The Voice of the Vintage Sailplane Association
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ungee B ord C The Voice of the Vintage Sailplane Association Volume 38, No. 3, Fall 2012 $10.00 U.S. Vintage Sailplane Association A Division of the Soaring Society of America Meets and Safety 4673 North Sapphire Drive Ho"man Estates, IL 60192 <vintagesailplane.org> Now and beyond For inquiries contact <[email protected]> ,WLVQRWDEOHWKDWZHKDGÀYHYLQWDJHPHHWVLQLQFOXGLQJWKH Promoting the acquisition, restoration and TXDGUHQQLDO,QWHUQDWLRQDO9LQWDJH6DLOSODQH0HHW ,960 KRVWHGE\WKH #ying of vintage and classic sailplanes and gliders and preserving their history since 1974. 1DWLRQDO6RDULQJ0XVHXPDQGWKH+DUULV+LOO6RDULQJ&RUSRUDWLRQ WKHFOXEWKDWRSHUDWHVWKH+DUULV+LOO*OLGHUSRUW0HPEHUVFRXOG VDPSOHVRDULQJDQGJOLGHURSHUDWLQJFRQGLWLRQVLQWKHKLJKDOWLWXGH President Jim Short GHVHUWWKHUPDOVRIWKHVRXWKZHVWDW7HKDFKDSL&$LQWKHULGJH [email protected] VRDULQJDQGWKHUPDOFRQGLWLRQVDORQJWKH6PRN\0RXQWDLQVRIWKH (708) 624-3576 VRXWKHDVWLQ&KLOKRZHH71LQWKHGURXJKWHQKDQFHGWKHUPDOVRI Vice Presidents East: Rusty Lowry WKH2KLR5LYHUEDVLQDW/DZUHQFHYLOOH,/DQGLQWKHWKHUPDOULGJH North: Lee Cowie DQGZDYHOLIWVPRUJDVERUGRIIHUHGXSE\WKH$SSDODFKLDQIRRWKLOOVRI South: John Hardy XSVWDWH(OPLUD1<$ERXWWKHWLPH\RXUHDGWKLVWKHVHDVRQ·VÀQDOH West: Joshua Knerr ZLOOEHDW:LFKLWD.6NQRZQIRUWDOOODWHVHDVRQWKHUPDOVDWWKH Board Members Dave Schuur $LU&DSLWDORI$PHULFD(DFKYLQWDJHPHHWVLWHRIIHUVLWVEHQHÀWVDQG Bob Ball FKDOOHQJHVDQGHDFKLVZRUWK\RIDYDFDWLRQWULSRILWVRZQ)O\LQJ Burt ComptonSSA Liaison DWWKHVHGLYHUVHVLWHVPDNHVXVPRUHÁH[LEOH DQGVDIHU SLORWV$QG Secretary Barry v. 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