The low which has brought clouds and strong gusty winds (and some precip) will move quickly to the NE leaving us with a blue day Saturday with climbs to maybe 3,500 ft msl and a weak WNW flow. Excellent day for training, maybe a little chilly since we will be lucky to see mid-fifties. Enjoy … Read more
If you haven’t yet – have a read in this month’s SSA magazine. Several really good articles. From first land outs to wave flying out West, electric powerplants to knife fights in phone booths and “exciting losses” – how inattention can cost in money and downtime. But wait – there is more. Open that paper … Read more
We should close on the easement sometime in early April. You may be wondering; “What’s next?” Very good question, we have engaged a law firm (Cheshire Law Group) that specializes in non-profit organizations. They have a tax expert on non-profit tax law. (Think about that a second, if non-profits are exempt from taxes, how many … Read more
The days get longer, the snow will melt, the field dry out and flying @PGC resumes. Get ready for the season by attending an Ops and Safety briefing, schedule your duty days and go through the required paperwork for your Annual check ride. Plus give a hand with getting our club ships ready with a … Read more
Pauxautawney Phill may say otherwise, but days are getting longer and I’m a firm believer that spring 2022 will be here soon. Ground school is in progress, classes are being recorded so if you missed one or otherwise want to see them, they will be available. Contact Chief Instructor Phil for how to access. Remember … Read more
Ground School every Saturday morning 1/29 through 3/5 from 9:00 AM until 12:30 on Zoom. See the flyer below for details: https://www.pgcsoaring.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/PGC-Ground-School-Flyer-2022.pdf
The Black Forest Soaring Society starts a Webinar series Friday 1/21/22 at 7 pm MST (9pm EST) “Introduction to Cross Country Soaring”. It qualifies for Wings credits. More details on the SSA website:https://www.ssa.org/event/bfss-introduction-to-cross-county/
Perfect to stave off the Soaring Winter Blues. Check with Lukas, Mik or Wolfgang for details on prescription, dosage and effectiveness.
PGC has started Winter Ops at Wurtsboro Airport on 1/4/22. Reach out to Mik, Lukas or Wolfgang for more information.
We are in that magical week between Christmas and New Years. I’ve always enjoyed this week because when I was working we always had a “plant shutdown” and so I had the week off. Amy just reminded me that just because I’m retired does not mean I don’t get to take this week off as … Read more