I would like to offer a few cautions about golf cart safety. I know of gliderports where the number of golf cart/glider accidents exceeds the aircraft accidents.
1. As a rule the operators at Minden and Truckee are very selective about who drives the golf cart. Typically it is a staff member or sometimes a customer […]
The DG-1000 is back in Hollister and will be assembled by Charlie Hayes first thing Sunday morning. The afternoon time slots for the DG-1000 on Sunday are currently open.
At the end of the day on Sunday, Charlie will need help to disassemble the Grob, which will be going to Williams for its annual inspection […]
As promised, the latest reservation policy draft is now available. Please have a look over it before Monday’s meeting. It’s just over 4 pages long, so it shouldn’t require too much effort to become familiar with the draft and think about the questions it poses.
Thanks!
The first Bugle of 2006 is now on-line. It includes:
Finance update (we’re debt free!)
Maintenance report
Charlie’s views on fleet upgades (also available here)
An update on Hollister operations and the new tie-downs
The tentative 2006 Calendar
Enjoy.
BASA Members –
Last Saturday, Charlie Hayes, Scott Boynton, Charles Haynes and I put in some new tie-down cables and chains for our gliders at Hollister. In the last storm, it was becoming obvious that the rusty old chains and hooks on those tie-down spots just were not working (36L managed to shake off its […]
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