Excerpts from Air Currents: January 1960

Editorial

My mind must be in permanent neutral. This editorial has been started and discarded three times within the past two days. One of these times it will have to jell, so I'll just keep plugging away.

The new year has begun. In September, I recapped the year's activities and if you'll refer to your September AIR CURRENTS you'll see what happened. What a sneaky way of getting out of that job! So far as the coming year is concerned, I'm sure of only one thing, the weather in Arizona will be good for soaring and Lincoln and Ryan will be up there setting records. This year ought also to see Godinat off to some records of his own in the LO 150 and Fred Daams quite possibly could put the FD 1 into the blue by summer. if he does, there'll be some exciting flights in store.

This year may also see some scientific contributions coming in via the modified PR. The possibility of adding something new to the general knowledge of standing wave phenomena is good. other scientific information will be sought in Arizona as the pilots of the ASA delve deeper into the science end of the soaring game. We here, are truly fortunate in having the type of conditions which produce the kind of air necessary for upper air research.

Of course, there will be more and better attempts made to increase the numbers of C pilots in this coming year. Our thanks go out with this issue to our old friends of TURF PARADISE, Mr. Walter Cluer and Ted Riffins for their support and help all along. And to our many other friends as well, from all of us ASA, a very HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Soaring Calendar

February 27-28: 14th Annual Pacific Coast Midwinter Soaring Championships, Torrey Pines Gliderport, San Diego, CA.

Excerpts from Air Currents: January 1970

ASA MOVES TO ESTRELLA SAILPORT

Three weeks ago, ASA moved to Estrella and from the reports, the flying has been great for this time of year. certain rules are to be enforced as follows:

1. Each pilot is responsible for learning field operating rules from the Estrella Sailport operators

2. All pilots are on their honor to faithfully record club glider flight time and to pay for time at the completion of each flight. Mail your check for payment to the Treasurer in the envelope provided.

3. Flight time must be recorded in the log book which will be kept in each club aircraft.

WAVES IN ARIZONA? YOU BET!

Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. They're at Estrella! Saturday Feb 14, John Ryan, in his Phoebus C, rode a wave to 17,800 ft. for an altitude gain of 13,800 ft. In Diamond altitude in Arizona impossible? Not at all!

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