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
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Last Updated ( Monday, 05 May 2008 )
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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
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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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Last Updated ( Thursday, 01 May 2008 )
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The first BAPA Fly-in for 2008 will be held in Dunlap on the 26th and 27th of April. Come to enjoy some great spring thermal flying in the company of your fellow bapans at one of our most consistent mountain thermal sites.
In conjunction with the fly-in, Susan Kent will be leading the Cross Country Co-op, a group activity aimed at building your basic cross-country skills in a non-competitive setting. Contact Susan (
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) for details.
Dunlap is a P3 site due to a long glide to the LZ, sensitive non-LZ land owner issues and frequently strong and turbulent conditions. P2s can fly the site with an instructor's or observer's sponsorship.
BAPA will be providing a main course for the Saturday dinner, with attendees being asked to support with side dishes, etc.. Because we want to plan to have the proper amount of food for attendees and coordinate side dishes and refreshments with them, I ask that you
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if you are planning on attending the fly in.
I hope to see you in the air at Dunlap!
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Kurt Niznik
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Don't forget - the Elk Mountain Spring fly-in this coming weekend from Friday, April 18 to Sunday, April 20. Elk flying can be good in the spring and there is usually a small bonfire to keep folks warm in the evening as well as lots of camaraderie.
Please contact Penguin for more details -
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P.S. Penguing says weather looks feasible.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 18 April 2008 )
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