AN EVENING WITH SEBASTIAN KAWA

On Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at 7:21:28 PM UTC-8, CindyB wrote:
Yes. All SSA webinars are recorded, and posted on ssa.org under Member Resources - Webinars. They are also free. Free. For members or public. The webinars only earn Wings credits of you participate in the live sign on. Later viewing does not earn FAA Wings credit. Thanks Dave & Team Webinar....

Well, I registered and everything said it was good to go - except it wasn't.. No audio, no action...
Bummer!

On Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at 10:05:08 PM UTC-7, 2G wrote:
On Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at 7:21:28 PM UTC-8, CindyB wrote:
Yes. All SSA webinars are recorded, and posted on ssa.org under Member Resources - Webinars. They are also free. Free. For members or public. The webinars only earn Wings credits of you participate in the live sign on. Later viewing does not earn FAA Wings credit. Thanks Dave & Team Webinar....

Well, I registered and everything said it was good to go - except it wasn't. No audio, no action...
Bummer!

Got the audio working just fine, but listening to them, it sounds like they also have a video feed as well? How do we access that?

IMPORTANT WEBINAR TIME CHANGE:

Due to time zone issues, we are forced to change the time for this webinar to accommodate Sebastian competing in New Zealand. The webinar date is the same but the new time is 4 hours later:

Date and Time
Tue, Feb 5, 2019 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM PST - 11PM CENTRAL

We are painfully aware that this means midnight for east coast time participants and we are sorry, but this was the only way to make this work. We will be updating the webinar scheduler later today to reflect the new start time and everyone who has registered will get an update email.

The webinar will be recorded and put onto the SSA website within a few days.. We hope you will stay up to participate in this live event.

Thanks!
Bruno - B4

David,

Thanks for lining this up. Kawa is no doubt among the best soaring pilots alive, and it would be great to get his perspective on his training/practice regimens and team preparations, and get a sense for what he feels is necessary to field a competitive team at WGC and SGP competitions.

I also hope to ask him whether he finds himself flying faster in the "run" than his U.S. competitors, and at what point in the lift band does he finds himself getting more conservative to preserve altitude and increase the chances of reaching a thermal that's potentially stronger than the average for the day? Does he notice any difference between himself and his foreign counterparts?

Lastly, did he ever study or look at time-lapse photography to study cloud development/formation/cycling since reading the sky is so important in racing. What does he do to "size up" the day at the beginning of a race? And, what does he do that helps him adjust to changing conditions throughout a race?

Thanks for all your work putting together the SSA Webinar Series.

- Chris Schrader

On Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 1:12:41 PM UTC-8, David Lessnick 51P wrote:
Please join us for our upcoming SSA webinar! Registration link at bottom of this email



Title
SECRET TIPS FROM SEBASTIAN KAWA: THE WORLDS GREATEST SOARING PILOT


Description
We are kicking off our 2019 "1st Tuesday" Webinar series with a VERY SPECIAL guest. Please join us for what is sure to be an incredible evening of "hangar flying" with the GREATEST SOARING PILOT in the history of the sport, Sebastian Kawa. A 2nd generation Polish glider pilot, Sebastian is a 22X World Champion and is currently ranked (FAI) #1 in the world!

Sebastian is also the author of SKY FULL OF HEAT. This insightful book covers many soaring topics (including a brutally sincere chapter on safety issues) and is full of tips that you simply won't find in any other soaring book.

After attending this webinar, you will know :
- How to prepare for and execute XC flights
- How to find thermals and as importantly WHERE to look for them
- How to fly competitions and WIN

The "1st Tuesday" (1st Tues of each month at 7pm CENTRAL) webinar series is presented by a different guest "expert" and focuses on a myriad of soaring topics ranging from soaring safety, off field landing techniques, soaring weather, badge flying, setting up your glide computer, flying cloud streets and SO much more!

Our "3rd Tuesday" webinar series (3rd Tuesday of every month at 7pm CENTRAL) is always presented by soaring coach extraordinaire, Eric Carden, and focuses on all the skills required to begin flying XC

THIS AND ALL OF OUR WEBINARS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE FAA WINGS PROGRAM! The FAA Pilot Proficiency Program, or "WINGS" program, promotes educational training which can reduce accident rates dramatically. Participating in this program can help reduce your insurance rates and count towards your bi-annual flight review!

It is easy to sign up for the WINGS program and it's FREE. Go to www.faasafety.gov for more information. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU USE THE SAME EMAIL TO REGISTER FOR WINGS AS YOU DO TO REGISTER FOR OUR WEBINARS.

Seats for our webinars are limited to 500 and fill up fast so REGISTER TODAY!

Date and Time
Tue, Feb 5, 2019 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM PST 7PM CENTRAL

REGISTRATION LINK: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/reg...090?source=RAS

David Lessnick

SSA Webinar Producer
cell: (702) 353-0104
David Lessnick

Worked fine in California on a MacBook Pro.

Broadcast simultaneously on FB Live
Easy, platform is powerful and compatible, will reach a larger audience of non pilots.

On Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at 9:04:35 AM UTC-8, wrote:
Broadcast simultaneously on FB Live
Easy, platform is powerful and compatible, will reach a larger audience of non pilots.

Excellent, thanks!
It worked fine with the GoToWebinar app.
Jim

Yah with high volumes of people wanting to watch these Webinars it would probably be a good idea to live stream them on facebook, or even better, YouTube. Both platforms would allow for more people to view and comment on the webinar live as well as view the recording after the fact easier.

On Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 2:12:41 PM UTC-7, David Lessnick 51P wrote:

Worked fine, audio and video, in Greeley, Colorado. There were 2-3 short audio dropouts, but otherwise worked well.

Frank Whiteley