This winter, Aero Club Albatross is hosting several two seminars on wave and ridge soaring. Please join us on:
January 20th: Wave Soaring
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wave-so...418300#tickets
February 17th: Ridge Soaring
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/soaring...ts-41260618621
The seminars will be hosted at the Warren County Library, which is located only five minutes from Blairstown airport. Feel free to fly in and a club member would gladly drive you to the seminars. Conversely, we are located only 7 minutes away from Rt.80.
Tickets are $10 for juniors, $20 for ACA members and $40 for visitors. If you join as an associate member ($66), you can pay the ACA member rate. Becoming an associate would let you join our egroup, tow behind the soon-to-be ACA towplane, use ACA tools/facilities and participate in club social events.
If you have any questions, feel free to post or contact me at danielsazhin at gmail.com
All the best,
Daniel
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Schedule:
Wave Seminar- January 20th
10:15-11am John Bird: Wave Theory/Mechanics
Discussion about how wave and rotor work. How do the fluids work? What determines if a wave will propagate?
11:15am-12pm: Phil Chidekel: Wave Forecasting/Prediction
How to read what is a “good” wave day. Interpreting broad synoptics, soundings and useful tools such as Skysight.
12pm-1pm Lunch
1-1:45pm: Daniel Sazhin- Wave Soaring Technique and analysis of useful logs..
2pm-2:45pm Bill Thar- High Altitude physiology and wave safety
3pm-3:45pm: Richard Kaletta: Review of Emergency landing sites in the vicinity of the Catskills.
4:30-5:30pm Social Hour- Buckhill Inn
Ridge Seminar- February 17th
10:15-11am Ridge Soaring Theory/Technique- Cookie
11:15-12pm: Ridge weather- Prediction and dangers- Daniel Sazhin
12pm-1pm: Lunch
1pm-1:45pm: Soaring Blue Mountain NW- Panel consisting expert ridge pilots: Robert Templin, Ron Schwartz and Jonathan Leal
2pm-2:45pm: Soaring Blue Mountain SE- Bill Thar
3-3:45pm: Operations. Ridge guidelines + getting checked out. Guidance for visitors and club members- Rob Dunning: Safety Committee Chairman
4:30-6pm Social Hour- Location TBD