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The Auiliary-Powered Sailplane Association
The Self-Launching Sailplane Pilots Association was formed March 17, 1988 at the SSA National Convention in Atlanta, GA by twelve pilots:
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Jim Culp | |
Frank Upchurch |
| David Stevenson | Bob Gaines | ||
| Jacob Van Dyke | Egon Stockenbojer | ||
| Jerry Wenger | Donald Aitken | ||
| Oliver Dyer-Bennet | Skip Atwell | ||
| Curtis Irwin | Pete Williams |
The stated mission was:
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1. | To encourage the development, production and use of self-launching sailplanes to advance the art of soaring by encouraging: | |
| a. | Participation in U.S. National and Regional Auxiliary-Powered Sailplane Class Soaring Championships. | ||
| b. | U.S. Team selection and participation in foreign and world motorgliding championships. | ||
| c. | Mutual exchange of safe flying procedures, power plant servicing, repair, maintenance procedures and problems. | ||
| d. | Comparison of technical development, construction and performance levels. | ||
| e. | The development of friendly relations between U.S. self-launching pilots as well as motorglider pilots of other nations. | ||
| 2. | To represent and speak for the U.S. self-launching sailplane pilot community in relations with government and regulatory authorities and the sailplane and engine industries serving the self-launching sailplane market. | ||
This charter has been modified to include sustainer engine sailplanes in the Articles of Incorporation.
