Bay Area Soaring Associates (BASA)

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.

The January 2009 Bugle is now available. It includes:

• Membership Update
• Refinish Work on 1LV
• Maintenance Updates
• Collecting My Three Diamonds, Part Three (by Wolf Weber)
• Which Soaring Camp Do I Recommend (by Jeremy Zawodny)
• Vacation Reservations for 2009
• …and more

The next regular BASA meeting will be on Wednesday, January 28th. There will be a discussion of this year’s Wave Camp at Minden and Peter Deane will give a presentation about PASCO (our regional soaring organization that covers all of Northern California and Nevada). There will also be a chance to catch up on issues regarding glider maintenance and other club matters. This is also a chance for new members to meet some more experienced BASA members who can mentor your in soaring techniques.

The December 2008 Bugle is now available. It includes:

• Membership Update
• BASA/Hollister “BFR” Days
• Maintenance Updates
• Collecting My Three Diamonds, Part Two (by Wolf Weber)
• Damage to Junior
• …and more

The next regular BASA meeting will be in late January 2009.

The November 2008 Bugle is now available. It includes:

• Membership Update
• BASA/Hollister “Winter Currency” Days
• Maintenance Updates
• Collecting My Three Diamonds (by Wolf Weber)
• PASCO Seminar Highlights
• …and more

The next regular BASA meeting will be in late January 2009.

The October 2008 Bugle is now available. It includes:

• Membership Update
• Canopy Reminders from the Flight Committee Chairman
• Maintenance Updates
• Election Results
• Panoche Airstrip Status
• Truckee to Hollister in 1CH (almost)
• PASCO Seminar in Alameda on November 1st
• …and more

The next regular BASA meeting will be Wednesday October 29th. We’ll have some video entertainment this time–how about the video about the paraglider guys in Nepal who trained some birds of prey to fly with them and mark thermals for them?

The September 2008 Bugle is now available. It includes:

• Membership Update
• Reminders from the Flight Committee Chairman
• Maintenance Updates
• BASA By-Laws Changes
• Family Membership Proposal
• …and more

The next regular BASA meeting will be Wednesday September 24. This is our regular annual meeting, with election of directors and officers for the 2008-2009 fiscal year, plus votes on revised By-Laws and a proposal for a Family membership category (see below in this issue for details). It is extremely important that we achieve a quorum for this meeting, so please send in your proxy well before the meeting, even if you currently plan to attend in person.

Jeremy Zawodny will bring a collection of glider related t-shirts to give away to members who correctly answer trivia questions about ships in our fleet.