Advanced Soaring Seminar - This Saturday

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ADVANCED SOARING SEMINAR
Sponsored by Philadelphia Glider Council.

Date: Saturday, February 21, 2004
Location: Doylestown Public Library, 150 Pine St, Doylestown, PA
Time: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Registration/Info: Phil Klauder - or Phone -
215-643-5853
Fee: $20

*Performance Tuning and Aerodynamic Modifications*
This session will explore the scope of improvements and modifications that can
enhance the performance of modern sailplanes.
Peter Masak
Former U.S. 15m National Champion
Designer - Scimitar sailplane and winglets
Author - Sailplane Performance Enhancements

*Soaring Weather Forecasts*
Soaring weather prediction - Methods to forecast thermal strength, cloud
formation, atmospheric stability, and wind. The use of atmospheric forecast
tools, such as, satellite soundings, FSL sounding plots, BLIP map predictions
Richard Kellerman
Competition Pilot
Official National Contest Weatherman

*Off-Field Landings*
Discuss the tactical decisions that may or may not lead to a non-airport
landing; selecting the best landing site; setting up an approach to take
advantage of the situation; and how to avoid the pitfalls of field landings.
Tom Beltz
2003 U.S. Standard Class Champion
World Contest Participant - Lezno, Poland 2003
U.S Airways Captain

*Finding and Working Lift*
Examine what the accomplished contest pilots know about reading the sky,
looking for the appropriate ground features, and working marginal lift.
Advanced soaring techniques are built around the ability to use available lift
efficiently and know when to cut and run.
Ken Kochchanski
Competition Pilot
1000 km Task Completion
Sailplane Racing Association

*Competition Flying*
Discuss the preparation, and considerations of contest flying - Contest
procedures, types of tasks, flight recorders, and other elements of competitive
flying.
Biff Huss
2003 Governors Cup Champion
Competition Pilot
American Airlines Captain