Originally Posted by bryanrene

Hello all. I'm a newbie just getting interested in soaring. Power pilot with 1200 hrs, enjoying a RV4 currently but would like to get an add on soaring rating. I live in central texas and Texas Soaring is not too far away but I have about 10 days off in August and was considering a full time school and doing the rating at one time.

I tried "search" but obviously wasn't too successful.

It seems that Minden is considered a great soaring destination but I wanted advice on a good place to do a 5-10 day add on rating.

I have also read about Estrella but thought Minden might be nicer than Arizona in August (coming from Texas).

I'm really open to anywhere in the US/Canada that would be nice experience.

BTW, glad I found this forum, it is surprisingly active and I know there is a ton of experience and wisdom here.