Local Meetings

It looks like tomorrow will be slightly too windy to fly, so we're holding a ground handling clinic. Local wind expert, Windy John, will be leading us through the various tricks for controlling the **&^%$$%^&* thing when it's strong.

We'll be dealing with refining standard launch and collapse techniques, how gliders vary and need alternate techniques and practice those techniques, such as use of front and rear risers, french style launch, cross wind lay-out, mushroom launch, back fly, cobra launch and anything else we can make up as we go along.

All pilots and coaches are welcome.

Meeting at Airworks for coffee at 0900 ish.

Dave

The regular evening session at the Glynde Drinking Men's Club.

This time we will have Dave Lewis, Steve Purdie and other seasoned navigators showing you how we do it. We'll discuss air charts, compasses, rulers and GPS useage. Both from an XC pilot and comp pilot viewpoint.

We intend to go through some flight planning exercises and hold a virtual task on the village green (weather permitting).

Please bring your flight deck with map, compass, GPS, altimeter, etc. A torch might be handy also. Don't worry if you haven't got everything, you can team up with someone who has. Please ensure you have read your gadget manuals in advance and can change data fields, enter waypoints, etc.

CU there, unless I get lost on the way,

Dave.

The SHGC AGM will be held at the Glynde Working Men's Club in Glynde at 8:00pm on Saturday the 17th of April 2010.

Agenda

President's introduction
Chairman's report
Minutes of 2009 AGM
Matters arising
Officers reports
Election of officers
Coaching
Club website
Non member issues
Any other business

There are a number of committee posts being vacated this year and all posts are up for re-election and open to competition, the posts and current nominees are as follows:

To stand for a committee post please notify your intent to committee@shgc.org.uk and have your proposer and seconder post their support to the same address. Of coarse you are still welcome to stand for any post at the AGM.

We hope to see as many of you there that are able to make it.

Many thanks

The committee

Many thanks Johnny; I think CP's as well as Pilot ratings, got a great deal out of the talk., and you were still sober... how many pints does it take?!