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Welcome to the Soaring Server

JP's Notes from the Fall 2003 SSA Meeting (Courtesy of Jim Payne)
Previous JP's Notes [Courtesy of Jim Payne]
Contents of the Soaring Website:
About the SSA Information about the SSA, its goals and members. Soaring Magazine Index The index of Soaring Magazine from 1932 till now.
Turnpoint Coordinates Turnpoint coordinates collected by John Leibacher
Articles etc Articles about Soaring, some published in Soaring Magazine, others unpublished. Communications Links to facilitate communication between soaring enthusiasts.
Contests, Records, Badges Information about current contests, contest results, soaring records, and badge flights. Aviation Organizations Links to other aviation organization.
* Fun Flights You can enter information about an interesting flight. The flight information will be put on-line on this server. r.a.s League A collection of flights scored according to length and distance.
Other Soaring Info Other soaring related information (e.g. lists of soaring sites, links to soaring sites, soaring products, etc). Other Soaring Links Links to other soaring related Web sites.
Membership Information Links to SSA Membership information. Other Aviation Info Links to other aviation related Web sites.

What is Soaring

Man dreamed for centuries of flying effortlessly on currents of air like the hawk and eagle. Now, man has gone to the moon, but soaring (or gliding) remains the purest form of flight he can enjoy. Soaring is nothing more than motorless flight in a machine (sailplane) that allows the experienced pilot to use the energy present in the atmosphere to remain aloft for hours at a time and to travel hundreds of miles without landing. Modern sailplanes use state of the art composite materials and enable us to fly higher, faster and farther than the greatest of birds. Click on " Soaring in America (PDF format, 2Mb)" for an introduction to the exciting sport of soaring.

Joining the soaring community

If you want to join the SSA, you can do this through the SSA signup form . You can sign up with a number of soaring clubs around the world from this Signup Form
Dr. Günther Eichhorn
Springer 233 Spring Street New York, NY 10013 USA, email me