SCHOLARSHIP OVERVIEW SSA donors have allowed the SSA Junior Soaring Committee to offer SSA Juniors funding for scholarships, on being a Junior CFI-G awards. This scholarship is available for a candidate that shows the interest in soaring and in becoming a glider flight instructor. The full award also includes a requirement for the recipient to demonstrate ability in cross-country flight and soaring ability through the achievement of either an FAI Silver Badge or a Kolstad Century Award. Glider rated Junior SSA members aged 17-24 years old may apply. Applicants must express both desire and a ..read more

International Night ~ Revisited  International Nite was last night from 7 to about 9 pm with the expectation of flying today. International Nite has each team bring food and drink representative of their country’s culture. We decided on a Hawaiian theme: Teriyaki meatballs with pineapple and rice, fruit skewers, and Mai Tai’s. Team USA had a wonderful International Nite! Wildfire smoke begins to Arrive at 11:30 am Unfortunately, the smoke from the multiple fires north of Narromine which we have been concerned about for the past few days began to arrive about 11:30 am this morning. It got ..read more

No task today. Unfortunately, the weather did not go our way today. The weather problems today are: northeast wind 10 – 15 kts gusting to 20+ and smoke rolling in from 3 fires to the north slowing the temperature rise. The temperature rise was slower than yesterday’s. This weather pattern is a very bad pattern for good soaring. If the northeast wind is not significantly diminished by late morning which it did a few days last week, you tend to get a very weak blue soaring day. This wind direction brings in ocean air from the east coast. The current weather pattern is expected to change by midw ..read more

No task today. Maybe later today? Contest Management was expecting severe thunderstorms later this afternoon. They wanted to call a rest day in one of the next four days. They thought, today would be the best choice. It turns out they were probably correct when a line of thunderstorms came raging though Narromine airport a little before 5 pm with winds gusting up to 40 kts and heavy rain. Many team members spent the day catching up on a few errands, getting some sight seeing in, or just relaxing. Most of the team members have been here for the past 2+ weeks. Tony and Leah Condon went searchin ..read more

This is my first WGC, and my first time Down Under, so here are some early impressions after a few days in country. Arriving in Sydney and spending a day at Bondi Beach was like being in an inverted, alternate southern California, with beautiful people parading along a picturesque east-facing coast and cool breezes blowing from the south. Narromine, in the outback six hours drive west of Sydney, was more like an English country town transplanted into West Texas. White Toyota Hilux trucks with snorkels and flatbeds are ubiquitous on the local roads, and I spied one with a license plate with th ..read more

G’Day Race Fans! Today should mark official Practice Day #2. However, we awoke to rain showers, so no official task has been set. My name is Leah Condon and along with Pete von Tresckow I am crewing for my husband Tony Condon “DK” who is competing in the Club Class. This is my 2nd WGC as crew but as the first time was for a relatively small 13.5m class this is the largest contest I have attended to date. I’d like to give you a bit of flavor or should I say “flavour” of what no fly contest days look like from a crew perspective. Tony had a nice flight in DK in Tocumwal when we picked up the gl ..read more

Narromine NSW, Australia Nov 28 – Dec 16, 2023 #USTeamAustralia2023 MEET THE TEAM Rick IndreboMeira Leonard2023-10-19T16:38:55-06:00 Rick Indrebo 15 Meter Class Tom HolloranSoaring Society of America2023-10-19T19:36:52-06:00 Tom Holloran Standard Class Tony CondonSoaring Society of America2023-10-19T19:36:01-06:00 Tony Condon Club Class Sarah ArnoldSoaring Society of America2023-10-19T16:25:54-06:00 Sarah Arnold Standard Class Tim TaylorSoaring Society of America2023-10-19T16:25:25-06:00 Tim Taylor 15 Meter Class Mike WestbrookSoaring Society of America2023-10-19T19:32 ..read more

A new phase of the SSA’s initiative to improve glider flight training through increased adoption of simulation-based flight training (Condor). The overall purpose of this initiative is to advance the sport of soaring by providing an addition source of cost effective, time efficient glider flight training. The program is open to current members of The Soaring Society of America and its affiliated Clubs, Chapters and Commercial glider operations, and while the potential exists for the program to cover a wide range of topics, the initial offering will focus on the initial stages of primary fligh ..read more

Garray, Spain July 2 – July 14, 2023 #USTeamSpain2023 MEET THE TEAM Jim StaniforthMeira Leonard2023-07-06T22:09:12-06:00 Jim Staniforth US Team Captain, Women's Class Sylvia GrandstaffSoaring Society of America2023-07-06T21:48:25-06:00 Sylvia Grandstaff Women's Class Kathryn FoshaSoaring Society of America2023-07-06T21:53:08-06:00 Kathryn Fosha Women's Class CONTEST NEWS VIEW ALL NEWS Contest Website FUND THE TEAM Help us get our team to this contest.  Donations go towards plane tickets, glider rentals, accommodations, etc. Donate Here This error message is onl ..read more

This will be the first ever race in the United States that not only allows for team flying but encourages it! And what better venue for such an event than the Soaring Capital of America, Harris Hill! The whole event will be from July 10th-20th. The first three days (July 10th, 11th, and 12th) will be field check out days/ team flying practice and teaching days. The last seven days will be all racing! Harris Hill has allowed for 20 pilots in total to come and compete, 10 teams of 2. Pilots will be scored individually and as a team. If you do not have someone to fly with that is NO problem! Sign ..read more