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#
Friday, July 30, 2010
Monday, July 26, 2010
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.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
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!
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.
Rumor has it that glider pilots tend to give large tips to certificated wing runners.
Good luck!
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
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.
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.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
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
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
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
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
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 !
Monday, May 10, 2010
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
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
Saturday, May 08, 2010
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
Sunday, May 02, 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010
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
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
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