Bay Area Soaring Associates (BASA)

The January and February Bugles are now available on the newsletter page.

Included in the February Bugle is a good safety refresher from Jim Britton. Please give it a read.

The next BASA meeting will be Wednesday, February 24. Wolf Weber will lead a discussion of upcoming camps and other events. The main idea is to give less experienced/newer pilots an idea of what these various camps are about, which one might be right for them, and how to go about attending one.

I apologize for being slow and unresponsive with the BASA web site recently. I have uploaded all the recent Bugles and will continue to do so as Harry sends them to me:

• December 2009 Bugle
• November 2009 Bugle
• October 2009 Bugle

The next BASA meeting is on Wednesday, January 27th at the IHOP in Santa Clara (as always).

Have a safe and fun holiday season! I hope you’re able to get some good flying in the coming months as well.

– Jeremy Zawodny

The September 2009 Bugle is now available. It includes:

• Panoche Gliderpalooza: September 26-27
• Soar Truckee Closing October 18th
• Flight Committee Chair Updates
• BASA Officers for 2009-2010
• Glider Transponder Codes

The next BASA meeting will be Wednesday, September 30. This will be our annual general meeting, at which officers are elected for BASA’s next fiscal year starting October 1.

The entertainment for the September meeting will be Flying the Southern Alps of New Zealand. We’ll show some videos and flight trace animations of flights by BASA members in this spectacular area.

The meeting will be at the IHOP, 5403 Stevens Creek Boulevard in Santa Clara (just off Hwy 280). We have the room reserved from 6PM, and the meeting will start around 7PM.

The August 2009 Bugle is now available. It includes:

• Panoche Gliderpalooza: September 26-27
• Soar Truckee Closed: August 17 - September 3
• Flight Committee Chair Updates
• Truckee Bash 2009

The next BASA meeting will be Wednesday, August 26. At this meeting we will be nominating new officers for BASA’s next fiscal year starting October 1. If you don’t attend, that means you are likely to be nominated!

The entertainment for the August meeting will be Cross-Country Routes and Flights in the Sierra Nevada. We’ll take a look at flight traces and photos from some recent flights out of Truckee and Bishop by BASA members, and hear their descriptions of route choices.

The meeting will be at the IHOP, 5403 Stevens Creek Boulevard in Santa Clara (just off Hwy 280). We have
the room reserved from 6PM, and the meeting will start around 7PM.

We have new assembly and disassembly instructions available for the DG-1000, DG-505, and the Junior. The PDF files are linked on the individual aircraft pages as well as here:

• DG-1000 (1CH) Assembly and Disassembly Instructions
• DG-505 (5KM) Assembly and Disassembly Instructions
• SZD-51-1 Junior (6DS) Assembly and Disassembly Instructions

Please have a look at the new instructions before you need to assemble, disassemble, or transport any of the ships.

The June 2009 Bugle is now available. It includes:

• Membership Update
• Staying Motivated in Tough Times
• Paying BASA Dues Through PayPal
• Maintenance Updates
• Vacation Reservations for 2009
• …and more

The next BASA meeting will be Wednesday, June 24. Members who attended the Air Sailing Thermaling Camp or Cross Country Camp will be telling some tales and maybe showing some photos. In addition, there will be a discussion of new dues payment options on PayPal and other billing and dues issues.

The May 2009 Bugle is now available. It includes:

• Membership Update
• Truckee Bash Information
• Soaring Times by Sven Ingels
• Maintenance Updates
• Vacation Reservations for 2009
• Bishop Safari
• …and more

The next BASA meeting will be Wednesday, May 27. Harry Fox will give a presentation on weather forecasting for thermal soaring conditions, including use of BLIPMAPs and related tools. We will talk about how it was possible to predict well ahead of time some of the great soaring days we have had lately.

The April 2009 Bugle is now available. It includes:

• Membership Update
• Flight Committee Chairman on Safety and Checklists
• Pegasus 1LV Returns to Hollister
• Maintenance Updates
• Panoche Gliderpalooza May 9-10
• Upcoming Soaring Events
• Vacation Reservations for 2009
• …and more

The next BASA meeting will be in May. We were expecting to have the Panoche glider weekend in late April. However, the Panoche Gliderpalooza weekend has been reset to May 9-10, so we will have two BASA events in May: The Panoche weekend May 9-10, and the regular BASA meeting May 27

The March 2009 Bugle is now available. It includes:

• Membership Update
• Pegasus 1LV Refinish Update
• Maintenance Updates
• Hollister Tow Rate Reduction
• Ballast Cover on the DG-1000
• Upcoming Soaring Events
• Vacation Reservations for 2009
• …and more

The next BASA meeting will be Wednesday, March 25. Former BASA member Darryl Ramm will give a presentation on earning your SSA Silver, Gold and Diamond Badges, with the emphasis on dealing with the technicalities that often trip people up.

The meeting will be at the IHOP, 5403 Stevens Creek Boulevard in Santa Clara (just off Hwy 280). We have the room reserved from 6PM, and the meeting will start around 7PM.

The February 2009 Bugle is now available. It includes:

• Membership Update
• Pegasus 1LV Refinish Update
• Maintenance Updates
• DG-1000 Pre-Order Refunded
• Upcoming Soaring Events
• Vacation Reservations for 2009
• …and more

The next regular BASA meeting will be on Wednesday, February 25th. Harry Fox will give a presentation on weather forecasting for Wave flying plus a few tips for soaring in Wave.