Training Hill Fly-In????

[Matthew]

Hey All,

Smithsburg will hopefully be open soon. Anyone interested in doing a Training Hill Fly-In next month or sometime this winter??? It would be a great opportunity for people who haven't foot launched in a while to brush up and a good day for hang 1s and 2s to practice launching and landing and get to know other pilots in the region. Instructors and their students would also be encouraged to attend. Plus, it's just plain fun to fly at Smithsburg in the winter. We can have a spot landing contest, furthest flight contest, number of flights contest, etc.

So if you think that this is a good idea, send me a message at

mcgraham20@hotmail.com

If we have enough interest, we'll set up a date (and a back-up date) and get clearance from the landowners.

Matthew

[XCanytime]

Matthew,
Excellent idea! I can't think of a better opportunity to practice balancing, launching, landing, and ground handling the glider in moderate to significant wind. A pilot with little to no confidence on launch will get cured with a few sessions at Smithsburg in moderate to breezy conditions. They have no choice but to get cured. They have to carry their glider up the hill in wind, which trains them to ground handle the glider. They must learn how to park their glider at the top without it getting picked up and tossed into the wind. Then with assistance, they will hook in and have to balance the glider in the wind before launching. These 3 phases are critical and are the most beneficial in creating the "muscle memory" (instinct) that will serve them well at all of the mountain sites.

Bacil

[hepcat1989]

Jolly Good Idea "Ole Boy".
Another entry- oldest glider!
Sounds like a fun time. I need the exercise.....
Nothing from Eddie yet....
Shawn.

[mikel]

LOL...... How bout oldest pilot....

'Til then, Mike

[mcelrah]

I think I have Sallie talked into kiting my paraglider at Smithsburg. Also, I've lost the bubble on the "club glider". Do we still have one? It's the big one, right? Should we bring it out? - Hugh

[dbodner]

Also, I've lost the bubble on the "club glider". Do we still have one? It's the big one, right? Should we bring it out? - Hugh

Yes, you have lost the bubble. We sold the big glider to Paul Tjaden. The small one is in the custody of BVH.

[KathyC]

This is a great idea. I've been out of the loop for a bit....are folks still planning on doing this?
Kathy

[markc]

It's been two months since I've been able to fly, so I could certainly
be sold on a T-Hill day, hopefully at a fun site like Smithsburg.

Maybe we should just say: Come on out for the first NW@10 day!

I'll bring the hot chocolate

MarkC

[Batman]

One of the club gliders, the Pulse 11m that I gave to Rance is unaccounted for. I'm not sure if he still has it or where it resides, but the intent was that when Rance was done with it, it would be returned to a up n coming CHGPA pilot. I'm not sure if that ever happened, but if it hasn't, I think we should request it be returned for the good of the club. If anyone has Rance's phone number, I'd be glad to follow up on it.

C

[dbodner]

PM sent to Batman.

[dbodner]

Does anyone know why the Pulse 11m is known as an 11m? I calculate that to be 118 square feet. Doesn't seem right to me.

[RedBaron]

Well, they say 11 m^2 but that would indeed be 118 feet^2 only.
It's the biggest pulse and I think there's no reason to assume it's much different from an Eagle 180 or a Sonic 190. You don't want to be heavier than 210 lb. to fly that glider, that much I'm certain of.

[bustedwing2]

Wingspan perhaps? RichB