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John Johnson flight presentation. Rigging Checklist.

Presentation from our ASIG meeting 7/30/25 on glider radio communications.

Here is the video and associated PPT files for the presentation on glider climbing by Doub Jacobs in March 2025. Presentation Video Note: These and other resources can be found on the Google Drive accessible to ASA members.

See the link or the Google Shared drive for the presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jf9nog3O9eCrK44N_7z6RN82n-TkRUbo/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=110239003952426176510&rtpof=true&sd=true

Dear Soaring Leadership- Please let me introduce myself. I am Phil Klauder, and I am the chief flight instructor with the Philadelphia Glider Council. Here in the northeast, the grass has stopped growing on our runways, so field is wet and muddy. This time of year we can only fly on mornings when the groundContinue reading “Winter Glider Pilot Ground School”

On Jan 29th 2025 twelve ASIG and ASA members and guests met at La Famiglia Restaurant in Mesa. The speaker of the evening was Hugh Funk from Complete Parachute Solutions that owns and runs the operations from Bishop Airfield (1AZ0) that is less than 5 miles from Estrella Sailport. They have been more active andContinue reading “Bishop Airport Parachute Informaion”

Mid Air Collision Avoidance.pdf

Did you know that you can see presentations for the ASA by going to google drive? Just click this link… ASA Public Folder – Google Drive

Here is the presentation from the 9/27/23 ASIG meeting

Here is the PPT from the ASIG meeting on 4/26/23 regarding the oxygen cart..