Grand Haven Michigan, spent a week helping several CISS members repair and update their gliders recently. Several members gained hands on experience under the watchful eye of David who often repeated his offer that "there is nothing you can mess up that I cannot help you correct". Everyone who participated agreed it was an interesting and useful experience. David has indicated he would be willing to come back next year and possibly do a short half day program for anyone interested in learning more about gel coat repairs and touching up the nicks on their gliders. If  you would like to participate in such an event, or might want to do some work on your glider under David's supervision, please let Nyal Williams or John Earlywine know of your interest.

New Chief Flight Instructor

The club's president has appointed John Earlywine as the new Chief Flight Instructor following the resignation of Nyal Williams from that position effective November 7. This announcement was made today at the close of end-of-season meeting of CISS's flight instructors. Williams had indicated to the club's president at the beginning of the season that this would be his last year in the position.

New Airplanes at I99

CISS Tow Pilot and Instructor, Capt. Miller, is the proud new owner of a Taylorcraft L-2B. This WWII Observation craft has a swivel seat in the rear for the observer. It should be great for observing aerotows  if he can be persuaded to add a tow hook. This joins the "fleet" at CISS which also includes the Piper J-5 restored by Ed Escalon, Dan DeWitt, and and George Saunders. These folks may have the solution for the no thermal days. 

                                                                                                                                   

"Bob" Lands at Alexandria

One of Dr. Robert Gillan's last wishes was for CISS to have a Schweizer Glider to fly in his memory recognizing his many years as a club member and instructor. On October 28, after almost a year of searching for a appropriate glider, Schweizer 1-34, contest ID OE, has been purchased and has arrived at Alexandria where Ron Clarke quickly gave it the nickname of "Bob".

Beautiful blue skies and  some nice Cu welcomed Nyal Williams, Don Taylor and John Earlywine as they arrived at the Beloit Wisconsin Airport to pick up the glider on October 27th. The picture does not tell the whole story. Winds in the 40 mph range delayed loading and eliminated any chance of a test flight before departure. Comments from Judy Ruprecht and Scott Manley, two of the Beloit instructors, indicated this was their favorite glider to fly in the Sylvania Soaring Adventures fleet. It will be on the line at CISS next spring. In the meantime come on out to the airport and take a look at it. One thing is certain. Although CISS rental rates have not been determined, they will be significantly lower than the $55 per hour it has been earning at Beloit. There are some significant benefits for CISS members.

CISS Soaring Study Group News

Thanks to Ron Clarke for leading an outstanding session on "Weather Resources and Analysis" this last Sunday.  The Sunday forecast was for poor soaring conditions and unfortunately the weather lived up to the forecast.  Despite that, about a dozen members came out to Alexandria to participate in the discussion.

Below are some links to the resources mentioned in the discussion. 

DrJack's BLIPMAPs:  http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/index.html 

Air Sports Net Muncie Aviation Forecast:  http://www.usairnet.com/cgi-bin/launch/code.cgi?Submit=Go&sta=KMIE&state=IN

 NOAA's Aviation Weather Center:  http://aviationweather.gov/

BMapper:   http://www.bmapper.com/

An easy way to try BMapper and avoid creating your own maps and setting everything up from the website, go to:

http://soarindy.info/files/BMapper/

and download the files. Complete installation instructions are in the readme file. Just double click on the readme file to get started.

As a reminder, the final 2010 session will be held on 31 October at 11am.  John Earlywine will lead a discussion on "Off-season Opportunities and Resources."  Afterwards, I will be soliciting opinions on the study group sessions.  If there is interest in continuing in 2011, we'll discuss possible topics and scheduling.

Mark Rottler

Airport Office Unlocked

Early Tuesday morning the office door was unlocked, and the security system was not armed. The door was locked and the system was armed Sunday evening.

The possible consequences of leaving the office and hangars unlocked and unattended are obvious. There are many items of significant value in the building. A conversation between some local farmers at the breakfast table overheard in a local resturant indicated there have been a number of break-ins to steal tools from locked barns in the area recently. We should not make it easier.

Please take a few moments to check to be certain the lights are off, the building is locked and the security system is armed if it appears you may be the last person leaving the airport, or if you have opened the building during the week. 

New CISS Private Pilot Glider Ratings

On Sunday 10 October, two CISS pilots earned their Private Pilot Glider Certificates.

Miller - Oberly - Rielage

Mark Oberly found the winds more favorable than the gusts into the 30's that suspended the flight portion of his check ride earlier, finished his flights and had his certificate in his pocket in time for lunch. 

His time in the spotlight as the newest CISS pilot was limited however, as Mark Rottler was waiting patiently to begin his checkride.  By late afternoon, Mark II  replaced Mark I with

Rottler - Oberly

the distinction of having the newest certificate.

Mark I and Mark II are shown at right following the rides. 


Several instructors are starting to worry about having to apply for unemployment if this rapid drain on the pool of CISS students continues. Please promote soaring with your friends and neighbors and encourage them to take advantage of the opportunities at CISS and replenish the group of students.

Mark Rottler Soaring Discussions Announcement

I want to let you know that we're changing the topic for the next CISS Study Group session.  Ron Clarke has volunteered to lead a session on "Weather Resources & Analysis."  This session will take place on Sunday 17 October starting at 11am. All members are welcome and are encouraged to attend and participate in the discussions. 

We had a good turnout for Mario's session on "Thermaling and Speeds to Fly"  last Sunday.  Thanks again to Mario for leading a great session!

 

Mark

New CISS Commercial Glider Pilot and Flight Instructor

Congratulations to Olaf Tessarzyk for successfully completing two check rides on Sunday 26 September and going home with two new ratings on his pilot certificates. 

Credit is also due tow pilot Larry Miller who had some interesting tows as Olaf worked to teach "difficult student:" DPE Ron Ridenour how to fly behind the tow plane, the ground crew, and other CISS members who worked overtime to complete the last flight after 6 pm.

Congratulations for Silver C Altitude Leg

On Sunday September 12, Mark Rottler took advantage of the lift and braved the 23 kt winds aloft to climb to 5,259 ft msl with an altitude gain of 3609 ft which exceeded the Silver Badge Leg requirement of 1000 meters, or 3281 feet in 303BA. Congratulations Mark!

Grob and PW-5 in CISS Labor Day Weekend Contest

This coming weekend including Friday Sept. 3 through Monday Sept. 6 our club will be conducting a cross-country soaring contest with 9 participants including one guest from Michigan. It has often been suggested that we get our feet wet with a small competition to prepare for hosting a sanctioned SSA Regional Contest in the future. Our Board approved the event back in the early spring.

Six of the club private owners will be flying their ships along with Tod Herrli flying the PW and Olaf Tessarzyk flying the Grob 103. Don Taylor is the organizer, Ron Clarke and Josh Daisey will handle ground ops and John Earlywine will be the weather guesser.

There will be a contest pilots' meeting in the upstairs clubhouse each morning around 10am followed by assembly and gridding at the takeoff end of the runway. A rapid launch will take place in about a 40 minute window between noon and 2pm depending on the lift conditions. Ron and/or Josh will work with the normally scheduled ground crews and towpilots and instructors to smooth this all out. Heightened vigilance on the ground and in the air will be important !

Except for the launch timeframe, instruction and other club flying in the Blaniks should be conducted more-or-less as normal. The PW-5 and Grob will possibly be available prior to the launch and after they return to the field. This is an exciting first step for our club and we appreciate the forbearance of the larger membership during this time. Come on out and watch !

All Members Welcome - 11 am Sunday Soaring Soaring Discussions

A few CISS members have talked about various ways to learn about soaring.  These discussions coalesced into an informal study group.  The group's goal is to have interactive learning sessions about specific soaring topics lead by an experienced pilot.

The first session was last weekend.  John Earlywine lead a  discussion about cross country flight planning.  At the end of the discussion, we talked about ways to expand the group and gain additional member participation.  The group came up with a schedule for the rest of the year and all CISS members are invited to participate.  Here is our schedule:

Date	Topic	Leader
August 29	Weather Resources & Analysis	Ron Clarke
September 12	Radio Procedures	Nyal Williams
September 26	Thermaling & Speed to Fly	Mario Lazaga
October 17	Glider Instrumentation	TBD
October 31	Off-season Exercises & Resources	TBD

Sessions will be held at Alexandria starting at 11am and should last an hour or so.  All CISS members are welcome to join us for any (or all) of the discussions.  We think interactive sessions are a great way to learn more about soaring.  The more people who participate, the greater the opportunity to gain from collective experience.  

We've been very fortunate to have three experienced pilots volunteer as discussion leaders for upcoming sessions.  We would love it if a couple more experienced CISS pilots would be willing to lead either of the last two sessions.  If you're interested in volunteering, please drop me a line.

We hope you find one of the scheduled topics interesting. If so, please join us.

Mark Rottler

John Gardner is a Certificated Glider Pilot

Congratulations to John Gardner who earned his Private Pilot Glider Certificate on Monday August 16, 2010 flying 303BA.

Other CISS members who helped make this accomplishment possible include Larry Miller, the recommending instructor, and Mike Rielage, the FAA DPE responsible for the check ride. Larry also served as tow pilot for the event, with John's father John helping as the wing runner. 

BMapper Soaring Forecast Program

Dale Kramer's BMapper program displays Dr. Jack's forecast data in a very convenient, easy to use format. Several CISS members are using this free program to predict soaring conditions and to decide when and which way to fly. Some of the most used information is the predicted thermal strength and the expected maximum attainable altitude. Experience at Alexandria has shown these forecasts to usually be quite accurate.

Mark Rottler has generously donated some space on his server for downloads by CISS members.

If you would like to try BMapper go to:

http://soarindy.info/files/

and download the BMapper folder.

Complete installation instructions are in the folder in the readme file.

Kokomo Airport August 6-8

Anyone planning a cross country north during these dates needs to be aware of possible issues in the Kokomo area. Notams have been published restricting takeoff and landing runways and establishing an aerobatics box. 


In the announcement below, they specify airplanes only for the event...no gliders. It sounds like they also might not be receptive to gliders in the area or landing there during the event.

National Aircraft Aerobatic Competition..
The Kokomo Municipal Airport and Hoosier Hammerheads are hosting the
first Annual Hoosier Hoedown August 6th - 8th at the Kokomo
Municipal Airport. We are anticipating 25-30 Aircraft to participate
in this national event. The public is welcome free of charge.

Hoosier Hoedown
Sponsored by Hoosier Hammerheads IAC Chapter 124
Practice Day Friday, August 6th 10AM-7PM. Registration also available
this day.

Saturday, August 7th. Pilot brief 8 AM. Competition to start at 9 AM
Sunday, August 8th. Pilot brief 8 AM. Competition 9 AM
Classes: primary, sportsman, intermediate, advanced, unlimited. All
powered categories, no gliders.

Primary $50, all other $70.
Banquet Saturday night $20.00/pp

Hangar space $10 per night, per aircraft
Please contact Mike or Pam Wild (Wild Aerobatics) for additional
information. 765-864-0096

Sailplanes - Cars - Trucks

There is frequent conversation at Alexandria about landing a bit down the runway to allow a little extra altitude over the road when landing west. The following link reprinted from the r.a.s. newsgroup reinforces the importance of this advice.

Accident at Szeged World Glider Contest
A glider came in so low that it hit a truck or bus on the road that runs outside the airport fence. The glider then
cart-wheeled into the fence which is wire mesh between massive 10 ft high concrete posts with barbed wire on top. Everything on the glider was broken - wings and fuselage, except the cockpit.We later learned that the pilot apparently was not badly injured however the driver of the truck is in serious condition.

Photos available at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/itb.panorama/WGC2010GliderCrashSzegedHungary#

Sheldon Munro has passed away

Tom Sherrier called last night to inform me that Sheldon Munro passed away Sunday morning, losing a battle with liver cancer. He was 81. Many of you will remember Sheldon for his outgoing personality and sense of humor: he always had a good joke to tell ! He was very active in the club and served the club as a towpilot for many years and was involved in leadership roles also. Funeral arrangements have not been announced yet, but those will probably be published in the Indianapolis Star tomorrow.

Soaring Safety Foundation Wing Runner Course

At the airport recently there has been a lot of conversation about the Soaring Safety Foundation course for Wing Runners. This is an excellent course for anyone helping with launching gliders and best of all it is free. It is also highly recommended for glider pilots who may not be running wings.

If you would like to take advantage of this valuable training, just go to the following link:

http://www.soaringsafety.org/school/wingrunner/toc.htm

Click on the various modules and study the material.

This program was developed jointly by the CAP and the SSF. When you click on the Final Exam after studying the modules, you will see the following. Just click on the small, hard to find ..
SSA Members Click here link just to the left of the NEXT button. Do not worry about the CAP stuff. Just avoid it and leave it blank.

You will then see the following dialog box:
Select the Wing Runner Test in the top drop down box.
Put your name in the second box. Click Next and take the test.

 After completing the test, print out your certificate and proudly post a copy on the bulletin board in the office at the airport.

Rumor has it that glider pilots tend to give large tips to certificated wing runners.

Good luck!

Membership Meeting At Airport

The CISS Membership meeting will be Thursday, July 15, at 7:00pm
This meeting with be at the Alexandria Airport.

The program will be conducted by Scott Manley, an instructor from
Beloit, Wisconsin. He will demonstrate the use of the Condor Gliding
Flight Simulator as a tool for improving your flying.

Scott is partnering with Frank Paynter from Caesar Creek to produce
the new column in Soaring devoted to using Condor. They insist that
this simulator can be used to improve your contest flying.

We will have several computers complete with stick and rudder for
demonstration.

NOTE: This meeting replaces the meeting for Saturday morning,
July 17.

Meet Dr. Connie!

I have taken it upon myself to introduce our newest family member to club members who have not met her. Dr. Connie Mariano is now the wife of our own John Weber. Connie is a medical doctor and a retired US Navy admiral. She was White House Physician and primary care doctor to Presidents George Bush, Bill Clinton, and for a short time to George W. Bush.

Connie has written a book about her experience, and it has just come off the press this week. No author gives away his/her books because the publisher requires that they buy the copies they distribute personally. However, Connie can make a copy available to you for at a special price and will autograph it for you if you are interested in having a copy. You can request a copy from Weber at his email address listed in the club directory. Read this link for further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Mariano

CISS Member Nyal Williams receives FAA Award

Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award

"  I am convinced that human flight is both possible and practical "

Wilbur Wright, 1899

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The Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award recognizes pilots who have demonstrated professionalism, skill and aviation expertise by maintaining safe operations for 50 or more years.

Based on these criteria, the FAA has awarded Nyal Williams this prestigious award. Congratulations Nyal !

Announcing CISS Labor Day Contest

CISS First Annual Labor Day Contest

CISS is hosting a four day cross-country soaring contest during September 3-6 for 15 gliders. Our club members will have first priority entry status until June 15, at which time we will open up the attendance to other glider pilots in neighboring clubs.

The Guidelines http://docs.google.com/View?id=dcn38s27_0gq6qkfgv for the contest are attached, and the purpose is to introduce racing to the entry level pilot. A structured contest with low stress, high enjoyment, education and challenging enough to make it exciting will be the main features. The rules and scoring will be similar to the ones used in our usual year-long contest, but assigned tasks will be used every day. IE, you will be racing against each other ! The rules will be posted on the club website in a week or so.

The club Grob 103 and the PW-5 will be made available to fly by qualified CISS members and team flying (different pilots may fly on different days) will be permitted (no, make that encouraged !). If you would like to fly one of these gliders, a sign up sheet will be posted in the clubhouse on Saturday May 15. First come first serve, and the first person will be assigned Day 1, second pilot Day 2, etc.

As for private owners, you have been flying all over the skies for the past few years, now is the time to spread those wings in an organized contest ! Please use the attached registration form http://docs.google.com/View?id=dcn38s27_2cnt4phc5 to sign up for the contest. Send the entry form and check, made out to CISS to:

Don Taylor, CISS Contest Manager 4915 Windrift Way Carmel, IN 46033-9510 email: don_taylor@earthlink.net

Fly-In Breakfast, Saturdayk May 15

Don’t forget the May 15th Fly-In Breakfast at 9:00a.m. All members are encouraged to invite all of their power pilot friends to fly in and join us for breakfast. Power pilots make excellent members for our club- get them out and talk up the club to them. Also bring as many family members as you can and invite all of your friends. I am encouraging all of you to help make this a successful event.

We will need some volunteers on Friday afternoon to do some preliminary setup and cleaning of the hangar.

Saturday morning we will also need volunteers to clear out the hangar, setup tables and chairs, getting the club aircraft out to the launch site for rides, starting coffee, and food servers. Brad Hayes has volunteered to be in charge of aircraft and auto parking and he will be needing help.

Let’s make our club visible and recruit new members- they are the lifeblood of our club.

Gerry Simpson, President CISS

No Operations May 2

Operations are closed today, May 2, owing to low ceilings and forecast rain.

Big Picture Weather Overview

Air Sports Net is an aviation oriented weather site focused on Ultralights, Hang Gliders, Parachutes, etc. It shows forecast weather conditions for 3 days in an easy to understand format and may be quite useful to glider pilots looking for a big picture overview. The link for Muncie is:

http://www.usairnet.com/cgi-bin/launch/code.cgi?Submit=Go&sta=Kmie&state=IN

Other airport locations can be selected in the program, or you can change "mie" to the location you would like to come up as the default

Saturday April 24 CISS Flying Canceled due to Weather

After discussing the weather conditions with Josh Daisey and Bob Currie it has been decided that there will be no flying at the field tomorrow, Saturday the 24th.

Hopefully Sunday may be better but it isn't looking to promising.

Craig Bixby

Will someone with access to the blog post this there also?

Transonders

SSA learned today that the FAA has published directions to US ATC facilities to utilize a nationally assigned transponder code for VFR use in gliders. The 1201 code is available for immediate use by sailplanes and motor gliders who wish to be radar identified as traffic, without being in contact with ATC for flight for more information see SSA website.

Soaring History

Some progress has been made in soaring equipment and airport dress codes in the past 90 years.
This video documents activities as early as 1922 and may help members appreciate CISS's 2010 equipment and operations. The Italian gliding school is quite a contrast to today's approach.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd-2RGM0SG8

Illec SN10 Software Update

Anyone using the Illec SN10 should consider updating their software to version 2.35 available at:

http://www.nadler.com/sn10/ILEC_SN10B_235_setupB.EXE
http://www.nadler.com/sn10/ILEC_SN10_235_setup.EXE
 
We flew the Seniors with the beta test version and it has some significant improvements for Assigned Area Tasks.
 
 
 

Saturday Flying

Ed E. has volunteered to tow for us on Saturday. Come out any time. George S. will be there if you need an instructor. George, Ed and Dan will be in the J-5 hangar (north east corner of the T-hangars) working on the J-5. Stop in and give us a hand or take a flight in 303BA. Spring is coming!

George

Friday Flying - Maybe Saturday?

Bob C. will tow for us Friday. Glider operations start at 1 pm.
Do any of our tow pilots want to fly on Saturday? Let me know and I'll send out the word.

George

News Release in Ft. Wayne

John K Earlywine, a 5-time Master and a SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. John is an airplane and glider flight instructor in the Fort Wayne area. The holder of an SAA Silver Badge as well as two Indiana soaring records, he will soon begin serving as a FAASTeam representative in the FAA's South Bend FSDO area. (Photo: MCFI John Earlywine of Fort Wayne, IN)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Master Instructors LLC takes great pride in announcing a significant aviation accomplishment on the part of John K Earlywine, resident of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Recently, John's accreditation as a Master CFI (Certificated Flight Instructor) was renewed by Master Instructors LLC, the international accrediting authority for Master Instructor designations as well as the FAA-approved Master Instructor Programä. He first earned this national professional accreditation in 2002, has held it continuously since then, and is one of only 20 worldwide to earn the credential five times.

To help put these achievements in their proper perspective, there are approximately 93,000 CFIs in the United States. Fewer than 700 of those aviation educators have achieved that distinction thus far. The last 14 national Flight Instructors of the Year were Master CFIs while John is one of only 15 Indiana teachers of flight to earn this prestigious "Master" title. In the words of former FAA Administrator Marion Blakey, "The Master Instructor accreditation singles out the best that the right seat has to offer."

The Master Instructor designation is a national accreditation recognized by the FAA. Candidates must demonstrate an ongoing commitment to excellence, professional growth, and service to the aviation community, and must pass a rigorous evaluation by a peer Board of Review. The process parallels the continuing education regimen used by other professionals to enhance their knowledge base while increasing their professionalism. Designees are recognized as outstanding aviation educators for not only their excellence in teaching, but for their engagement in the continuous process of learning -- both their own, and their students'. The designation must be renewed biennially and significantly surpasses the FAA requirements for renewal of the candidate's flight instructor certificate.

Feel free to disseminate this information widely. Questions regarding the Master Instructor Programä may be directed to 303-485-8136 or MasterInstrs@aol.com To learn more about the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE), visit http://SafePilots.US/ For more information about the Master Instructor Programä and to locate other Masters, please visit the "Find a Master Instructor" section of www.MasterInstructors.org




This release has a nice photo of John in his DG1000.

Hand-held radio offered by former club member

Ken Harry is selling his radio.

Radio is an Icom IC-A21 handheld, with a fairly new battery pack and AC charger.

He's asking $150 for it. The radio has a Navcom feature, but he's never used it. Also covers the NOAA weather broadcast frequencies.

If you are interested, contact Ken at

ken_harry@sbcglobal.net

The January issue of the AMA Model Aviation magazine had a picture of a large scale model glider on the cover and a nice article on flying model gliders. The editor was kind enough to print a letter inviting any model glider fans in the area to visit CISS next summer.

Written Test Fee Increase

AOPA News

Spring could herald knowledge test fee increase
Student pilots taking the FAA knowledge test after this spring could be hit with an extra $50 fee if a testing services' plan goes forward. Computer Assisted Testing Service Inc. and LaserGrade notified AOPA early this year that they would begin imposing the extra fee on test-takers effective April 1. AOPA, the Experimental Aircraft Association, the National Air Transportation Association and the National Association of Flight Instructors are asking the testing services and the FAA to delay the planned increase and reevaluate the need for it.

Dataplate Exemption for Gliders

The following article is republished from the Chicagoland Glider Council Newsletter.
To be legal without an identification plate through October 2011, individual and club gliders need to carry this paperwork onboard. The documents are available for download at:

http://www.ssa.org/docs/Exemption4988.pdf
http://www.ssa.org/files/member/Data%20Plate%20Exemption%202008.pdf

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Identification Plate
Exemption # 4988 for Gliders
By Burt Compton via R.A.S.
For USA Gliders - The SSA has it covered. Just some of the good
behind the scenes work they accomplish for us. The Identification Plate
Exemption # 4988 and the Extension Letter (now valid to OCT 30,
2011), are on the SSA website.
Yes, you must carry both documents in the glider if you do not want to
secure an external identification plate to your glider. The exemption
letter is reissued by the FAA every 3 years, at the discretion of the
FAA, after the SSA submits a petition. I believe Judy Ruprecht is
submitting this recurring petition for us.
To clarify a bit, there are two documents that one must carry for this.
1. The original exemption letter, which is 4 pages long. It can
be downloaded from:
http://www.ssa.org/docs/Exemption4988.pdf
2. Since the original exemption from that letter terminates on
Oct 30, 1990, you also need the extension letter, which is 2
pages long. It is at:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/dataplateexemption.
Caution, one of the older pages on the SSA site lists these pages of
the 2002 update letter, which is now useless. You should use the
current ones mentioned above.
As another poster mentioned, there doesn't seem to be any restriction
against two sided printing, or scaling the pages smaller and putting
several on a page. It probably should be kept readable, but one sheet
can be tucked securely away somewhere. I keep my own copy in the
bag with my logbooks and charts as well. It might reduce
embarrassment some day.

2010 Calendar

CISS 2010 Schedule



Feb. 25th Board Meeting 7:00p.m. Fishers Train Station

Apr. 1st Mandatory Spring Safety Castleton MCL
Meeting 7:00p.m.

. 3rd First Day of Full Operations I-99
BFR’s

10th Field Clean-Up Day I-99
Mandatory Spring Safety 9:00a.m.
Meeting (for those who miss April 1st)
Evening Barbeque

17th Board Meeting 9:00a.m. I-99


May 1st Membership Meeting 9:00a.m. I-99

15th Pancake Breakfast & Fly-In I-99
EAA International Learn to
Fly Promotion

June 19th Board Meeting 9:00a.m. I-99

July 17th Membership Meeting 9:00a.m. I-99
Field Clean-Up Day
Evening Barbeque


Aug. 14th EAA Young Eagles I-99
50th Anniversary Evening
Barbeque (memories & thoughts)
Group Picture

21st Board Meeting 9:00a.m. I-99
EAA Chapter 2 Ft. Wayne
Fly-In/Out to I-99

Sep. 18th Membership Meeting 9:00a.m. I-99

Oct. 16th Board Meeting 9:00a.m. I-99
End of Year Clean-Up Day
Family Appreciation Spaghetti
Dinner
End of Year Slide Show

30th Bonfire/ Mini-Octoberfest


Nov. 18th Membership Meeting 7:00p.m. Castleton MCL
ELECTIONS

Dec. 16th Board Meeting 7:00p.m. Castleton MCL

Jan. 22nd, 2011 Winter Banquet


UNSCHEDULED POSSIBLE ACTIVITIES
OR
EVENTS

May - Cross-Country Camp
July - Youth Camp
July - Away Day Or Weekend
Sept. - Club Safari
Sept. - Non –sanctioned 3-Day Weekend Cross Country Contest

Interest in Soaring Simulators ?

At the recent SSA Convention there were some very interesting presentations on Soaring Simulators such as Condor.

Scott Manley has been exploring ways to utilize it in flight training. Advantages include recording student simulator flights for review, demonstrating and practicing maneuvers before doing them in the glider, the ability to stop the program and discuss what is happening, and the ability to hit the button and immediately start over if things become hopeless. It is possible to have the instructor and student looking at the same screen with an internet link. He has used this to discuss and practice the next lesson at a convenient time during the week, and avoid the rush at the airport on Saturday.

Scott worked with someone who had never flown a glider using the simulator and an internet link. The student then flew to Wisconson to take a real glider flight. He flew the second aerotow and flight without the instructor touching the stick.

Frank Paytner, who frequently comes from Caesar Creek to get out trophy, has been participating in weekly on-line glider contests to keep his contest skills sharp.

There are also opportunities to practice cross country in a more relaxed atmosphere.

I think there is a huge opportunity and am in the process of dusting off my largely unused Condor software.

Soaring Magazine is going to start running a new column called "Condor Corner" covering this emerging technology.

If anyone else is already using Condor, or has some interest in exploring the opportunities, please send me an email, and we can work on some ideas on how to proceed.

jke4034@aol.com

SSA recognizes CISS and Chief Instructor

Chief Instructor, Nyal Williams, was recognized at the SSA Convention as the most active instructor in Region 6 in the SSA's ABC Bronze Badge Program.

In addition, the CISS pilots participating in this important program also deserve recognition for accepting the challenge to improve their soaring skills. Everyone is elgible to participate and it is not too early to start setting personal goals for adding badges during the 2010 season.

Gene McNay

My father, Gene McNay Sr., died peacefully Friday night.

He was a lifetime member of CISS and instructor from the 60s-80s,
I'm not sure if he was active still in the 90s.

We hope to get the obituary in the Star Tuesday or Wednesday.

A memorial service will be held at Church at the Crossing,
near Keystone and 465, this coming Saturday. Visitation will
be 1-2 with a memorial from 2-3.

There may be a few of his former students around who would like
to attend? I was hoping you could at least get the word out.

We would ask that donations to the Alzheimer's Association
be made in lieu of flowers or other consideration.

Thanks,
gene

Gene McNay II
Columbus, IN

Marlon Tessarzyk made the new Soaring issue, where they recognized his receiving his latest badge. Apparently, we neglected to send a photo.

New Glider at the Club

Dave Stanley passed through today with an ASW-20B he bought in New York and dragged back through terrible snow storms. He's put it in a relative's barn near Marion and will be looking to get into a T-hangar soon.

Now we have two of them; what about a race?