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The Adirondack Soaring Club is a organization dedicated to helping its members learn and enjoy the sport of Soaring. We've been Everywhere and it's been our pleasure to meet all of you! We hope that we have begun to open up the world of Soaring to the community in new ways. We invite you to come on out and fly! The club operates primarily on weekends and most holidays, April 1st through November 30th from 10:00AM to Sunset. The Club's current base of operation is Saratoga County Airport, in Saratoga Springs, New York. |
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The Adirondack Soaring Club, Inc. (ADK) is announcing the 2010 Annual Glider Pilot Ground School
This years Ground School will again be held at the Hudson Valley Community College Campus TEC SMART in Malta, New York. Course will run from 8:00 a.m. (Sharp) to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 20th and Sunday March 21st 2010.
- This training fulfils FAA requirements and prepares each Student for the FAA Glider Pilot written exam - Non-club members will be required to pay a $30.00 Registration fee at a time of registration and insures that you are serious and holds your spot. Materials will be provided vai PDF File and will need to be downloaded prior to attending class. SPACE IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST (20) THAT SIGN-UP AS of March 9, 2010.. new classroom found that holds more people. 5 new openings availble. Please e-mail to be on the stand by list... Sign up FAST!
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What is The Adirondack Soaring Club? The Adirondack Soaring Club is a group of (45) licensed glider pilots, power pilots, certified instructors, and student pilots that fly sailplanes at Saratoga County Airport. These aircraft are not tube and fabric hang-gliders but are rigid wing, fully certified sailplanes that can weigh 1,000 pounds or more. Sailplanes are towed aloft by a powered aircraft then released at approximately 2,000 feet. The sailplane flight can be as short as 15 minutes, but flights as long as 10 hours have been accomplished. The club currently has 8 FAA certified glider flight instructors, 3 FAA power flight instructors, and 8 towpilots |
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The Adirondack Soaring Club would like to make special recognition to our members for their personal accomplishments. January 2010: Private gliders include a Std. Austria, (6) Libelle 201's, Std. Cirrus,(2) DG-100's, LS-1F, LS-8, (2) Ka-6CR, Grob 109, Duo Discus, Discus 2aX, Discus 2bx, Dicsus CS, Diamond Extreme, Salto, LAK-12, and a Mosquito. Total Private Fleet is (22)gliders. September 15, 2007: WAVE! Again.. George & Tim Hanke climb to 16,500 and Bob Iluiano climbs to 16,000 ft and earns his GOLD Altitude. August 18, 2007: WAVE!! Several members flew between 12,0000 to 18,000 ft. Congratulations to Michele Hight on her CFIG add-on and to Craig Eaton and Reigh Walling for obtaining there private pilot glider liscences.
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