Important Resources
Membership
- Ride Application
- Introductory 3 Flight Membership Application
- Regular Membership Application
- Junior Member Application
- Guest Membership Application
- New Member Orientation
Training
- Training Expectations Document
- Wing Runner Course
- Glider Training Record – Check-off Log
- Glider Training Record – Progress Sheet
- IACRA – Integrated Airman Certification and Rating Application
- Glider Training Handbook (FAA-H-8083-13)
- FAA Form 8710-1 Airman Certificate and/or Rating Application
- PTS – PRIVATE FAA Practical Test Standards FAA-S-8081-22
- Glider CFI – Simulation-based Glider Flight Education | Using CONDOR Simulator
- FLSC – Pre Solo Test
- Winch Operations
- Winch Preflight
- Winch Operations – Lessons Learned
Operations
- New Member Orientation
- Operations Manual
- Operations Manager – Daily Operations Log
- Operations Manager – Daily Cash Receipt Log
Safety
- FLSC – Accident / Incident Reaction Checklist
- FLSC – Safety Incident Report Form
- FLSC – Spring Checkride Standards
- FLSC – Spring Checkride Form
- FLSC – 2017 Safety Meeting Makeup Material & Test
- FLSC – 2017 Safety Meeting Presentations
- FAA FAR Part 830 Accident/Incidents
- NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS)
- NTBS Accident/Incident Reporting Form 6120.1
Cross Country Training
- FLSC Cross Country Syllabus | Jim Martin
- Intro to Cross Country Soaring | Kai Gertsen
- Off Airport Landing | Kai Gertsen
- Thermaling | Kai Gertsen
- Spinning | Kai Gertsen
- Dansville Cross Country Range Charts | see Jim Martin with questions
Badges/Contest – Soaring Society of America (SSA)
- FAI Sporting Rules (Badges, etc.)
- Badges – 101 FAQ’s
- Badge Database
- Region 3 Turnpoints
- KELM Harris Hill Letter of Agreement (LOA)
- Contest Results
Soaring Apps
Pilot Operating Handbooks (POH)
- ASK-21
- Grob G102 Astir CS
- Grob Vario – Borgelt B21
- Pawnee PA25-235
- Pegasus 101B
- POH
- Characteristics & Status | Doug Cline
- Weight & Balance Spreadsheet | Doug Cline
- Trailer Removal & Assembly
- Schweizer 1-26
- Schweizer 2-33
- POH
- Flying Differences / Tips | Jim Martin
Weather
- FSS – Lockheed Martin – FAA Sanctioned Weather Briefing and Flight Planning
- Duats (CSC) – FAA Sanctioned Weather Briefing and Flight Planning
- Van’s Air Force Weather Links | May take several minutes to load
- Dr. Jacks BLIP Forecast Models | Free login account is required
- XCSkies | Paid subscription required
- Radar – Dansville Area
- Lightning Strikes (Real Time)
- Soaring Weather
- How To Read A Skew T Chart | Jim Martin
FAA – AIM, Regulations, Advisory Circulars, WINGS
- IACRA – Integrated Airman Certification and Rating Application
- PTS – PRIVATE FAA Practical Test Standards FAA-S-8081-22
- PTS – COMMERCIAL FAA Practical Test Standards FAA-S-8081-23A
- PTS – CFI-G FAA Practical Test Standards FAA-S-8081-8A
- Glider Flying Handbook – FAA-H-8083-13A
- Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
- NOTE: FAA-H-8083-25A supersedes AC 61-23
- FAA-H-8083-25C
- FAA-H-8083-25A Addendum A
- FAA-H-8083-25A Addendum B
- Digital – Chart Supplements
- AFD – Airport Facilities Directory
- AIM – Airmans Information Manual (links)
- AIM – Airmans Information Manual | January 2020
- 14 CFR Aeronautics and Space – Overview
- Advisory Circulars
- AC 00-6A Aviation Weather – CANCELLED
- AC 00-45G Aviation Weather Services – CANCELLED
- AC 61-21 Flight Training Handbook | Old – no longer in print
- AC 61-65G Certification: Pilots and Flight and Ground Instructors
- NOTE: Appendicies Added in 2017 – New endorsements for Student Identification logbook entries now includes recommended CFI endorsement text
- AC 61-84B Role of Preflight Preparation (1985)
- AC 90-48C Pilot’s Role in Collision Avoidance (1983)
- AC 90-66A Std Traffic Patterns (1993)
- FAAS Team – WINGS Program
- Links to FAA Aviation Handbooks & Manuals
- National Beacon Code Allocation Plan (NBCAP) JO 7110.66D
- 1202 – Reserved for use by VFR gliders not in contact with ATC
- Glider Data Plate Exemption 14 CFR 43.11 (h)
Towing/Tow Pilots
General
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