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Written by Ann Sasaki
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Monday, 05 May 2008 |
Hello BAPA Members. I wrote about the annual BAPA Thermal Clinic recently in my message regarding upcoming events and activities.
Here is the information again -
The annual BAPA Thermal Clinic will be held at Dunlap or Potato Hill on May 31 - June 1. This clinic is geared toward newer intermediate pilots who would like to expand their knowledge of thermal flying. We ask that you have a minimum of 20 hours of airtime, 50 flights, 30 flying days and good launch and landing skills. When you sign up, please let us know how many thermal hours you have, how many total airtime hours, total flights and total flying days. This clinic is not for advanced pilots. The clinic is limited to eight attendees. BAPA asks that you contribute $10 toward dinner on Saturday night. Tom Moock leads the clinic and Ann Sasaki and Kurt Niznik will assist with logistics. If you would like to sign up for the clinic, please contact Ann at
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We have two or three spots left in the clinic. If you have the appropriate flying experience and are interested in signing up, please contact me and let me know how many total airtime hours, total flight and total flying days you have.
Thanks!
Ann Sasaki
BAPA Activities Co-Director |
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Written by Jeffrey Greenbaum
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Thursday, 01 May 2008 |
Last night, someone broke into my car (smashed a window) and stole my radios, GPS Navigator and a New U-Turn Emotion. It is a small community, so perhaps this might show up somewhere, the wing that is. If anyone notes a wing being sold or if one shows up at one of our local sites, please do what you can to call police and or recover it.
The paraglider is a Small Emotion, Red Leading Edge with Yellow Rear.
Up is Good !
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Airtime of San Francisco
650-638-9463 / 650-NET-WIND
P.S. The wing looks like the one in this picture: http://www.u-turn.de/2006/home.php?sprache=en |
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Written by Kurt Niznik
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Monday, 05 May 2008 |
To all who came out to Dunlap this weekend (we counted 30 pilots!), a big thank you for participating in a great event. The weather gave us some great flying for two days and everyone's presence and cooperation helped make it a fun event.
A big thanks to Susan Kent for organizing and executing a fun, supportive and safe XC Co-op event with help from Tom Moock.
Also, the following folks pitched in and helped with our Saturday night dinner: Ann Sasaki, Bob and Amy Posey, James and Lorie Smythe, Chip Sheppard, Kim Galvin, Susan Kent, Andy Mutz, Celia Pender, Dan Retz, Praveen Murthy, Kevin Hester and Mike Walker. Great work guys! Please take the time to thank them when you see them next.
Our next BAPA fly-ins will be in June; June 7th and 8th for another round of the XC Coop at Potato, and June 20th-22nd for some sweet solstice glass-offs at Hat Creek rim.
More on those later.
Lift,
-Kurt
Kurt Niznik
BAPA Activities Co-Director |
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Written by Ann Sasaki
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Friday, 18 April 2008 |
I hope you are all enjoying the great spring flying we've been having at the coast and in the mountains - local and more distant. It seems like this year is off to a good start.
We have a lot of fun and informative BAPA events and activities coming up. I wanted to give you a quick run down -
Next weekend on April 19-20, Tom Moock has announced a work party at Dunlap to work on the launch improvements that have been made this spring. Please contact Tom (
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) if you can attend to work and then fly.
On Tuesday, April 22 at 7:00 p.m., Bob Drury, the editor of Cross Country magazine (an international paragliding and hanggliding magazine) will be presenting a slide show on his vol bivouac adventures in the Himalayas. Go to http://www.sfbapa.org/pg/bob_drury_talk.html to pay for admission ($10 for BAPA members, $20 for non-members). BAPA will provide dinner for all attendees. The presentation will be at Adobe Systems in San Francisco.
The following weekend, April 26-27, there is a BAPA fly-in and the first XC Co-op event at Dunlap. All are welcome to free fly or participate in the Co-op and partake of a group dinner with BAPA providing the main course. If you plan to fly in the Co-op (a fun XC effort) please contact Susan Kent (
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). Also, please let Kurt and me (
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) know if you are coming so we'll count you in for the main dish at Saturday dinner. This should be a fun combination of free flying and XC practice. Dunlap is a P3 site but P2s can be sponsored by an instructor or USHPA Observer.
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Written by Susan Kent
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Sunday, 17 February 2008 |
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Want to learn XC in a friendly, fun, and encouraging environment? Come join us at the Cross Country Co-op! It is an XC Co-op because the goal is for participants to help each other fly XC in a noncompetitive atmosphere. The Co-op is for experienced and non-experienced pilots a like. Experienced pilots are encouraged to come and share their knowledge and flying skills to help new pilots along. The Co-op will be held in conjunction with BAPA fly-ins, so pilots can just come for the fly-in or join in the XC Co-op. |
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Written by Tim Sirianni
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Wednesday, 09 January 2008 |
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01/09/2008, Marie Callender's in Serramonte Mall, Daly City. 26 members in attendance. Visitors: More critters: William, Arcus 5; Carl, Arcus 5 from Palo Alto. Phyl showed up again. Officer Reports:Tom M - PresidentWelcome new (Susan Kent - Treasurer, Kurt Niznik - Activity CoChair) and returning officers. |
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