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Steve Barnett flew 60.54km Flight with 3 turnpoints from Bo Peep on Tuesday 25th June (see this flight)
Arvydas Matuzas flew 37.22km Open Distance XC from Devils Dyke on Sunday 9th June (see this flight)
Arvydas Matuzas flew from Devils Dyke on Sunday 9th June (see this flight)

July coaching meeting with Pooky Knightsmith

For this month’s meeting Pooky will give some tips for new pilots transitioning from flying in a school to a club environment. Pooky is a club coach helping Steve Barnett with the Red Ribbon Club and also the Club’s Inclusivity Ambassador.
The meeting will be at Glynde Social Club at 7.30 for 8pm on Wednesday 24 July.

AGM 2024 Minutes and Reports

Following the 2024 AGM here you can find the meeting minutes, the officer reports presented on the evening and the full video recording.

The highlights of the meeting are the officer reports, which highligt points on safety with the start of the flying season, site status, coaching, finances, membership, and more.
The writeup of these reports will be attached to this post so you can have a further read.

We also held elections for all committee posts, and I'm happy to report that all those who stood were elected in. The results were:

Advance Progress & Easiness reserve handles

SAFETY NOTICE
Reserve handle check is required for PROGRESS 3 & EASINESS 2 harnesses

2023 AGM Minutes Refresher

Find attached the key points resulting from last years AGM.

We had a great guest speaker - Chris Williams - who talked about his recent accident and shared some insightful and useful information on his background in flying, the causes of his crash, and what he could have done differently. It's a must-see for all pilots. In addition there were interesting and informative updates on safety, sites, and finance.

We also held elections for all committee posts, and I'm happy to report that all those who stood were elected in. The results were:

Red Ribbon Club

I am pleased to announce that the Committee has approved the appointment of Steve Barnett to take over from me running the Red Ribbon Club with immediate effect. Whilst I will take a back seat in RRC I will continue to support Steve my other role as Chief Coach. Steve will also join the Committee in this capacity.
Most of you will know Steve and the valuable contribution he already makes to RRC as a coach with both considerable airtime and recent experience as a new pilot.

Drone surveying at Saddlescombe Farm (Behind the Dyke)

From: david.knight@historicengland.org.uk
Sent: Sep 18, 2023 at 11:07 AM
To: secretary@shgc.org.uk
Subject: [Anything else] Drone flying on the South Downs

David Knight (david.knight@historicengland.org.uk) sent a message using the
contact form at https://www.shgc.org.uk/contact.

Good morning,

Latest BHPA Instructor and Coach Newsletter - September 2023

It's been a while since the last one, but the latest B.H.P.A. Instructor and Coach Newsletter (September 2023) is now available, either on the BHPA web site, or on this web site at https://shgc.org.uk/bhpaclubbulletins#ICS

New padlock at Bo Peep

With all the van shenanigans at Firle we're putting a lock on the gate at Bo Peep. The code will be the same as high and over, and beachy. (On the website, members only.)

Please pass the word, but only to shgc members and be sure not to publish the code anywhere.

Best regards.

Dave, sites officer.

A word to the weather wise...

At this time of year in particular the weather is very volatile. Pilots are reminded that they need to maintain a watch both upwind and downwind for any approaching changes to the weather.

Approaching weather fronts or rain cells are often accompanied by the sudden arrival of strong winds, the gust front. It is better to familiarise yourselves with this phenomenon while safely sat on your glider on the ground and not while aloft.

Having the rain alarm app on your phone can really help with keeping track of approaching rain.

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