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Every year I try to see this natural event. Every year the weather blanks it out. This has been going on all my life. FINALLY we have a promise of a clear sky tonightat YSA that coincides with the peak of the shower. The next few nights look favourable too. So, if a hangar full of unused gliders and...

I would like to buy a YSA hat too if anyone is ordering a bunch

Tim

Cowley is Canada's premier wave soaring site. Numerous diamond height gain flights are made each year, as well as record- breaking flights for speed, distance and altitude. As well as wave, there is also decent thermal soaring at Cowley and the nearby Porcipine Hills. Cowley is operated by the Alber...

Dear members, Be sure to tune in to Java Joe's Morning Show: Radio Channel "88.7 The River" at 88.7 on the FM Dial 8-10 am Wed 10 July Listen to Joseph Wettlaufer (Java Joe) interview Tim Wood and Barry Briere in a pre-recorded session on the subject of YSA, the recent fly-in, and the spor...

Get well soon Tom.
Best Wishes from Tim Wood

By any measure, today's fly in was a great success, in spite of adverse weather. My congratulations to Ken, Barry, Dave and all other movers and shakers who squeezed a huge amount of flying activity into a shrt time window. The fly-in show -cased what YSA has to offer to the gliding and aviation wor...

A true giant of the sport. May he rest in peace.

Tim Wood

Re. Extreme Aversion......... Thanks for the list Dave You forgot a few key requirements: (h) leave the keys on the dash of the retrieve vehicle if the owner is the land-out pilot (i) Leave the retrieve vehicle full of gas (j) Make sure the trailer has at least ONE SERVICEABLE WING STAND. The length...

Another huge benefit of powered gliders is that land-outs are virtually eliminated. For clubs like YSA, that have an extreme aversion to landouts, this is a biggy. I would expect that a powered glider in the club would be going cross country on every flyable day. It would open cross country flying t...

Cost might be a factor. I am only familiar with gas.

Tim