NCSA 2008 details of ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AWARDS
BADGES AND BADGE LEGS
Eric Nelson: "A" Badge
Mike Shapira: "A" Badge
Seth Dunham: "A, B, C" Badges
Phil Hoyt: A, B, Badges
Mark Violet, "C" Badge, Silver Altitude,
Larry Suter: Silver Distance; Gold Altitude,
Mike Voie: "C", Silver Badge
Taylor Nichols: Bronze Badge duration
Glider checkouts,:
Taylor Nichols: 1-26, 1-36, 2-33
Mark Violet: 1-36 and 2=33
Ramy Yanetz: KP
Larry Suter: KP
Roy Moeller: KP
Mike Mayo: KP
Bruce Roberts: KP
Mike Voie: KP
Jason Proctor: KP
George Papich: G-103
Seth Dunham: 1-26; G-103, SS
New Glider Ratings, WINGS:
Mark Violet: Private Pilot Glider
Seth Dunham: Private Pilot Glider
Larry Suter:, Commercial Glider Written Exam passed 96%
WINGS:
Taylor Nichols
Larry Suter,
Mike Voie,
Bruce Roberts
Mike Mayo,
John Randazzo,
Yuliy Gerchikov
AIR SAILING and Truckee CAMPS,
Taylor Nichols: ASI thermal camp
Mike Voie: ASI Thermal camp
Larry Suter: ASI X-C camp
Jason Proctor: ASI X-C camp
Michael Green ASI Lead Pilot + Presenter
Mark Violet: thermal camp+ Mountain Soaring Camp - Truckee
Len Edmondson, Truckee Mountain Soaring Camp
Sal Lopez, Truckee Mountain Soaring Camp
New Gliding Sites:
Ramy Yanetz: Hemet
Seth Dunham: Truckee
Mike Voie: Air Sailing
First X-C flight:
Larry Suter: Not by the "one leg >10sm" definition. Did that last year.
However, I feel like this year I took my first xc baby steps.
Seth Dunham: (dual) 230km; longest leg: 68km; frozen toes
First Contest:
Larry Suter: OLC
PERSONAL BESTS:
Seth Dunham: First Aerotow in AS Byron to Truckee; first XC flight (dual). Longest flight in Truckee: 4.5hr SS. First Wave flight (dual)- flew in a DG 505"took my dad flying"; took my nephew flying
Mike Mayo: 8/17 Farthest landout. Adin, California, from Truckee. Many miles beyond Spalding, the middle of nowhere. 258 Km by OLC.
8/12 Fastest in USA according to OLC. 2nd fastest in world. 135 Km/hr over 596 Km. Beaten by a Slovenian going back and forth in wave (~90K further and 2K/h faster).
Morteza A: Had a ~ 600km flight visiting all the major attractions of southern Utah and be nsariyond: out of Parowan to Wayne Wonderland, Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon, Zion, Cedar Breaks
Mark Violet: Longest flight 3.5 hours Highest altitude 14,000’.Longest flight at Byron 2 hrs; Highest flight at Byron 5000’
Ramy Yanetz: Looks like upgrading my glider resulted in
my best year ever, with most miles, hours and speed flown than any previous year!
Larry Suter: Highest, 17.9K. Longest OLC distance of 120 sm was a
personal best. Several longest in time flights, up to 4.5 hours but still
haven't done the five hour thing (because of "the coldest feet during a
glider flight" personal best). silver distance four times before the flight recorder
finally worked for the whole flight. Is that a record?
Michael Green, age 79 and still racing, slower yet made it back each day of the Nationals at Montague.Let's not forget the training flights, not just the private glider thrills:
Taylor Nichols: 2.7hr flight in 1-26 at Air Sailing
.Landouts:
8/17 Farthest landout: Mike Mayo:Farthest landout.Adin, California, from Truckee. Many miles beyond Spalding, middle of nowhere.258 Km by OLC.3/30: -Closest landout: Ben Hirashima, ,1/4 mile NW of C83
Shannon Madsen: first field landing - near town of Milford, CA (West side of Honey Lake off hwy 395) - on first day of Air Sailing Sports Class contest
NCSA 2008 AWARDS
Note: Advanced and Standard categories: - a winner in previous year in std becomes "adv"
1.TOTAL GLIDER CROSS-COUNTRY STATUTE MILES -2008:
Adv:
1.Ramy Yanetz: 16,980 statue miles
2.Shannon Madsen: 5323sm
3.Rolf Peterson: 3,348 miTotal Cross-Country Aerotow Glider (ASW 20)(18 Cross-Country Flights in ASW 20)
Std:
Jim Conger, 6036 sm (OLC)
Mike Mayo: 2800 sm
Michael Green: 2,646 sm (from OLC
Peter Kelemen: 1064sm
Larry Suter: 1232sm
Seth Dunham: 238km (dual)
2.TOTAL GLIDER HOURS IN 2008:
Adv:
1.Ramy Yanetz: 315 hrs
2.Shannon Madsen: 161.2
3.* Rolf Peterson: 117 hrTotal (incl 34hr instr)):28 hr Motorgliders + 89 hr Aerotow Gliders
ii.Std:
1. Jim Conger 128hr
2.Larry Suter: 96.7
3.Mike Mayo: 84:18 hr
Michael Green : 82.3hr
Peter Kelemen: 68.7hr
Morteza Ansari: 65hr
Seth Dunham: 48hr
Mike Voie: 35 hours
Mark Violet: 32hr
Eric Yeargan: 6.9hr
Charlie Ferguson: 6.5hr
Len Edmondson: 14hr
Taylor Nichols: 13.2 hr
Monique Weil 94.2hr (includes 85.2 instr.hr)
3.LONGEST DISTANCE FLIGHT ANYWHERE:
i. Adv:
1. Ramy Yanetz: 651 sm from Truckee
2.Shannon Madsen: 512sm
3. Rolf Peterson: 365.65 mi
ii. Std:
1. Jim Conger: My longest flight was 713km (443sm) - Truckee, Schulmann Grove, Nervino, and return.(Jim's shortest flight: I went from Truckee to Carson city and promptly had to land.
Truckee staff started referring to me as a "lawn dart" after that...)
2. Morteza Ansari: 646KM (401.4miles)3.Mike Mayo: 370sm
3. Mike Mayo:370sm
4.. Peter Kelemen: 239sm
Michael Green : 225.8 sm
Larry Suter: 120sm (on OLC)
Len Edmondson: 20 sm
4. LONGEST DISTANCE USING ONLY CLUB SHIPS:
i. Adv,
1.Ramy Yanetz: 255 sm KP (with passenger) from Truckee
2. Shannon Madsen:71sm (SS flight from Byron)
ii.Std:
1.Morteza Ansari: 168km (104.4 sm SS from Byron)
2.Larry Suter: 65sm (OLC) with Len on Nov 8
2.Len Edmondson: 65sm with Larry 11/8
Michael Green: 6 sm
Longest (time:) flight :
Mike Voie: 6 hr ASL
Seth Dunham: 4.5hr in SS at Truckee
5.. LONGEST( DISTANCE) FLIGHT FROM BYRON:
i. Adv:
1.Ramy Yanetz: 325 sm
2.Shannon Madsen: 254 sm (Byron - Firebaugh - Stockton
- Byron)
3.Morteza Ansari: 262KM - 162.8 sm
ii.Std:
1.Mike Mayo: 141sm
2.Larry Suter: 15sm past KTCY
Michael Green: 6 sm
6. LONGEST (TIME) FLIGHT FROM BYRON
iAdv:
1 Ramy Yanetz: 6.5hr
2.Shannon: 5.9hr
3.Morteza Ansari: 4.8hr
ii.Std:
1.Mike Voie: 4 hr
2. Mike Mayo: 3:21hr
3.Larry Suter: 3 hr
Mark Violet: 2.3hr
Len Edmondson: 2hr
Eric Yeargan: 0.8hr
7.HIGHEST ALTITUDE ACHIEVED FROM ANYWHERE:
i. Adv:
1.Shannon Madsen: 25,000' Minden wave window
2.Ramy Yanetz: 18,000'
3.Mike Mayo: 18,000'
Peter Kelemen: 17.900'
ii.Std:
1.Morteza Ansari: 17,999'
2.Larry Suter: 17.9
3.Mike Voie: 17,500' TRK
Len Edmondson: 17,000'
Seth Dunham: 15,600' Truckee (SS)
Mark Violet: 14,000' ASI
Fritz Henshaw: 12,500'
Taylor Nichols: 10,500'
Eric Yeargan: 4,400'
8.\FROM BYRON:
i Adv:
1.Ramy Yanetz: 16,100' in wave
ii.Std:
1. Shannon Madsen: 14,400'
2.Larry Suter: 10,500'
3.Mike Mayo: 8,500'
Morteza Ansari: 7,500'
Len Edmondson: 7,000'
Fritz Henshaw: 6,400'
Mark Violet: 5,000'
Taylor Nichols: 4,500'
Eric Yeargan: 4,400'
9. FASTEST AVERAGE X-C SPEED ANYWHERE?
i. Adv:
1.Ramy Yanetz: 120MPH along 300 statute miles over the white mountains
2.Rolf Peterson: 81.02 mph 303.43 mi
3.Shannon Madsen: 80.3mph over 512sm
ii. Std:
1.Mike Mayo: 135KM/hr (84mph = 72kt) av over 370miles
2.Morteza Ansari: 119.3 km/hr 74.1 mph over 646 km out of Parowan
3. Michael Green: 54.3mph over 225.8 sm
Peter Kelemen: 52mph, 237 miles
10.FASTEST SPEED WITH NCSA SHIPS:
i.Adv:
1.Ramy Yanetz: 58MPH along 146 miles in KP from Truckee.
2.Shannon Madsen: 36.5mph over 71sm
3Morteza Ansari: 65km/hr out of Byron
Len Edmondson: 70 kt?
STATE RECORDS: Records set:
Rolf Peterson: State Records
California Sports Class Free Out and Return Distance
Nevada Sports Class Free Distance
Utah Open Class Single Place and 15 Meter Class Three Turn
Point Distance
other records:Larry Suter: Flew silver distance four times before the flight recorder
finally worked for the whole flight. Is that a record?
12. TOTAL NUMBER OF FLIGHTS IN 2008 (*includesCFI's instructional flights)
1.Mark Violet: 79 flights
2.Larry Suter 73
* Rolf Peterson: 146 [33 flights + 113 Instr flights] (85 Motorglider Flights + 61 Aerotow Glider Flights)
Len Edmondson: 58 flights
Shannon Madsen: 40 flights
Michael Green: 28 flights
Peter Kelemen: 27 flights
Mike Mayo: 26 flights
Taylor Nichols: 25 flights
Morteza Ansari: ~20 flights
Eric Yeargan: 18 flights
Fritz Henshaw: 13 flights
Charlie Fersuson: 13 flights
Jim Conger:
13. TOTAL FLIGHTS LISTED UNDER NCSA on OLC
Ramy Yanetz: 4383km / 12 flights listed under NCSA in OLC 2008
Rolf Peterson: 2,417 mi OLC12 OLC flights
Shannon Madsen: 8473 km and 29 flights
Jim Conger 6036 sm (128hr)
Morteza Ansari: 14 flights; 4942KM total
Peter Kelemen: 1799miles 13 flights
Mike Mayo: 1693 sm, 9 flights
Larry Suter 17 flights totalling 1100sm
Michael Green: 2,646sm 24 flights
CONTESTS:
Contests: Larry Suter OLC
15. TOTAL GLIDER INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT/HOURS GIVEN?
1. Monique Weil :218 instr flights/85.2 instr hrs
2. Rolf Peterson: 113 Glider Instruction Flights =
78 Motorglider Instruction Flights + 35 Aerotow GliderInstruction Flights
34 hr Total Glider Instruction =
19 hr Motorglider Instruction + 15 hr Aerotow Glider Instruction
16 .TOTAL TOWS/HOURS AND FLIGHTS?
Ken Ferguson: 33.2hr 137 tows
Dennis Vied: 19.8hr 113 tows
Tom Hail: 20.0hr. 95 towsFor almost 10 years, 243 hours in N4116Y and 910 tows. 3.7 tows per hour. :-) No wonder my knees hurt. Imagine how Ken feels!
NOTE: Pilots are strongly encouraged to post their flights on the NCSA page in OLC, to help the club rankings.
GRAND TOTAL NCSA OLC :
#12 of 50 US clubs in 2008 - 226 flights: 74,732.72 km
list of pilots:Buzz, Shannon, Peter K, Ramy, Yuliy, Jim Conger, Larry Suter, Morteza, Mike Mayo, Uwe, Rolf,
Rolf Peterson: 2,417 mi OLC 12 OLC flights
Ramy Yanetz: 4383km / 12 flights listed under NCSA in OLC 2008
Shannon Madsen: 8473 km and 29 flights
Jim Conger 6036 sm (128hr)
Morteza Ansari: 14 flights; 4942KM total
Peter Kelemen: 1799miles 13 flights
Mike Mayo: 1693 sm, 9 flights
Larry Suter 17 flights totalling 1100sm
Michael Green: 2,646sm 24 flights
PILOT OF THE YEAR:
Adv:RAMY YANETZ 16,980 miles Looks like upgrading my glider resulted in my best year ever, with most miles, hours and speed flown than any previous year
Std: JIM CONGER 6036sm1. My longest flight was 713km (443sm) - Truckee, Schulmann Grove, Nervino, and return.
INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR 2008 :
MONIQUE WEIL 218 instr flights/85.2 instr hrs
List of 2008 Instructors:
Mike Schneider,
Rolf Peterson,
Boris Deianov,
Dave Cunningham
Buzz Graves,
Richard Pearl,
Monique Weil
TOW PILOT OF THE YEAR 2008
KEN FERGUSON 137 Tows: 33.2 hr towing
List of 2008Tow Pilots:
Uwe Kleinhempel
Ken Ferguson
Tom Hail
Boris Deianov
Brian Forsyth
Dave Stroh
Thomas Daniel
Bruce Walters,
Don Brown
Rolf Peterson
Mike Schneider
Dennis Vied
NCSA SPARK PLUGS OF THE YEAR 2008:
MIKE SCHNEIDER: spent dozens of hours to keep the towplane running,
checking out tow pilots, instructing, pitching in when needed.
MOST IMPROVED PILOT OF THE YEAR 2008:
SETH DUNHAM: PPG; A ,B, C, Badges: check out in 1-26,G-103, SS,
First Aerotow in AS Byron to Truckee
First Wave flight (dual)- flew in a DG 505
Longest Flight is 4.5 hrs at Truckee. (132SS
Flew at Truckee for the first time
First XC flight (dual) 230 km, longest leg 68 km, frozen toes
First Wave flight, 15,600' highest altitude in Truckee (SS)
Flew in a DG 505
Took my dad flying
Took my nephew flying
MOST IMPROVED PILOT OF 2008 USING ONLY NCSA GLIDERS
Seth Dunham: 4.5hr in SS; altitude to 15,600'
- Longest flight in club ships
i adv:
Ramy Yanetz: 255sm with KP out of Truckee
ii. Std:
Morteza Ansari: 168 km (SS) out of Byron:104.4 sm
-Survived FourthYear as NCSA President:
BILL LEVINSON
NON FLYING AWARDS to be reviewed for next year -
--BEST PHOTO
--BEST ARTICLE :
BUZZ GRAVES - "A Very Special Flight" -
-Special Award: SOARING WITH CONDORS
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