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Title:
Spectacular Soaring
Topic:
Glider flying
Date and Time:
Tuesday, May 14, 2013, starting at 19:00 Pacific Daylight Time Download Calendar File
Speaker(s):
Harry Fox and Charlie Hayes
Brief Description:

The Southern Alps of New Zealand present some of the most dramatic landscapes on the planet.  They are a spectacular place to fly sailplanes, offering motorless flights stretching hundreds of miles over and among glacier capped peaks. When the wind blows hard, mountain waves set up and soaring flights to 20,000 foot altitudes and beyond are common.

Select Number:
WP1549835
Location of Seminar:
Wings of History Museum
12777 Murphy Ave

San Martin, CA 95046
Directions to Venue:
Hwy 101, exit San Martin Ave, go west one short block, (from 101 south bound, a very short block) to Murphy Ave, south on Murphy, around the west of E16, look for a sign of the Museum. Overflow parking on Murphy Ave.
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Fly-in Seminar?:
Yes  E16
Seating:
60 seats at the facility, 38 remaining for online registration.
Registration Information:
Seminar has passed.
Sponsoring Division:
FAA Safety Team
Contact Information:
DICK CHANG
Phone: (408) 251-5111
changliness@gmail.com
Additional Event Information & Acknowledgement of Industry Sponsor(s):

Our speaker will share his experience, including video clips, of glider flying in the New Zealand Alps.  He will explain how glider pilots use thermal, wave and ridge lift to fly long distances at high altitudes.

We will also learn about wave and rotor conditions and associated flight hazards for both glider and power pilots, and tactics for managing the aircraft in these conditions.  And we will learn how glider pilots train to land safely off-airport using tactics that are relevant to engine-out landings in power planes.

Finally , we will have the opportunity to discuss operations at airports with significant glider and towplane traffic, including Hollister, Truckee and Minden airports.  Our speakers will review best practices for minimizing conflicts between powered and nonpowered aircraft.

Harry Fox is President of Bay Area Soaring Associates, operating out oif Hollster and Truckee.  Harry has been flying gliders around the western US since 1997, with his best day being a 400 statue mile straight-out soaring flight from Truckee to Parowan, Utah.   

Also present will be Charlie Hayes, chief instructor at Hollister Soaring Center.  Charlie has been flying gliders in the Bay Area, the Sierra Nevada and the Great Basin for over forty years.  Some local pilots believe Charlie is an example of human-animal genetic engineering, as he appears to have the soaring instincts of a Redtail Hawk.

Equal Access Information:
The FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) is committed to providing equal access to this meeting/event for all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because of a disability, please communicate your request as soon as possible with the person in the “Contact Information” area of the meeting/event notice. Note that two weeks is usually required to arrange services.
Credit Applicability:
1 Credit for Basic Knowledge Topic 3
FAASTeam Project Information:
National Project:
Other
Additional Event Documents:
bullet  WP1549835F.pdf