Varun flew the Grob 102 for the first time today (2.5 hrs) after a check-out by CFI-G Mike B.
Varun passes PPL-glider check-ride
Last week, Varun passed his PPL-glider check-ride in Arizona on June 27th! Please congratulate Varun next time you see him.
Todd, Uwe, and David G fly 300+ km!
On Saturday, Uwe achieved his Gold Distance with a great 300km+ flight to Caldwell, then Smithville, and back. On Sunday, with Uwe, Todd and David G also obtained their Gold Distance with a 350km flight from GHSA to Luling, then Giddings, then back to GHSA.
GHSA Youth play Glider Jeopardy and watch Original "Top Gun"
Natalie organized and hosted a youth night at GHSA on Saturday. We played glider Jeopardy and watched the original “Top Gun” movie. The Jeopardy game was lots of fun!
Angleton/LBX/Brazoria County/Texas Gulf Coast Regional Fly-In
We had a great time talking about soaring to lots of interested folks at the fly-in at Angleton today. Thanks to everyone who came out and helped.
Work
Low ceilings prevented flying for the first two hours on Saturday, so we washed windows and 45V. Thanks all who came out and helped! David, David, and Dan were also on the tractors and mowers.
Wesley in the backseat
Wesley and Mike in one of the Blaniks.
Varun Solos GHSA's Schweizer 1-26
From Mike Brooks: “Varun soloed the 1-26 today - he was able to get in a couple of launches before it got a bit windy. Thanks to David Coggins for towing (and changing the oil in 42J prior to doing so). Also thanks to Dean for helping move the ship and Beth for recording the flights. I heard his dad Abhi ask him how the controls felt and he said ‘Smooth!’.”
New windows on 5ST
Mike and Julie added sliding windows onto the canopy of 5ST. Thanks Julie and Mike!
Dak Davis places 2nd in aerobatics competition
Dak Davis recently placed 2nd in the National Aerobatics Championships in the Glider Sportsman category. Congratulations, Dak!
