It's
been a while since this
page has been updated. This page will be updated more frequently over
the coming months. In the meantime, as you may have noticed, there is a
new weather bug on the front page reporting conditions at nearby
Frazier Lake Airpark.
I've noticed it's been quite
windy over the past year plus. With spring
just a few months away, it seems like a good time to look into gliders
for those windy days. The following links are for two excellent sources
for gliders.
The first, Leading
Edge Gliders (LEG) specializes in EPP foam, which are supposed to
be very easy to put together. The owner, Jack Cooper has an excellent
reputation. The following are links to a glider forum,
detailing instructions for
some of LEG's more popular designs, the LEG One
and the King
Cobra.
Next is one the most incredible
and awe-inspiring designs I have ever
seen in a glider, the JART. The JART is a high-performance slope
soaring RC glider designed by Californian Reed Sherman. He originally
published his plans on Jartworld.com
for people to be specifically scratch-build their own. Now, he also
sells both the EPP and
fiberglass versions. The video
of the maiden flight for the fiberglass version is outstanding! Be
aware, it is a 15 MB download.
Here's some new items of interest
since the
last update: The Blue
Angels will be returning to Salinas Airport for the Airshow on Saturday
& Sunday, August 8 & 9. Tickets can be
purchased online here on February 1.
Reminder: If
you come across any interesting stuff (airplane-related or general
interest) that you would like to contribute to the web site, please
email them to me.Additionally,
photographic contributions to the club web site are always
welcome. If you don't see me at the field, pictures
(either hardcopy or cd-rom) can be left in an envelope or cd jewel case
in the back of the Membership Form box at the field, addressed to my
attention
(Paul W.). After scanning/uploading the pictures to the web site, I
will either return them directly to
you or leave them in an envelope/jewel case in the same location.
See you
all at the field.
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