Bay Area Soaring Associates (BASA)

The April 2008 Bugle is now available. It includes:

Membership Update
Maintenance Update
Spring Currency Reminder
Soaring Weather Forecasting Tips
Upcoming Events
…and more

The next BASA meeting will be Wednesday Wednesday April 30th, 2008. The meeting will be at the International House of Pancakes, 5403 Stevens Creek Boulevard in Santa Clara (just off Hwy 280). We have the room […]

Just a quick note to belatedly announce that the February Bugle and March Bugle are available (and have been for a week or so on the newsletter page).
Your VP and webmaster is now recovering from a broken finger, so I’m a bit behind on typing…
Meanwhile, here’s a great video from Kurt of the recent wave […]

The January 2008 Bugle is now available. It includes:

Membership Update
Maintenance Updates
Dates for Upcoming Events (2008 Soaring Dates)
Which Soaring Camp Do I Recommend?
Wave Camp Dates?
Updated Flight Rules

There is no meeting in December. The next scheduled BASA meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 30th of 2008. Have a happy new year!
The next BASA […]

The December 2007 Bugle is now available. It includes:

Membership Update
Maintenance Updates
Hollister Tie-Down Changes for BASA Gliders
Some Soaring Reading for Rainy Days
Proposed Reservation Rule Changes
Canopy Cover Care

There is no meeting in December. The next scheduled BASA meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 30th of 2008. Have a happy new year!

Our new DG-505 (N505KM) flew this past weekend as a BASA glider for the first time and Kurt Thams was on hand to make this video.

Thanks, Kurt!

The November 2007 Bugle is now available. It includes:

Purchase of DG-505 N505KM instead of a DG-1000
Membership Update with several Sponsor Memberships changing hands
Maintenance Updates
Usage Reports for the fleet
John Pierce taking tailer duty
Proposed Reservation Rule Changes
DG-1000 Push-to-Talk makes both microphones hot

There is no meeting in November or December. The next scheduled BASA meeting will […]

The October 2007 Bugle is now available. It includes:

Membership Update
Sponsor Membership Changes
Maintenance Update
Panoche Weekend Report
Election Results
Hollister Ground Procedures
…and more

The next BASA meeting will be Wednesday October 24th, 2007. The meeting will be at the International House of Pancakes, 5403 Stevens Creek Boulevard in Santa Clara (just off Hwy 280). We have the room […]

The September 2007 Bugle is now available. It includes:

Membership Update
Maintenance Update (including new email aliases)
Upcoming Panoche Weekend(s)
A Truckee Tale
Membership Policy Changes
…and more

The next BASA meeting will be Wednesday September 26th, 2007. The meeting will be at the International House of Pancakes, 5403 Stevens Creek Boulevard in Santa Clara (just off Hwy 280). We […]

The August 2007 Bugle is now available. It includes:

Gerlach Dash Report
Panoche Weekend Plans
Membership Policy Change Discussion
Call for New Officers
…and more

The next BASA meeting will be Wednesday August 29, 2007. The main topics for discussion will revolve around membership issues: (i) Should the Sponsor members have additional privileges when compared to Associate members? […]

The July 2007 Bugle is now available. It includes:

Pegasus 2BA Sale Update
DG-1000 Production Delays
Parowan Trip Report
Call for New Officers
…and more

The monthly meeting will be in August. The annual Truckee BASH will be held on Saturday July 21st.