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by Dave Bax
Tue Nov 12, 2024 4:27 pm
Forum: DISCUSSION
Topic: Fly in planning team for 2025
Replies: 3
Views: 158

Re: Fly in planning team for 2025

Great to hear from you Luis, missed you this year!
by Dave Bax
Sun Oct 20, 2024 2:23 pm
Forum: DISCUSSION
Topic: 2-33 Spoiler incident at Texas Civil air patrol
Replies: 2
Views: 176

Re: 2-33 Spoiler incident at Texas Civil air patrol

Thanks for the heads-up Ryan.
by Dave Bax
Thu Oct 10, 2024 8:40 am
Forum: DISCUSSION
Topic: Presidents Report October 2024
Replies: 0
Views: 285

Presidents Report October 2024

Season end drawing near, but hopefully a handful of good days left. The water shutoff time is getting close, after which time (a) overnight stays in the campground are discouraged (b) weekday operations will cease unless an announcement posted on this forum due to a likely great day. (c) the washroo...
by Dave Bax
Sun Aug 25, 2024 7:57 pm
Forum: DISCUSSION
Topic: Presidents Report August 2024
Replies: 0
Views: 355

Presidents Report August 2024

The club has been doing fine this month. Quite a few great soaring days. In-between those great days, there have been a good number of excellent training days, especially early morning. The three Hong cadets went solo after 2 weeks with us, and completed their glider licenses within 3 weeks. 2 of th...
by Dave Bax
Tue Aug 20, 2024 2:36 pm
Forum: DISCUSSION
Topic: Congrats to HK Students
Replies: 2
Views: 263

Re: Congrats to HK Students

All three have completed their license requirements and are very happy.
by Dave Bax
Wed Aug 14, 2024 5:23 pm
Forum: DISCUSSION
Topic: Congrats to HK Students
Replies: 2
Views: 263

Congrats to HK Students

Congrats to NATALIE, NICK, FRANCESCO (the three Hong Kong Students) who are now all solo!
by Dave Bax
Tue Jul 30, 2024 7:04 pm
Forum: DISCUSSION
Topic: Line Chief Preliminary Results
Replies: 3
Views: 379

Re: Line Chief Preliminary Results

Again: Line Chief went flying. Please just do your 4 hour shift. It is the consistency of knowing what is happening, who is flying next and why, management of flight sheet and intros that is important. Please check the flight sheet AFTER flying, numerous examples of names wrong, wrong pay codes. if ...
by Dave Bax
Wed Jul 24, 2024 6:48 am
Forum: DISCUSSION
Topic: Line Chief Preliminary Results
Replies: 3
Views: 379

Re: Line Chief Preliminary Results

1. The waivers are in a white folder on the flight line. There are two tabs, behind one are recently signed waivers, behind the other tab blank waivers. 2. Ask how they paid. If prepaid, aske for a certificate or order number; a certificate will have been posted to them and the order number will be ...
by Dave Bax
Tue Jul 23, 2024 7:32 am
Forum: DISCUSSION
Topic: Line Chief Preliminary Results
Replies: 3
Views: 379

Line Chief Preliminary Results

We had formal line-chiefs for 7 of the last 8 weekend days (i.e. four AM shifts and three PM shifts Sat/Sun for 2 weekends). Generally they worked very well, in conjunction with the waiting list sheet and the intro waiver sheet (replacing yellow cards). It seems very prudent to continue this policy ...
by Dave Bax
Wed Jul 10, 2024 12:15 pm
Forum: DISCUSSION
Topic: Learning curve
Replies: 0
Views: 382

Learning curve

Recent weekends have taught us that we need bring all flying members up to speed with regard to: * How to be a line-chief * How to properly record flights * How to process intro flights To bring this about, the board have decided that we immediately need to return to the pre COVID norm of having for...