Author Archives: Post Mills Soaring Club

April ridge soaring in Mifflin

This is from Rick Rolke and aimed mostly at those with their own gliders and those with a license who could use the clubs 304 (maybe). ———————— Somewhat to my surprise I have been getting emails about the Mifflin trip … Continue reading

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Wave Pictures

11 more pictures are on the clubs Picasa website taken when over by Okemo. Sorry, none available of the tow planes vanishing act or of the final descent. -Andy

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Winter wave flying

Saturday 1/19/13 report: A banner day for flying at Springfield, everyone had great flights. The PW6 is back in service so Walter and Jerry gave it a few test flights, all is good. Tim went next in the 304 but struggled … Continue reading

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A Record Hang Gliding Ride on the Texas Wind

From the New York Times. These guys set a record for distance and was truly an amazing flight. (Posted for Bob Aliber)

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EBA Breakfast Report

EBA turnout was less than stellar with only 5 members showing up (Andy, Bill, Christopher, Mike and Tim) which was disappointing as usually it’s more like 15 or more folks showing up. See the calendar page for the schedule. -Andy

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NESA Annual Dinner

PMSC and or anyone interested is welcome to attend this event. NESA (New England Soaring Association) annual dinner is Saturday 1/26, $29 each – pork, turkey, fish, or veggie lasagna. Checks payable to NESA c/o: Dave Carton PO Box 46 … Continue reading

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Fying at Springfield

Thanks to Tim for being the catalyst Andy, Evan, Greg, Skip and Walter all got to fly yesterday at Springfield with a total of 6 flights. The wave was working once you got to the right spot and if the … Continue reading

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Schweizer 1-35C For Sale

Tony Moehrke has put his glider up for sale, here are the details. atmoehrke at tds dot net SHIP: 1980 Schweizer 1-35C, N2927H, SN 97, purchased from David Presby in Whitefield, NH in 2008, empty weight w/O2 tank at last W&B … Continue reading

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We have a new waypoint database

and it’s on the World Wide Turnpoint Exchange. The geographic area of this database is quite large.  You’ll find it useful whether you are flying out of Post Mills, Springfield, Morrisville, Franconia or Gorham.  The whole database is just a little … Continue reading

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Recommended reading

I’ve added 3 books to our Library at the request of Tim Chow. The titles are Introduction to Cross Country Soaring, Thermalling and if all else fails Off Airport Landings all by Kai Getsen. These are pdf files which you can … Continue reading

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