ESA Western Worksop Schedule - Sept 1-4, 2017 Tehachapi, CA

37th Annual Experimental Soaring Association Western Workshop 2017

Friday afternoon Sept 1-Monday September 4, 2017 (Labor Day Weekend)
Mountain Valley Airport (L94), Tehachapi, California

NOTES:
Lectures in Byard Hangar
Registration and merchandise in the Armstrong Hangar
For Potluck BBQs – bring meat and drink for yourself, and something to share. Utensils, plates, cups, etc provided.

For Saturday night auction – donations of items gratefully accepted – clean out your workshop and bring that white elephant, which might be someone else’s treasure…

SCHEDULE – subject to change
FRIDAY September 1
5:30PM - Potluck BBQ at the Byard Hangar (See notes above)

SATURDAY September 2
8:30 – 9:50 AM – Dan Rihn – Flying Complex Aircraft: New Motorglider – lecture and demo
10:00 – 10:50 AM – Jim Marske – Early Marske Flying Wing Projects – Design, Construction, Flying and Lessons for Today
11:00 – 12 NOON – Chad Sanders – Turbine SGS 1-26 Project Overview – lecture and demo
12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 – 1:50 PM – Bill Daniels – The Sailplane Launch Crisis
2:00 – 2:50 PM – Brian Evans – Early Fiberglass Sailplanes in the United States
3:00 – 5:00 PM – El Mirage Soaring Center Reunion! Stories to share
5:30PM – Potluck BBQ Dinner - Byard Hangar (see notes above)
7:15PM – Auction –bring stuff to donate! Auctioneers: Dan Rihn and Doug Fronius

SUNDAY September 3
8:30 – 9:20 AM – Phil Barnes – Fast & Efficient Elec. Flight (SAE AeroTech 2017 Keynote Dry Run)
9:30 – 10:20 AM – Bob Kuykendall – HP-24F & HP-24E: Variations on a Theme
10:30 – 11:20 AM – Walt Rogers – Soaring Weather
11:30 – 1:00 PM – ESA Business Meeting
1:00 – 2:00 PM – Lunch
2:00 – 2:50 PM – Murry Rozansky – Where are the Sailplane Plans and Kits for Tomorrow?
3:00 – 4:20 PM – Al Bowers – On Flying a Full Sized Prandtl
4:30 - 5:30 PM – Neal Pfeiffer – Technology Development in Sailplane Design: A Historical Review
5:30PM – Potluck BBQ Dinner – Byard Hangar (see notes above)
6:45PM – ESA Wrap-Up and Thanks
7:00PM – Keynote Speaker –Jim Marske – The Continuing Evolution of the Pioneer Series – Tailless Sailplanes

MONDAY September 4
Flying and fun and visiting and cleanup

For soaring flights, tows, camping – contact Skylark North at Mountain Valley Airport – 661-822-5267

Workshop questions, lodging questions – contact Janice Armstrong – 661-619-7750 or

Come experience wonderful Tehachapi and Mountain Valley Airport



posted by a friend,
Cindy B
Region 12 SSA