2009 Club News
K6 Flies Again
New Video Posted
Another New Member Soars
Flicker Slideshow
K6 Purchase
Harnett County 2009
Guest Member Visit
John
Hawkins
The Wendlands
July Meeting
All In The Family
April `09 Soaring
Club Status
March Club Meeting
Windy March Soaring
Schleicher Ka6-CR Flies Again
We
finally got some pictures of the
club K6 in flight. There was great weather for
flying on the weekend of November 7th & 8th. The prior
weekend was a total washout.
We had a few flights Saturday but we
got really busy Sunday with a better turnout. There were
lots of K6 and K7 flights Sunday. A few members will be
going for their Glider add on rating in December so there
were several K7 check ride preparation flights.
Click
HERE for more pics.
New Soaring Video Posted
In August Bill King showed up with his new 5 mega pixel
digital video camera. It's about the size of a pack of
cigarettes so we mounted it on the glider wing tip. After
initial flights Bill found that it's limited to 25 minute
clips regardless of available memory. That was a little
disappointing but the 25 minutes it does save are well
worth the effort. Not to mention that many of our flights
are less than 25 minutes long. :^)
One weekend we planned some air to air work with the
tow plane. Rick and Calvin loaded up in the Super Cub with
another video camera. Bill and Freddie flew the K7. Check
out the movie Bill put together from that flight. It can
be found on YouTube with the following link. (
Ka7 Soaring #8 081509 )
UPDATE: See Bill's latest
creation on YouTube (Ka7 Soaring #9 093009).
Another New Member
New member Bob Neil joined the club this summer.
Bob holds a private power
rating. Below are some pictures of Bob during his second
dual flight with CFI-G Frank Wendland. Bob is adding a
Glider rating to his private power license.
Crossing the road for the final phase of flight number two.
Close up shows Frank coaching from the back seat.
Bleading off the airspeed.
Crossing the road for the final phase of flight number two.
Flickr Slideshow Created
A slideshow of soaring pictures from
this web site has been created on Flickr. Follow the
LINK to watch the show.
The Club is Now the Proud Owner
of a Schleicher Ka6-CR
Sunday afternoon, October 8th, Rick,
Frank, Gitta and Freddie drove to Harnett County to
complete the purchase of our club K6 (N7516U). We met Mr. Henshaw
at the airport around 15:30 and proceeded to hook the
trailer up to the Durango. After spending some time trying
to diagnose a trailer tail light issue we decided to drive
back without lights. We drove up to the FBO to finish up
the paperwork and then hit the road.
We had good weather
the following Sunday and were able to fly both the K6 &
K7.
Click
HERE for more pics.
Harnette County Soaring Event
On the
weekend of September 12th 2009 the
North
Carolina Soaring Association put on their annual
event. David, Freddie, Frank, Calvin and Rick made the trip.
We had a great time! We helped tow the field up both days
with the Super Cub. We also took the K7 over via trailer.
Freddie and Frank flew the task Saturday. The task was
HRJ -
JNX -
5W5 -
HRJ. They completed the task in two hours and 35
minutes. All contestants released at 2,000'. Out of eight
gliders there were four land outs and one that returned
without completing the task.
After the task Rick and David each took the K7 up for a
flight. Rick and Calvin also managed to get a check out in
NCSA Blanik L13 before the day was out. After getting
checked into a hotel Rick, Freddie and Frank enjoyed a
great meal at the steak house with the NCSA gang. Calvin
and David flew back to Farmville so they missed out.
Calvin and Frank flew Sunday's task of
HRJ - Old Sanford -
HRJ -
78NC -
HRJ. They completed the task in 3 hours and 10
minutes. Yes, that's 3:10 in the same ship we sometimes
get 0:15 or less from.
Click
HERE for more pictures
Guest Member Visit
Sunday July 26th brought the club it's first guest
member. Robert Fowler towed his Cirrus over, in the
trailer, from the Harnett County club. Our small Sunday
group enjoyed helping Roger assemble his glass ship.
Weather cut our day short but the ships were all tucked
away before the bottom fell out.
Out came the fuselage followed by the left wing as David & Bill looked on.
Calvin gives the assist on the left wing.
Roger secures the left wing.
The Cirrus ready for a tow.
Out came the fuselage followed by the left wing as David & Bill looked on.
New Member Soars
New member John Hawkins joined the club this summer.
John holds a commercial power license and a private glider
rating. Below are some pictures of John getting current
with club instructor Frank Wendland in the K7.
Bill Kings shows us his best side while attaching the tow cable. :^)
John gives Bill the thumbs up to lift the wing.
John crosses the fence on short final with spoilers partially extended.
Bill Kings shows us his best side while attaching the tow cable. :^)
The Wendlands
Frank
and daughter Sarah Wendland having fun with their Schleicher Ka7. Our
club was created because of the very generous Wendlands.
They imported their glider from back home in Germany and
offered it up for club use.
July Club Meeting
On Saturday July 25th, 2009 after a good day of soaring
and threats of bad weather we had a nice meal and business
meeting. It was a small group due to Oshkosh travelers and
other commitments but we had enough present to eat well
and hold the meeting.
Chefs Bill King and David Manning cook up the meal.
Photo by Rick Jones
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All In the Family
Here are some May pictures of the Wendland family doing
everything but the towing.
Student glider pilot Sarah Windland and glider instructor Dad (Frank) wait as the tow plane roles forward to tighten the tow rope.
Sarah's Mom Gitta, signals the tow plane to stop rolling (the tow line is taunt).
Mom signals the tow plane to go using a big sweeping circular arm motion.
Sarah holds the glider down in good position while she waits for the tow plane to lift off.
Sarah on final for runway 21.
Sarah preparing for the flair.
Sarah's younger brother, student pilot Freddie and instructor (Dad) on short final.
Student glider pilot Sarah Windland and glider instructor Dad (Frank) wait as the tow plane roles forward to tighten the tow rope.
April Soaring Video
Tim captured some nice video of the K7 being towed. He
videoed from the back seat of the Super Cub. Calvin worked
his magic to split up the video in manageable chunks. The
string of clips can be viewed on
YouTube
with the following links or you can search on "East
Carolina Soaring Club".
Ka7 Soaring #3 040409
Ka7 Soaring #4 040409
Ka7 Soaring #5 040409
Ka7 Soaring #6 040409
Ka7 Soaring #7 040409
April Soaring Pics
April brought us a spring break visitor from Germany.
Lorenz was visiting the Wendlands for a few weeks during
his high school spring break. He got the chance to
experience the joy of soaring and the fun times had by all
on the field. We wish him luck with his drivers education
on the autobahn. Below are a few pictures taken on
4/5/2009.
Hilton and the Super Cub take a short hop before everything is ready to fly.
Scott Crippen on the tow.
Scott takes the K7 through the slot in great position behind the tow plane.
Hilton returns with the tow plane.
Lorenz explains the meaning of life to Freddie while waiting in the golf cart. :^) Everyone else enjoys the shade.
Scott Crippen crosses the fence.
Scott Crippen & Frank landing the K7.
Calvin Mayo landing on 21.
Lorenz tows the K7 back to the starting line.
Hilton and the Super Cub take a short hop before everything is ready to fly.
East Carolina Soaring Club Status
Vice President Frank Wendland submitted the required
documents for the club to incorporate. The process is now
complete including acquiring an EIN number. You'll notice
I've added the "Inc." to our name in the web page footer
below. As Secretary/Treasurer, I'm in the process of
setting up a club checking account with Wachovia. I've
also spoken with Rhonda Copeland at SSA (Soaring Society
of America) headquarters about our club becoming a chapter
of the SSA.
She was very helpful in explaining the benefits of
becoming a chapter. Rhonda sent me all the supporting
documents and forms so we can discuss it at our next
meeting.
March Club Meeting
It was a cold damp night that kept many from coming out
for the meeting.
I
hope that's what did it and not David's cooking. :-)
There were eight East Carolina Soaring Club members
present. The meeting was started with Frank's presentation
about creating a formal SSA club including incorporating.
It was decided that we would do so and the first
requirement was selecting three officers. There were three
volunteers. David Manning - President, Frank Wendland -
Vice President and Rick Jones - Secretary/Treasurer. The
minutes for this meeting can be found on the
Members Hangar
page.
The new officers will move forward with additional research
and present the plans at our next gathering.
Windy March Soaring
by Rick Jones
The first weekend of March `09 came in with a blast.
The winds were favoring runway 21 providing a stiff right
quartering head wind both days. The first tow was at 11:25
Saturday morning.
The
second was at 3:30. There's a story here and it wasn't
just a long lunch.
At the end of the first tow, during the roll out, the
Super Cub went full throttle. That gave this tow pilot his
first in flight emergency. With a notch of flaps and the
tail still up the Super Cub went flying again. I declared
an emergency and flew the pattern at full throttle. There
was no lift so David and the Ka7 were already nearing the
downwind leg. I was at 3,000' before I could shut down the
engine and bring her home dead stick. The spiral down to
landing was uneventful. I have to credit the glider
rating for that.
The cause? A throttle cable brace broke allowing the
cable to sag and push the throttle full open. We took a
long lunch break while Calvin and Hilton flew the part to
Kinston in the Hatz for repair. After lunch and repairs
the flying resumed. We still managed nine tows each day.
Sarah Wendland made her first US solo flight early Sunday.
We were short handed to start with so I didn't get a
picture.
Me and David have new digital SLR cameras so expect
sharper pics starting now. Click here for a few shots from
the weekend.
