MINDEN WELCOMES WSPA PILOTS! the Limerick Contest Hello, All! Laurie Harden, A.K.A
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February, 2015 THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE WOMEN SOARING PILOTS ASSOC. www.womensoaring.org IN THIS ISSUE PAGE 2 Badges, President’s Corner From the Editor PAGE 3 Minden welcomes Pi- lots, continued. Welcome New Mem- bers PAGE4 How to apply for WSPA scholarships PAGE 5 Noticeable Anniversa- ries. Letters to the Editor PAGE 6 Seven Aviators died– in 1927 PAGE 7 This and That PAGE 8 Welcome to Varese. WSPA members in the Publishing World PAGE 9 MINDEN WELCOMES WSPA PILOTS! The Limerick Contest Hello, all! Laurie Harden, a.k.a. Glider Girl is inviting you to come PAGE 10 to fly with SoaringNV in Minden, Nevada, during the week of Women’s Meetings th around the World WSPA’s 35 Annual Soaring Seminar to be held from June 15 to 19, 2015. Minden is located at the edge of the Great Basin in Car- PAGE 11 son Valley. We boast year-round soaring conditions in one of the What’s the Point top tourist areas in the USA. While the flying is amazing, with Lake Tahoe nearby, there are equally amazing off-site activities to meet every outdoor enthusiast's passion. (Continued on page 3) page 2 February, 2015 THE WOMEN SOARING PILOTS Badges B Badge ASSOCIATION (WSPA) WAS FOUNDED Recorded through February Andrea Gaylord. NY IN 1986 AND IS AFFILIATED WITH THE 2015 Marie-Claire LaBerge, GA SOARING SOCIETY OF AMERICA A Badge BOARD Hannah Dougherty, VA First posting in the 2015 Andrea Gaylord, NY OLC season: Anne Wright (Central) Allyssa Jones, CO Julie Butler, CA President From the Editor Marie-Claire LaBerge, GA 441 Marpool Dr. Saline, MI 48176 The King is dead, long live Apply for the Anne Morrow Lindbergh the king. Maja Djurisic (West) Trophy ( see rules at www.womensoaring.org) This can be said of the Vice President WSPA change of command. 181 Del Medio Ave, Apt 205 Thanks to the past Board, es- Mountain View, CA 94040 President’s Corner pecially to president Neita Thank you for electing me as the next WSPA Montague and treasurer Mary Leah Condon (Central) president! Neita is a hard act to follow, and I Rust for their diligent and effec- Secretary can only hope I can keep the momentum go- tive work over the last two 911N Gilman ing. WSPA is a wonderful group, full of women years. They were challenging Wichita, KS 67209-9274 who are not only accomplished glider pilots, years for WSPA. Welcome to the new Board but also helpful to us newbies. I'll be depending a lot on the which will direct the organiza- Mary Rust (West) ladies who have been with us for a long time and under- Treasurer tion through the next two years. 26630 Garret Ryan Ct. stand how WSPA works. For the first time in WSPA’s Hermet, CA 92544-6733 To briefly introduce myself: I am a retired manufactur- almost 30 year history, only ing and product development engineer, private pilot (ASEL one of the founding members Valerie Deschamps (West) and ASES), own a Supercub, and live near Ann Arbor MI. will be on the Board. Also for At Large I started learning to soar as an add-on rating to my pri- the first time we will have 3 non 165 Cameron Cres. vate pilot's license, but soon began to love the sport for it- -US citizens on the Board: 2 Red Deer, AL T4P2C9 self. I get a thrill every time the tow plane begins to move from Canada, 1 from Germany Canada forward and tightens the tow rope, and my heart jumps a (we incorporated Canada into the US regions a few years little at the release. Will I manage to stay out of the tow- Christina Peddle (East) ago). For the first time in many At Large plane wash? Will I remember the altitude I can turn back if years, only one Board member 10-57 Hansen Rd. N there's a rope break? Can I find a thermal today, and stay in will be over 60 years of age Brampton, ON L6V3C6 it? It's the kind of mind game I'm learning to play and enjoy. (not counting the age of Board Canada Our main event is the week-long seminar, held every members when WSPA be- year for a week. This year, it is June 15-19, in Minden NV. gan!). Clearly we passed the Elke Fuglsang-Petersen (Int) I'm planning on going, and hope to see many of you there. baton on to the younger gen- At Large This will be only my third seminar, but oh boy, I was hooked eration. Keep WSPA vibrant. Dorfstr.17 on soaring and hooked on WSPA after my first one in Chil- As for myself, your Hangar 24613 Aukrug howee! My second seminar was this past year at York Soaring editor, I am starting my Germany 15th year on the helm of our Soaring, where I tried to learn how to find and stay in ther- newsletter. I am off the Board mals, but failed miserably (my instructor found them and but staying on as editor. I love stayed in them easily, so they were out there). This year, the job; it got me in contact HANGAR SOARING IS PUBLISHED FEB, maybe? with many people around the MAY, AUG, NOV. PLEASE SEND Before I sign off, I want to thank the previous board and world. I never considered my- STORIES, PHOTOGRAPHS, self a writer (although I now COMMENTS, ETC TO officers for all they have done to keep this group going and growing. I would not be nearly as enthused about soaring have a book to my credit), but [email protected] as I am today if not for WSPA. I am looking forward to work- rather as a hunter and gath- OR ing with the current board, with some members continuing erer. I search through piles of FRAUKE ELBER, EDITOR, from the previous board. Please, let me know what you publications to find topics and 213 ANNE BURRAS LA., stories that are of interest for NEWPORT NEWS VA 23606-3637 like, and also what you don't like, by emailing me at anne- women gliderpilots. I promote [email protected]. It's our members that make WSPA work! our cause and reach out Colleen Koenig, Webmaster across the oceans and many [email protected] Anne Wright borders. This has been very February, 2015 page 3 rewarding and I learned a lot (Continued from page 1) over the years. The eastern edge of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, known as the Car- But, I am becoming more son Range, creates the perfect set-up for Mountain Wave. While mostly a fall and more aware that nobody is and spring phenomenon, wave can set up here any day of the year. Lift pro- immortal. I am intending this duced off the Pine Nut Range to the east provides a highway to head south year to put a Hangar Soaring to Mono Lake, Yosemite National Park, and the White Mountains. “manual” together, put it on a disc and submit it to the Board Minden is a favorite spot for both distance and altitude flights. What we ex- for safekeeping, so it can be pect in the month of June are great thermals, kicking off between 11 am and used as a guideline to whoever 1 pm. We regularly get lift of 800-1000 feet per minute, great for practicing will follow in my footsteps. that one key cross country skill--centering a thermal, or for flying 300k, Nothing will be written in gran- 500k, 1000k. Cloud bases are often 14,000 feet and above, so all of our ships ite just a guideline how I did it are equipped with supplemental oxygen. and did it very successfully. This summer WSPA can This year's WSPA Seminar will focus on cross-country skill development, but celebrate its 30th anniversary. I we will have plenty of time to do primary training also. Along with Soar- am planning a special Hangar ingNV's staff, we have arranged for advanced cross-country instructor Phil Soaring issue for August and Plane of Glide Omarama, New Zealand, to conduct several seminars on de- for that I am asking our long- veloping your distance flying skills. time members (even the ones we don’t hear from anymore or To find out more about us, visit our website www.SoaringNV.com. very seldom) to send me their stories how they got into soar- We look forward to getting you launched! ing and what it meant to them. I Laurie Harden have gotten already some sub- missions. And with that I hope to have another successful year as Hangar Soaring’s editor. I wish all a very good year and many great flights. Keep sending me your reports Frauke Welcome New Members Noy Arisman, CA Kami Barnes, IN Kay Ebert, VA Shannon Moon, FL Christine Patton, PA Chrisine writes: I appreciate the warm welcome from all of you. Just a quick clarification though, Christine, not Christina. I know, my hand- writing could use some im- provement. My excuse is that I’m a physician, and the only D I ever got in school was first For seminar information go to www.womensoaring.org grade handwriting. It was a or contact Maja Djurisic at sign. [email protected] (Continued on page 7) page 4 February, 2015 HOW TO APPLY FOR A WSPA SCHOLARSHIP by Phyllis Wells, WSPA Scholarship Committee Chair Every year WSPA awards ships are described on our scholarships to members who web page.