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I am saddened to report that yesterday, I read an obituary in the Globe and Mail for Kurt Meyer, an Air Sailing pilot known well to anyone who flew Cross Country 10 years ago and had a radio. Kurt habitually channelled Howard Cosell as he described his evolving position(s)—"over Lake Conestoga ...

Sorry, my bad; It's Chip Bearden, not Chip GArner.

Thanks for the heads up, Rainer

I suggest you read GOOBYE PAPA GOLF by well-known contest pilot Chip Garner. His statistics indicate that it's simply untrue despite all the times his father repeated to him that the drive to the airport was more dangerous than the glider flight. PG was his father's glider, and during a contest (spo...

Our sport has lost a legend, Walter Weir, AKA the SAC Badge Guy, and a very accomplished Cross Country Pilot. A bio/obituary is available at https://memorials.eirene.ca/memorials/page/Walter-Weir-ZHbarR Walter was a born teacher, and I will never forget the bemused twinkle in his eye when I landed o...

The DG is in the larger hangar on the far side of the field

Here's a shot of the airfield taken yesterday, Don

And, there is camping on the airfield at Seminole, as well as some prefab accommodation. Call the office for details, but it's inexpensive. The site check can be verbal and is pretty simple (all circuits to the East and roll off to the taxiway on the west side, runways 36 and 18), but there are othe...

The front seat of Zulu Hotel has a Butterfly FLARM display. The user manual can be downloaded here: http://www.utahsoaring.org/Documents/N8485W/Equipment%20Manuals/PFLARM%20ButterflyDisplay_EN_EU.pdf If you are going to fly ZH, please familiarize yourself with this. The rear seat has a rather more i...

https://www.yorksoaring.com/

Try this one...

Stunned, I am. It's so nicely done!

The York Soaring website that is, www.yorksoaring.com. I went to the same URL, but click the link to see why I am so impressed.

Chapeau to the architect(s) of this work. Please step forward and take a bow. Who has put in all this hard work?