Never follow another glider
If you have not read this before, a good reminder to always use your own judgement: http://www.nadler.com/public/Nadler_On_Safety_Soaring_May_1987.pdf
Safety in mountain flying
And a good read of best practices for every soaring pilot: https://chessintheair.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/SafetyinMountainFlying.pdf
XC Team: Join OLC speed league?
See this interesting article from “Chess in the air” author Clemens Ceipek:
Weekend Wx
Pretty clear cut choice in favor of Sunday which will be post-frontal, dry and pleasant while Saturday will prolong the string of ghastly weather we have been enduring. Assuming no rain on Saturday about the best to be expected is 4,000 ft msl, probably with cu. Sunday looks blue and not particularly strong with the … Read more
Weekend Wx
Post frontal high pressure will give us a second soaring day on Saturday, albeit not as good as Friday. As the high slides East on Sunday, SW winds will pick up and the airmass will become more stable and may not support soaring. Saturday: It’s reasonable, but not guaranteed to expect cu at about … Read more
Soaring safety – a great resource
There are many good sites, blogs and YouTube channels. Here is one of them, with a focus on soaring safety: https://chessintheair.com/risks-and-risk-mitigation/
Weekend Wx
Miserable pretty much does it. If you want details, low cloud and possible rain/storms likely both days and nothing I can see which suggests soarable conditions are possible either day, with Saturday likely to be IMC all day and Sunday cloudbase less than 3,000 ft msl. Medium and long range forecasts offer little in the … Read more
GRANT OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT
GRANT OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTTHIS GRANT OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT is made this ________ day of _________________, A.D., 2021 (the “Easement Date”), by PHILADELPHIA GLIDER COUNCIL, INC., located at 934 Route 152, Perkasie, PA 18944-2866, (hereinafter referred to as “Grantor” or “Owner”), in favor of HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP, of 13 West Creamery Road, P.O. Box 260, Hilltown, PA 18927 (hereinafter referred … Read more
It’s not over yet.
While we were all hoping that “life would be normal” by this fall, COVID-Delta has had other plans for us. While I believe most of our members have been vaccinated, we must be diligent. I am sorry to announce that we have canceled Neighbors day for this Year. Many instructors are now asking students to … Read more
Sunday Update
Cancel yesterday’s forecast – strong WSW winds aloft pulling in moisture and blanketing us with mid and hi-level cloud. Reduced surface heating will be hard pressed to develop much more than a 3,000 ft BL.. On the bright side it’s going to be really pleasant on the ground…. QV Sunday August 15 1145Z