Received these comments from Camp graduate John Bird, and he was gracious enough to allow me to post them here. John flew his Russia at the camp, and so had an especially challenging time with the XC tasks. Frank (TA) ——————————- Comments from John Bird ————————————- On inspection of my comments they seem to…
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More student feedback on 2012 CCSC XC Camp
by Bill Elliott •
Lyle Chamberlain (I) posted a bunch of material and a series of videos about the camp on his blog, available at http://www.lylechamberlain.com/life/soaring. This is great stuff, so I urge you to jump over there and take a look!
Day 5 2012 CCSC XC Camp
by Bill Elliott •
Well, the camp is over, and Day 5 was the best soaring day of them all. We had Q’s in all directions, with good climbs to over 5000′ msl. For Group 1, today consisting of John Mittell (BZ, ASW-27), Glen Betzoldt (W, D2A), Rick Hoffman (SP, ASW-27) and Dan Reagan (MK, 304CZ), I called a…
Day 4 at 2012 CCSC XC Camp
by Bill Elliott •
Another sunny blue day here at CCSC – nary a cloud or even a haze dome anywhere to be seen all day long. After 3 days of morning lecture, flying, debriefs, and then evening lectures, I’m beginning to think that another rain day might be nice (not going to happen, but…). The flying group and…
Day 3 at 2012 CCSC XC Camp
by Bill Elliott •
As I write this in my Micro-Castle at 9:50 pm before hitting the hay, Day 3 is in the bag here, and I’m actually beginning to believe I may have at least temporarily shaken the bad weather gremlin that has been following me around from contest to contest. We had a rain/Condor day on Day…
Day 2 at 2012 CCSC XC Camp
by Bill Elliott •
Just a quick note about today, as it is already 10pm and I’m wiped out. The day starts pretty early, around 7am with breakfast and a run/walk around the airport. Then the first meeting and lecture starts at 0930 and the day doesn’t end until 12 fun-filled hours later. Today was a bit interesting because…
CCSC XC Camp Day 1
by Bill Elliott •
Hello to all readers of soaring cafe! My name is JP Stewart and I am a 17 year old relatively new pilot (a little under 2 years) flying from New Castle, VA. I am very active with Condor flying, hosting the US Nightly Soaring series of races with Daniel Sazhin. After some thought a small…
Day 1 at 2012 CCSC XC Camp
by Bill Elliott •
The bad news today was that it was raining. The good news was that we flew a 150 mile task anyway, in Condor, and everyone had a good time. I was a nervous wreck because I had insisted on everyone showing up for this camp ready to fly in Condor on bad weather days, and…
Practice/Registration day 2012 CCSC XC Camp
by Bill Elliott •
Friday, yesterday, and today glider trailers from as far away as New England, Florida, Alabama, and Texas have been arriving at CCSC near Waynesville, Ohio to participate in the 2012 CCSC XC Camp. A few arrived as early as Friday evening, and in fact John Mittell (BZ) arrived early enough Friday evening to call me…
