BASA WAVECAMP2009
Fri 3 April - Sun 12 April
status 26 February 2009: 4 members registered up till this moment
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2009 BASA Wavecamp
Initial interest for the 2009 BASA Wavecamp does not seem that high.For that reason, we decided to hook on to the SOARING NV wavecamp in Minden. The Soaring NV Wavecamp starts on Wednesday 8 April 2009, but there is nothing that stops us from developing a wavecamp spanning a full week including the 2 weekends. The wave camp will be held as always in Minden, MEV, Douglas County Airport or now Minden Tahoe Airport. It is a 5.5 hour drive with a glider trailer from Hollister Airport. The scenic route over highway 88 is incredible and quite easy, even with a trailer, if the road is clear. New Schedule: Fri 3 Apr disassemble at Hollister, trailer to Minden. Sat 4 Apr assemble at Minden, start Wave Camp (maybe some remaining disassembly at Hollister and trailering to Minden) Sun 5 Apr Wave Camp Mon 6 Apr Wave Camp Tue 7 Apr Wave Camp Wed 8 Apr Wave Camp Thu 9 Apr Wave Camp Fri 10 Apr Wave Camp Sat 11 Apr end Wave Camp, disassemble gliders Sun 12 Apr transport gliders to Hollister  Please note that BASA flight rules specify that for flights above 17999 feet, BASA requires proof of a altitude chamber ride. Club ship maximum altitude is 25000 feet. Our DG1000 is a special case. To protect the gelcoat on this valuable club asset, the altitude limit is 17999 ft or a minimum temperature of -10 degrees Celcius ( 14 degrees Fahrenheit)). Note: the DG temperature sensor scale is in Celcius Wavecamp is a great opportunity, also for novice pilots who want to get acquainted with mountain flying. Mountain flying can be intimidating for flat-landers (I include Hollister pilots in the flat-lander category) But Minden Airport and Carson Valley are very wide places, so it is easy to fly with very high margins. We also have instructors and flight committee members available to guide you. Even without a Chamber Ride, you can go up to 17999 ft. If you would like to participate in the Wavecamp, please contact your Wavecamp Chairman Hans Van Weersch at weersch at yahoo dot com. (please note the anti-spam notation) Please indicate your (tentative) plans as early as possible.  We need your early input for fleet planning purpose, to make sure that we have sufficient capacity for both ground handling and flying. |
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