Club News

 Flyers have a sense of adventures yet to come, instead of dimly recalling adventures of long ago as the only moments in which they truly lived.

— Richard Bach — 

2009 October ... Jean-Jacques Wins 2007 GTA A Class Contest!  JJ has continued his climb up the racing ladder and this year beat the best and became victorious in the GTA A class competition. The GTA contest runs from mid-March through mid-September with races held on weekends at gliderports and airports throughout the three-state region. At the end of the series, each pilot in the A (veterans) and B (less experienced) classes is ranked according to the sum of his six highest daily scores. Rand Baldwin, NN, another HSC pilot who flew flew for a second place finish in the A class as well.

2007 September 25 ... Jean-Jacques Wins 2007 GTA B Class Contest. For the second year in a row, JJ has emerged victorious in the GTA B class competition. The GTA contest runs from mid-March through mid-September with races held on weekends at gliderports and airports throughout the three-state region. At the end of the series, each pilot in the A (veterans) and B (less experienced) classes is ranked according to the sum of his six highest daily scores. This year, JJ accumulated 5861 points out of a possible 6000. Jim Finger, another HSC pilot who flew his first GTA contest this year, came in second out of the 11 competitors registered in B class.

2007 July 21 ... Jim Finger Achieves Silver Badge in One Flight.  On his second flight in the LS-3a, Jim achieved his Silver and Gold 5-hour duration, Silver distance (50km), and Silver altitude gain, thereby earning the Silver badge in one grand flight! To my knowledge, Jim is the first HSC pilot to earn all three legs of a badge in one flight. Jim declared Winchester airport as a remote finish, so he actually flew about 80 miles up and back, then soared for a couple more hours at min sink to make the five hours. Click here for the full report.

Jim flashes a big grin after his Super Silver flight