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Local Meetings
Glynde Monthly - July- Basic Thermal Lesson by D.Massie
Event type:
Local Meeting
Start date:
Thursday, 30 July, 2009 - 20:00 to Friday, 31 July, 2009 - 00:00
Well done Dave on delivering a successful talk on thermalling! Words of wisdom to soak up and help improve our flying knowledge & skills.
We will hopefully keep up the Monthly'meet with another the last Thursday of August.
Subject~ to be announced
Speaker~ yet to step forward; could it be you?
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** Update ** June Club Coaching Meeting "Meet the Coaches" Location Proposed: Caburn
Event type:
Local Meeting
Start date:
Saturday, 27 June, 2009 - 18:00 to Sunday, 28 June, 2009 - 00:00
“Meet the Coaches”
Location Update: *** CABURN PROPOSED ***
With this month’s coaching meeting we’ll be doing something a little different!
The event will be held Tomorrow, Saturday, 27th of June and NOT the regular Thursday slot.
As the heading says, this is your chance to “Meet the Coaches” but that’s not all.
Neil Brennan-Wright will be laying on a BBQ so don’t forget the Food and Drink (we’re not that generous!) and don’t worry about the calories, you can burn them off in our “Spot Landing Comp & Ground Handling Workshop”.
Weather permitting, I can confirm Caburn will be the venue for this Special Outdoor Club Meeting but please check Airworks on 01273 858108 and/or the SHGC Website in case Mother Nature has other ideas.
So Make-a-Date,
Saturday 27th June 2009
!! Be There or Be Square !!
Leaving the Hill
Event type:
Local Meeting
Start date:
Thursday, 30 April, 2009 - 20:00 to Friday, 1 May, 2009 - 00:00
Carlo Borsattino will be heading an informal presentation on leaving the hill for the first time... with the usual audience participation. The new season is just getting underway, and this meeting is directed at those pilots whose desire it is to go XC from our sites for the first time, or those that just need an update. Weather forecasts, equipment, picking your time, airspace; whatever your questions or concerns with "leaving the hill", come and digest some words of wisdom over a beer.
Venue is the Glynde Social Club on thursday 30th April, and doors open at 7.30pm for an 8'ish kick-off, finishing around 10.
Bruce Goldsmith Presentation
Event type:
Local Meeting
Start date:
Wednesday, 8 April, 2009 - 20:00 to 23:00
Bruce Goldsmith: Airwave chief designer & test pilot, 2007 Paragliding World Champion, several times British Paragliding Champion, author and film-maker will be giving a presentation on glider design.
This should be a most entertaining and enlightening evening.
Where: Glynde Social Club. Please car share as the bar receipts are all they have charged us!
When: Wednesday 8th April 2009 7:30pm for 8pm
How much: FREE!
Do please e-mail info@airworks.co.uk to confirm you are coming.
Coaching Meeting / Pilot Lecture
Event type:
Local Meeting
Start date:
Thursday, 26 February, 2009 - 18:00 to 20:00
The next monthly coaching meeting will be the second of two pilot lecture held by Steve Purdie who has kindly offered to host.
The pilot lectures are for anyone who would like to take the pilot or advanced pilot exam and anyone who would like to learn more piloting skills, even if not planning to take an exam yet.
The next of the two lectures will be held at Glynde Social Club at 7.30 pm on Thursday February 26th,and then the exams to be taken soon after at the convenience of those taking the exam.
All members welcome
Dave N
Pilot Lectures
Event type:
Local Meeting
Start date:
Thursday, 29 January, 2009 - 18:00 to 20:00
The next monthly coaching meeting will be a pilot lecture held by Steve Purdie who has kindly offered to host.
This will be the first of two lectures.
The pilot lectures are for anyone who would like to take the pilot or advanced pilot exam and anyone who would like to learn more piloting skills, even if not planning to take an exam yet.
The first of the two lectures will be held at Glynde Social Club at 7.30 pm on Thursday 29th January with the following being on February 26th at the same venue,and then the exams to be taken soon after at the convenience of those taking the exams
All members welcome as always
Feel fee to contact me with any questions
Dave Nickels
November Coaching Meeting
Event type:
Local Meeting
Start date:
Thursday, 27 November, 2008 - 18:00 to 20:00
The November club meeting will be held at Glynde Social club on Thursday 27th November 7.30 pm
This is a rerun of the July meeting that was rather under attended (for many different reasons)
This will be prelude to the coaching course to be held on 13th / 14th December.
It is important that all current coaches who wish to continue, and those who would like to attend the December course as a new coach attends this meeting.
The December course is also for existing coaches (all disciplines) to be revalidated, this is a new idea from the BHPA.
This will also be an excellent opportunity for all members (especially newer members) to find out what coaching is all about
John Lancaster will be chairing the meeting and organising
the December coaching course, the more coaches and potential coaches who can attend this meeting the less Johns workload will be.
Hope to see you there.
Dave N
Foreign Trips
Event type:
Local Meeting
Start date:
Thursday, 30 October, 2008 - 18:00 to 20:00
The Next club meeting will be held at Glynde social club on Thursday 30th October.7.30 for 8.00 pm.
Neil Brennan-Wright has kindly offered to give a talk about flying abroad. Neil has been on many foreign trips and is full of useful information,such as where to go , how to get there with all your equipment without paying through the nose and so on.
If you are thinking of going on a foreign trip and would like some tips or are experienced in flying abroad and would like to bring some advice with you, then you will be most welcome, as will all members.
Some things to consider and discuss
What airline / will they charge me for sports equipment
What is the weight limit
How to pack all your stuff and stay in the weight limit
How to safely transport electrical equipment
An organised trip or going it alone
Where to go
What if its not flyable (what is there to do)
And lots more
Hope to see you there
Dave N
Club Meeting
Event type:
Local Meeting
Start date:
Thursday, 25 September, 2008 - 20:00 to 23:00
Hi All
A reminder that the club Glynde meeting will be taking place tonight as normal for a social chat and beer
Hope to see you there. 7.30 ish
Dave N
Harnesses
Event type:
Local Meeting
Start date:
Thursday, 28 August, 2008 - 20:00
The next cub coaching meeting will be held (as always) at Glynde Social Club on August 28th at 7.30pm. The topic will be harnesses, and Tim King has kindly agreed to give a talk and guidance on the subject.
This will be a great chance for us all to understand more about how to set up a harness properly, what harness is best for the wing we fly, how each harness affects the performance of our wing and so on.
You will be more than welcome to bring your harness along to get help in setting it up properly and have it looked at by someone who knows what they are talking about.
I believe most of us spend lots of time agonising over what wing to get next and may try many before we commit, but often neglect to consider what's happening at the other end, how much does you harness affect the performance of your flying machine for instance.
Tim will be bringing along a range of various harnesses for us to look at so the differences can be discussed.
This will also be a great opportunity to discuss the recent scary subject of the breaking karabiners and what we can do to reduce the risk.
All members will be most welcome, especially the lower airtimers, I for one am looking forward to learning as much as I can.
Looking forward to seeing you there.
Dave Nickels.