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Skylines
2003 Issues:
September 2003
- President's Prerogative
- Safety Net(work)
- Of moving parts that don't...
- ... on wings like turkeys
- Transition to Cirrus
- Recycled Book Review
- Just a reminder, particularly for "newcomers"
- Once more, with feeling...
- Lessons learned from a PTT
- Birds always lose, but keep coming
- The little plane that could
- Study dispells Stall Myths
- Log this...
- New member Tom Flannigan
- Critical Cell phone call
- List Archives available online
- Own a piece of History
- Piet Barber, Commercial Pilot
- Bob Collier quoted
- What's a squawk?
- FAA revises policy about fixing old planes
- Reducing Fatal Accidents
- Tower conversation overheard
July 2003
- President's Prerogative
- Safety Net(work)
- HighWireAct
- Courtesy, Communication, and Common Sense
- Going for the Silver
- Inheriting Old Faithful
- Meigs' Reborn... for Ping-Pong?
- Dufus reports
- Log this...
- Welcome Craig Steidle
- Judah becomes instructor
- Excellent movie about winged migration
- Submit your flying stats
- High obstacles and busted wings
- Geogg Hazelrigg gets engaged
- Duty Reports seem the same
- Kodak EasyShare
- Incident at Bush International
June 2003
- President's Prerogative
- Safety Net(work)
- High Wire Act
- Smile When You Say That!
- Part 43
- The Wright Flyer Sim Game
- Digital Devotee
- New Runway Light Removal Procedure Dialog-
- Company Offers Shares In Classic Cubs.
- Two Sides to Every Story
- An Official Proclamation
- Log this...
- Winged Migration movie (really neat)
- SonyClassics Winged Migration Movie link
- Crying toddler heard on ATC frequency
- PAX airshow was a smashing success
- NORAD exercises F-16s near DC.
May 2003
- President's Prerogative
- Safety Net(work)
- High Wire Act
- Smile When You Say That!
- Part 43
- The Wright Flyer Sim Game
- Digital Devotee
- New Runway Light Removal Procedure Dialog-
- Company Offers Shares In Classic Cubs.
- Two Sides to Every Story
- An Official Proclamation
- Log this...
- PW-5 still for sale
- 081 still for sale
- More UAV avoidance
- Closing of Meigs Field makes us all sad
- Philadelphia Funeral Home sign (joke)
April 2003
- President's Prerogative
- Safety Net(work)
- Approach and Landing
- Great Way to Get High
- An Incident
- The 1-26 As a Cross Country Vehicle
- Dick Feierabend
- Thanks for the Memories
- VERY interesting, Jan!
- Déja` vu all over again
- Flying Brass
- Log this...
- Partners needed for the PW-5
- 081 partnership for sale
- 1-26's are best for cross-country training
- Keeping Spirits up with Steve Fossett
- Rubber Band Plane
- UAVs for Testing Collision Avoidancee
- Neat stamp
- Southern England Memorial Window dedicated to WWII glider pilots.
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March 2003
- President's Prerogative
- Safety Net(work)
- Earth 1, Aeronca 0
- We're All Students
- Of Webs and Amphibians
- There once was a young man from Boston,who...
- Grow Old With Me
- Miss Daisy Near P-40 and Other Nice Things
- Lost in Red Hell
- Log this...
- Glider Regatta in Kutztown, PA
- Pilot Insecurity Rules blasted
- Soaring Clubs need tow planes
- Recent Changes at SSA headquarters
- Book about the Alexander Schleicher company
- Steve Wallace heads up the Columbia Accident investiation
- 1-866-GA-Secure
- We need to find a way to get the wives to come out to the field.
- David Jobes gets his private pilots license
February 2003
- President's Prerogative
- "2200 Miles in 48 Hours"
- SSA Convention Comments in their own words
- For those who may have missed this in email form-
- A current status report from our friends at M-ASA
- Report from our Antarctic Correspondent
- Log This...
- Civil Air Patrol flies during the winter
- Meet the member: Rick Harris
- Two new members, Rick Harris and Joe Groshel
- New ASK bits
- Global Hawk Bits...
- 737 Rudder fix finally ready
- Glider makes "forced" landing
- Shane Neitzey's son gets Polar Bear Patch
- Space Shuttle Columbia remembered. (Very moving)
January 2003
- President's Prerogative
- President's Prerogative
- Skinning the Cat
- Glider Pilots Plug Security
- Soaring Down Under
- Surf's Up......Dude!
- That's Lieutenant Ellis to You
- Log this...
- Party thanks
- Bill Malick Inactive
- Personal Safety Equipment featured at Safety Meeting.
- Soaring Instrumentation systems
- Commander Aircraft files for bankruptcy
- Airport watch program from AOPA
- Piet Barber goes to Antarctica
- 081 seeks new Partner
Skylines
2002 Issues:
December 2002
- President's Prerogative
- Year-end Party
- Dues Due-Don't Dawdle
- Anniversary DVDs & CDs Available!!
- Worth Repeating: Streamlining Club-Related Email
- Duty Calls
- Another Day in the Neighborhood
- For the Ladies
- DO & ADO reminder
- Count Down to Kill Devil: The Last Chapter
- Log this...
- Raul Fumagali gets private license
- Homeland Security allows armed pilots
- Aeroplanner review
- Webcams on Alaska
- Towcar woes
- Land's End HowTO
November 2002
- President's Prerogative (good fences make good neighbors)
- Lucky Dog Update
- Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium
falciparum
- Year-end Party
- Don't leave home without it...
- The Civil Air Patrol Corner
- I learned about Flying from that
- Some basics worth repeating:
- My Week at Turf Soaring, Phoenix, AZ
- Log this...
- PC Flight Logger
- Accident problem, worth repeating
- NTSB excerpt of the Accident
- Told you so file
- Anniversary DVDs & CDs Available!
- 100th anniversary of the first powered flight
- Wright Brother Photographs
October 2002
- President's Prerogative
- Beantown Chronicles...
- DIVers
- Lucky...literally
- Diesel powered Cessna crosses the nation
- Car Talk
- Log this...
- Jim Kellett leaves the Secretary position with Honor
- Crumudgeon's Grammar nit-picking
- PC Flight Logger
- Cool! Friction welding!
- FRR Unicom newsletter online
- Self-Certification for REC pilots?
- Wingwalking with a wooden leg
July 2002
- President's Prerogative (Entropy)
- Greetings from St. Louis
- Smile when you say that...
- Preflight Inspections
- Ka 7 Considerations
- Youth Program
- Log this...
- Geoff Hazelrigg gets CPL-G
- Kellett modifies ofer for N8169
- Kolie Lombard gets an LS-3A
- SSC Hangar Fridge ROOLS
- The world's Vintage Sailplanes
- VSA's homepage
- Aircraft Registrations on CDROM
- Chasing UFOs
August 2002
- President's Prerogative (Saftey vs. Risk)
- Going out on top
- More on Safety
- Remaining teachable
- So, You Want To Buy a New Sailplane?
- When the student is ready, the teacher appears
- The 2002 1-26 Championships
- DO/ADO Reminders
- Bargain offer you can't refuse...
- Log this...
- Student Safety Seminar
- Dave Brunner checks in
- NAVAL MISHAP
July 2002
- President's Prerogative (What can I say?)
- Do NOT invite this person to your next picnic
- Probable Cause
- Let's be careful out there...
- Log this...
- Al Dresner
- Dr. Jack's Blipmaps
- Raul Fumagali first solo
- The Day The Shuttle Landed Short
- Buzzing and hot-dogging are the leading spin scenarios,
- FOR SALE-Reluctantly OPEN CIRRUS 19M-650
- M-ASA has a 1-26 for sale
- Scott Kinsey, Steve Peterson leave
June 2002
- President's Prerogative
- M-ASA 50th ANNIVERSARY "TEN-DAY WEEKEND"
- Mifflin...
- Grob Documentation
- Up Close and Personal
- Some recycled email dialog worth repeating-
- Editor Confessions...
- Of Pitch and Power, Cows and Wind...
- Wedding Bells for Kans
- Wedding Plans for Freytag
- Boomerang Award
- Airworthiness Directive
- Stan gets Commercial
- Rigging news
- New Members
- Ex-Member Bill Jones's new book.
May 2002
- President's Prerogative-
- Getting Back In The Cockpit Was A Privilege After 9/11
- Every Experience Survived Is A Learning Experience
- Off-Field Landing Training
- Silver Threads Among the Pending Gold
- FUN TIME...Come On!
- 200 km Triangle
- Log This...
- Boomerang retrieval
- Kolie Lombard position appointment
- Honorary Colonial Departs
- Most Active Instructor
- Events page updated
- ADO/DO training
- Braun says goodbye
- Cows and Wind Direction
April 2002
- President's Prerogative-
- Commitment to Friends
- ...We Continued On...
- Socrates, Soaring, and Safety
- I Fly-We Soar!
- Advanced Cross Country Training Opportunity
- Meet the Member
- Log This...
- Memorial day festivities
- Schleicher Ka-7 has finally got to go.
- AvWeb newswire
March 2002
- President's Prerogative
- DO Report for February 17, 2002
- The Winter of Our Content
- Meet the Member
- Magic Moments
- Really Good Stuff to Remember
- Land's End without end
- Grob bytes
- What I would have said if I could have
- Log This...
- Scott Kinsey, New Member
- Breakfast at FRR
- Flight in a three-piece suit
- No end to New Notams
- Never trust Mother Nature
- Schleicher Ka-7 needs to go.
February 2002
- Headwinds
- Highlights of the Annual Meeting
- Selected Highlights of the January Board Meeting
- Safety Meeting
- Pawnee Fabric and Other Esoteric News
- Meet the Member: Greg Phillips
- Dudley Matson
- The L-33 Story: FOD Happens, continued-
- Log This...
- Wave Camp
- 2002 Seminar
- Schleicher Ka-7 Still needs being sold
- Dave Dawood new instructor
- Dave Brunner new address
- Land's End stuff with Skyline Logo
January 2002
President's Prerogative-
Tailwinds
- Meetings
- SAA Convention
- Dialog on the Lack of Instructors
Do something about it.
- FOD Happens
- Throttle Sagas
- Log This...
- Schleicher ka-7 has got to go...
- Green air...
- ...And warm beer
- 081 needs new partner
- Garrison's Diamond distance approved
- Thanks to Mordhorst
- Lynn Buell in AOPA pilot.
Skylines
2001 Issues:
December 2001
- President's Prerogative
- Log This
- Deck Us All with Boston Charley...
- Calendars
- Unsolicited testimonials
- Be Prepared
- Slipping Surly Bonds
- Weather on the Net
- Preflighting the Sprite
- Tool Accountability
- Carlos Roberts Solo
- Joshua Tighe Barber Born
- Shane Moves
- Congrats to the Anniversary
- Soaring Flight Simulator
- Badge Board
- AOPA Pilot Article on Wave Soaring
November 2001
- President's Prerogative
- Wilbur and Orville were Wright
- Tugging at Your Heartstrings
- Christmas Shindig
- Greetings, Fellow Skyliners
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- Pawnee Painting Party
- Operations Safety
- Annuals Galore
- Octoberfest Report
- Over and Up
- Log This
- Motor-Glider Goes the Distance
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- Kevin Fleet new Email Address
- SSA Calendars are available
- Check out the books at the Hangar
- New Member, Mark Ballinger
- New Member Raul Fumagali
- Soaring Safety Foundation Wingrunners Guide
- Sparrowhawk one step closer to soaring
- SSC Embroidered Logo available from Land's End
- No End to New NOTAMS.
October 2001
- President's Prerogative
- Moving Up 8-A flight in the LS8-18
- Excerpts from the SSC Board of Directors Meeting
- The End Justifies the Means
- The Curmudgeon Mumbles Again
- Illustrating change in "A New York Minute"
- A Good Comprehensive Checklist
- Log This
- PIPER GOES ON WALKABOUT
- Jonathan Kans receives his PPL
- Wingrunner Course
- Towplane Cropduster history
- "Going the Distance" Review
- Fly a 1-26
- Distinguished Speaker for 10th Anniversary
September 2001
- President's Prerogative
- In the Meantime... ain't we got fun?
- Moving Up to Glass
- Skyline Soaring Club 10th Anniversary Extravaganza
- Worth Repeating--
- Meet the Member -- Carlos Roberts
- Dear Soaring Pilot
- Soaring in Alaska
- Log This
- Stan Pawlowski upgrades Internet connection
- Bill Vickland upgrades Internet connection, and leaves AOL
- Ultralight fly-in
- Shane drops Lak-12 price
- Newest member Stephen Peterson
- Scott Stevens moves to Colorado
August 2001
- President's Prerogative
- Wake Up Call...
- 10TH ANNIVERSARY EXTRAVAGANZA.
- Report on the 1-26 Association Championships
- Lessons Learned in Ionia, Michigan
- Crikeees...
...the little beauty hardly gathered any dust
- Diamond Distance in Thermals
- Safety Review Committee
- Log This
- Shane sells glider
- James Anthony and Meredith Lee Bigbee
- New member Gregory Phillips
- CAP glider encampment in Anchorage
July 2001
- President's Prerogative
- The Boomerang Comes Home
- Reminder to Duty Officers
- Silver Threads Among the Gold
- Landing Out Sites Reviewed
- The Quest for Competition
- Log This
- Boomerang Trophy on display
- Bigbee breeds
- New Towpilot Eric Litt
- Greg Ellis Raves about Eric Litt's Honey
- Treasurer needs help
- Extra suggestions about how to write checks
- Gary Shepherd writes
- Jim Garrison Cross Country Course
- Dick Otis talks about A polish plane.
June 2001
- President's Prerogative
- Contest soaring wants you!
- PT3 Revisited. When a drill is not a drill.
- Beating (or tying) the numbers
- "Hey Dave, just solder this back will you?"
- Just another X-country attempt
- Once more, with feeling!
- Another View From Vultures Row
- Some tips on buying used gliders
- An idle thought while sitting in the Pawnee:
- The Spring of My Discontent
- Log This
- Bill Vickland Out-of-Pocket
- Sport Pilot Proposal
- New Book: Sailplanes
- Region 12 Championships
- Serious and Funny Stuff
- Monkey Business Not too Profitable for Smuggler
- RM Collects Metal
- Piet Barber Moves and gets zapped with LASERs
- AOPA Air Safety Foundation Collision Avoidance.
- Chutes
- Transponders, not Chutes
- Region IV images uploaded to webserver
May 2001
- President's Prerogative
- While we were sleeping
- "Say again?"
- Excerpts from the Previous Board Meeting
- Maintenance Issues
- Hey, maybe the sky isn't falling after all!
- If not New Castle, how about Springwood?
- Circle May 12th and plan to spend it at Front Royal
- NO DUAL INSTRUCTION ON THURSDAYS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE!!
- Log This
- SSC Tenth Anniversary
- Weather Map on Toast
- Stan Pawlowski Soloes
- Geoff Hazelrigg Private Pilot
- Altitude Records at Wave Camp
- SSA Membership Cards
- Diesel Catalina Sloop
- Loads of Email Jokes
- Excerpts of Email commentary
April 2001
- President's Prerogative
- "Miss Down Among the Daisies"
- A Fair Trade, I Would Say!
Lessons from Geese
- When the student is ready, the teacher appears
- Old Pro Wave Camp Testimonial
- Rookie Wave Camp Testimonial
- Molt Taylor Lives...
- Log This
- Instructor Jim Kellett recognized
- New Member: Bob Johnson.
- Badges for Hazelriggs
- Bob Michael writes
- Chris Williams Cleans Up our Act
- Nine Yards Explained
- Wrist Gadget
- Ellis in a magazine
- Darwin Awards
- KLM Fined for squirrel massacre.
- Black Box
- Recent Newsletter Atrocities
March 2001
- President's Prerogative
- All You Ever Wanted to Know About The Convention
- Listen the wind died.
- Dynamic Duo of Daves
- Short tow ropes, long dialogs
- Cross Country Course
- 1st Annual Fun Meet and Racing Camp
- "glider 289 turning final for the fairway on the 7th tee"
- Log This
- Andrews AFB airshow
- New Email For Steve Rouse
- Wright brothers brag about glider flying
- Hayman Agrees
- Piet Barber new email address.
- Porsche for sale
- Website radical facelift
- Door-kickin' fun.
February 2001
- President's Prerogative
- Summary Excerpts from the Board Meeting...
- Repeat after me, `I WILL Attend the Annual Safety Meeting!'
- Dues Ultimatum
- Don't Leave Home Without It...
- Hangar Space by the Numbers
- What a day was Wednesday Jan 17!
- Wave Camp Update
- Log This
- SSA Annual Convention
- UFO Spooks Russian Flight Crews
- Sectional Location and updates
- Weather Website
- Annual Meeting discussion about copies of club documents
- Glider buyer advice
- 3Y for sale
- Virginia for flying lovers -- license plates
January 2001
- President's Prerogative
- Once Again...
- Into Thin Air- Or- Shane and Dave Do The Wave
- Cold Camp 2000 was a smashing success.
- Landout Lessons
- Exploring the Monster Mountain Lee Waves: the Aerial Elevator
- Towplane offer, anyone?
- To Click -- or Not to Click?
- I came, I saw, I clicked
- Old Pipers Never Die
- Render Unto Skyline --
- Editor's Choice for Best New Idea of 2001!
- Books, Calendars
- For want of a horse, etc
- Log This
- Fred Mueller new email
- Piet Barber moving
- First solo to Stan Pawlowski.
- Ed Lehr's website
- Kolie thanks for weather reports
- Fred Winter LS-4
- Jack Downin soloes Cessna 152
- "Weather to fly" videos
- New phone number Rob Mordhosrt
- Otis new email address
- 1-26 Champoinships in June
- Club By laws and Operations
- Rubber Chicken Gauntlet
Skylines
2000 Issues:
December 2000
- Run this up the flagpole and see who salutes
- Christmas Party Time
- It Was a Party!
- Substitute A-10 for F-16's
- Look Out!
- "Say it ain't so Joe!"
- What a Fantastic Day!
- Fantastic Day, Part II
- To All Duty Officers
- Student Pilots Note:
- Gary Shepherd gone
- Tim Lewis new email
- Updated Bios on club website
- Ya got Improvements?
- Test Prep Course
- Laptop Computer at the Field
- Transponder update
- Rusty Lowry bought a new glider (a 2-33)
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November 2000
- President's Prerogative
- New Member of the Board of Directors
- Party Time
- Winchester B&B
- As Ronald Reagan once said, "I'm glad you asked that."
- Where DO all these ideas and rules promulgated by the Club come
from?'
- The 1-26 Chronicles-Bermuda High/Low
- The Gift That Keeps On Giving
- It takes Teamwork
- Duty Officers Please Note
- Duty Officers Check This Out Also
- And for the Club at Large
- Log This...
- Bob Downin, Commercial Glider Pilot
- George Hazelrigg, III B badge
- Dick Otis Multi-engine Commercial pilot
- Tim James Lisa Sergent return
- Club keeps growing, we're up to 70 members.
- Pat Kellett foot surgery a success
- Bill Bentley all legs on Silver Badge
- Internet search tool
- Maryland Public TV has a glider show airing.
- Product Saftey to the extreme
October 2000
- President's Prerogative
- Out of the Frying Pan
- Another Offer We Can't Refuse
- Nomenclature Retrofit
- While we're being serious
- K Note
- Take Cover Little Green Guys-Incoming!
- Prosperity is just around the corner
- Weekday Procedures
- Meet the Member
- Lessons Learned at Caesar Creek
- Rednecks & Limeys & Reels & Towplanes & Membership & Experten &
- That Looks About Right To Me
- Log This...
- Report on duPont Regatta
- Shane's doings on the New TowCar
- All known articles written by club members
- Richard Otis presented Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
- Beware of what you trash
- Warren Smith, New member
- Carlos Roberts, New member
- Updated membership roster
- Parachute Rigger, Jim Wine
- Tow Car location
- Joe Parrish married
- Fall Wave Camp in Petersburg
- Tim England resigns from club
- Jim Little says Matt Little married.
- Frank Banas First Solo
September 2000
- 'President's Prerogative'
- 'New Tow Fees'
- 'Wildlife At 12 O'clock'
- 'Epic Aquisition Update'
- 'Take Some Bows'
- 'Getting there is half the fun'
- 'Vibes from that "Tottering Town"'
- 'Crosscountry redux'
- 'We Knew It All Along, But Didn't Want To Talk About It'
- 'Return of a New/Old Lady'
- Log This...
- Schweizer comments on crashworthiness
- Gary Shepherd leaves -- new treasurer
- Fred Mueller volunteers to be Rostermeister
- Shane Neitzey alternate email address
- Mike Cordova goes inactive
- Super Sailplane in development
- Jim Garrison sends a URL of Bluebird.
- Richard C. duPont Regatta
- New TowCar
- We are hostpitable, and people are telling us about it.
August 2000
- President's Prerogative
- Walking a Tightrope
- How To Learn To Fly Gliders
- Poetry from An Aluminum Mailing Tube
- 1-26 Championships
- Dear Friends,
- Catching Zeds
- Report from a Flying "Shave-tail"
- The Education of a Wing Walker
- How to Beat Traffic on the Interstates
- Student Solo Flights
- Membership Weenie Reports
- Erich Carter and "B" Badge
- Piet Barber buys half of Sprite
- Spencer Annear -- new email address
- Dave Brunner new mailing address
- Flying Magazine Article about soaring
- Cass Aviation Fly-in
- 4th of July Recap
- Naval Air Station Weather
- Soaring and Peter Bacqué
- APOA and the Renaissance pilot
July 2000
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- President's Prerogative
- Scoop...this just in...
- CAP Blanik-Up and Soaring
- Ouch!
- Tow Fu-message from a towpilot'
- Lessons to live by
- Turn-around-time improvement
- SSC Video Library
- Viewpoint
- More Rope Tricks
- Log This...
- Visitors rave about our hospitality
- Overhead Bins Advertisements
- Car for sale
- Air compressor for loan to club
- Ernie Schweizer died in his sleep
- McCulley gets email
- Lewis Martin soloed
- James and Sergent new email
- Donation of jeep.
- Ralph and Robin moved
- Bela on tow in 1942
- K tailwheel gets hammered
- Soaring has value to commercial aviation
- Yummy food after operations
- Rubber band-powered aircraft
June 2000
- President's Prerogative
- The Hook Up...the beat goes on
- Meet the Member-Tom Garner
- Hotel 3
- ...Made a Believer Out of Me!
- PP-G Ground School
- HOMM or HOWMany fingers in 1 hour 47 minutes?
- The Bob & Joe Show-911: More Math Run Amok
- Log This...
- Skyline enjoys a unique relationship with the
SSA and the Soaring Safety Foundation (SSF)
- James and Sergent Return
- New Member, Chris Williams
- David Weaver Info Exposed
- Reggie warns of bad weather
- Spares for tent have arrived
- Carl Herold presents...
- New Club Car for towing
- Current OPS manual online
- Tom Garner gets A badge in record time.
- Miriam and Greg feed us. We like them.
- New sign-up sheet for flying queue.
May 2000
- President's Prerogative
- On The Horizon is an Airliner. Headed Our Way.
- Meet the Member
David Weaver
- Wind and Rust: A Bad Combination
- Role On...
- PP-G Ground School
- Safety Meeting
- "Come Out with Your Hands Up!"
- Log This...
- New Member: Frank Banas
- New Member: Lewis Martin
- Daisydings
- Dave Brunner's new Toy
- Congrats to Fred Mueller
- Congrats to Greg Ellis
April 2000
- President's Prerogative
- Membership Issues
- View From the Pawnee's Head
- The Lull of a False Sense of Security
- The Color Green
- There was Wave in Them Thar Hills...
- "Current"
- BFRers
- Log This...
- Club's Annual Spring Safety Meeting
- Fred Mueller Scores 98% on FOI test
- Fleet backs out of Sprite Purchase
- An Issue with Wet Planes
- K gets new tires and brakes
- Twenty Calendars left in the Hangar
- SSA Convention a Success
- Tow Fee In the Works.
- Flight Instructor Training
- The RosterFührer speaks
March 2000
- President's Prerogative
- President's Prerogative
- Some Reminders from your Chief Instructor Weenie
- From the Tow Weenie's Perspective
- One little thought to add:
- From the Rosterführer
- Coming in On a Wing and a Prayer
- Baaaad Boys! Bad, bad boys!
- Let us return to glory days of yesteryear with a hearty 'wingup'
- Accolades for Bob Michael
- ...And for you students
- And there is more...
- Log This
- Jan Scott's neat website
- A very nice thank you
- Marty and Kit in Florida
- Brunner compresses Glider Regs
- Unsolicited Testimonial for sunglasses
- Bill Vickland expands his 1-26 habit
- Updated turnpoints in Front Royal Area
- Dick Otis changes his email
- Reminder of Kellett's Safety Message
- Your First Duty Roster of the Mill...
February 2000
- President's Prerogative
- Excerpts from the Annual Meeting and the Board Meeting
- Message from the New Duty Officer Weenie
- Sharing the Dream
- From the Official Wave Weenie
- New Rosterführer
- Things won't be the same down by the Ol' Mill
- Time to Plan
- A Place to Stay
- Log This
- Jim Garrison Recognized.
- Stacy Barber Recognized.
- Towpilots all Recognized.
- Instructors also recognized for their efforts
- Carters have a new email address
- Visit Brunner's web page
- Glider Transponder
- BRSS web page updated
- Bob Downin and John Lewis get a 1-26
- Indulge the Editor
- Special thanks to Tony Bigbee.
January 2000
- Annual Meeting
- Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their club
- Meet the Member: Judah Milgram
- Weather Briefing
- Chute-Man-Parachute Repack and Seminar
- Milestones
- Who says you can't teach an old cow new tricks?
- International Vintage Sailplane Meet
- Subject: Want your own Towplane?
- Once Again, I am looking for a few good persons
- Log This
- Cecilia Reneé Barber
- Cecilia Ann Zugel
- John Lewis PPL
- Dick Feierabend soloes
- Jack Downin C Badge
- Mike Cordova Bronze Badge
- Ruobing and Malcolm Married
- Stephanie and Joe Parrish engagement
- Dave Brunner loves his Palm V, you can quote him on that
- Linn and Lee Buell have a cool website
- Another 1-26 in our ranks
- 081 owners brag of their accomplishments in the first year
- SSA Calendars finally arrive
- Things you won't see in Skylines 2000
Skylines
1999 Issues:
December 1999
- Big Christmas Extravaganza
- Massanutten Ridge Race
- But Wait, There's MORE!
- Excerpts from the Duty Officer report for Sunday
- Kevin's Report
- Highlights of the November 6 Board Meeting
- Something Else
- Twofer Opportunity
- Kosova Opportunity
- So you want to be a Millionaire?
- On the Level
- Log This...
- Bob Downin Soloes
- Erich Carter Soloes, too
- VA CAP joins in agreement with Skyline Soaring
- NTSB Says everyone should be glider rated
- Typo in membership phone list
- Tim Lewis Email change
- New Club Member, Judah Milgram
- Painful Glider Lesson
- Malcolm and Ed finally get their Glider
November 1999
- Flying to Kosova
- Massanutten Ridge Race
- Assembly Procedures and Preflight Positive Control Checks
- Gone to the Cows
- Mark Your Calendars!
- What A Day!
- They also serve those who sit and wait
- Leap of Faith
- Log This...
- A Herd Of Hazelriggs (another one soloes)
- Malcolm Gardner -- New PPL
- Rob Mordhorst soloes
- Bob Michael's homepage address change
- Sprite Ownership change.
October 1999
- Skyline Soaring is Growing
- <Expletive Deleted>
- Meet the Member:
Serge Kohudic
- East is East, and so is West, De-gaussing 081
- Edited Excerpts from the Minutes
- The RosterMeister Speaks:
- Log This...
- Gogos Email change
- Brunner address change
- New member: Tim Lewis
- New member: Scott Stevens
- David Dawood
- George Hazelrigg first Glider Solo
- Geoff Hazelrig first Solo
- Chuck Yeager Lecture at Air & Space Museum
- Above and beyond thanks to Kevin Fleet and Jim Kellett
- It's still safe to Fly
- Tina Turner, Aviation Heroine
- Editorial Review Group Established
- Special Poem: Because I Fly
September 1999
- Publicity Potential & Growth
- Thoughts...
- My Checkride
- 1-26 Championships
- The Right Stough
- The Day the Wind Quit -Part One
- The Day the Wind Quit -Part Two
- Aircraft and Cows
- DuPont Regatta
- Log This...
- Gogos Email change
- Malick Earns badge
- Ault Stops Towpiloting
- August Roster Call-out
- ASK Owner Report
August 1999
- Say Again?
- Random excerpts from the last Board Meeting:
- Notice to Weekday Warriors
- Primary Rule
- Friday Ops
- Safety Committee
- Small Camera Bumps Big Jet
- Silver duration and altitude
- The Club expects every member to do their duty
- Log This...
- Joe Parrish Goes to Oshkosh
- Jan Scott Saves Our Bacon
- Retractions can be good
- Bill Malick: Licensed Pilot
- Marty & Kit Move
- Weaver Change of E-mail
- New Member(s): Clan Hazelrigg
- New Member: Jimmy and Erich Carter
- Show-Casing
- Washington Post Article
- Thomas Crown Affair Alternative
- William Scott lands his Mooney on busy intersection
- Heart Attack self-help
July 1999
- Things Worth Repeating
- Skyline/CAP Flying Event
- Meet the Member: Bill Malick
- Operations Report
- And While We're on the Subject...
- Gogos Scholar Writes...
- Reflections on Learing
- Saturday Morning Fever
- Silver Nuggets
- Log This...
- Fred Daams Departs
- New Member: Rod Mordhorst
- Ellis Graduate
- Otis Graduate
- Serge Badge Leg success
- Welcome Dick Ault
- Float Fliers
- Glider Pilot Killed in Nevada
- Wing Washing
- From the Chief D.O.
- Molasses Prices Go Up!
June 1999
- A Curmudgeon's Perspective--
- Sobering footnote to the proceeding message...
- Meet the Members
- (Dick Otis)
- (Bill Bentley)
- Reminder
- Cross Country 101
- My first Outlanding...
- True Confessions
- Doesn't fly much but still gets around
- Log This...
- 2 glasses not for sale
- New Member Stephen Rouse
- New Member Glenn Baumgartner
- New Member Martin Mayfield
- New Member Terry Otis
- Adam Greer writes...
- Cass Aviation Instructor
- CYA POCs.
- Gary Shepherd Flies...
May 1999
- Off we go...
- Ridge Race Open to All
- Let's Do It
- Vintage Regatta
- Veep Visit
- Open House
- Heads Up-A S-KWISE
- Russia AC-4c continued
- What is a Good Soaring Pilot?
- Look Out!-The Dreaded Salmon Slip!
- FRR Patterns
- Maintenance Report
- Log This...
- Charlie Lee; new address
- Bob Collier; new address
- Linn Buell; email change
- Chute Trainint (Freytag)
- Andrews AFB Airshow
- BBQ plans
April 1999
- President's Prerogative
- Open House
- Excerpts from the March 20th Board Meeting
- Hang Gliders
- Crosswinds
- Bela's Recovery
- A Short Wave Camp Overview
- Other Wave Observations -- Attitude vs Altitude
- Feature Story:
"You were flying too high for my little ole sky and I'm moving on..."
By Dave Brunner
- Cross Country Course Update
- Log this...
- The Russia House -- Lehr and Gardner go for a new purchse
- Brian Otis -- Boy Scout Life Award
- Fred Daams Moving
- Wave Contact in Power
- RFP (Request for Partners) Twin Astir
- Assorted Niglets, Redneck entertainment, short novels, and Wal-mart takeovers
March 1999
- The Winter of our Discontent
- Open House April 3
- Suspicions Confirmed
- From Our Remote Correspondent
February 1999
- President's Annual Report
- Membership Report
- Duty Officer Changes
- Chief Weenies
- New Board Member Terms and Elections
- Charter Member Payback
- Cross Country Training
- Maintenance
- Field Checkouts
- Wave Camp
- Excerpts from the Board Meeting
- A Mother's View
- Excerpts from December Board Meeting
- Flight and Ground Handling Procedures
- Sailplane Alteration Device
- Maintenance Report Continued
- Soaring Over the Auld Sod
- Log This...
- New Membership Weenie
- New LS-4
- Miracle 1-26 Restoration
- Petersburg Wave Camp Accommodations
- Women's Soaring Seminar
- National Soaring Museum President Reports
- Knoxville Kountdown Kontinues
January 1999
- President's Prerogative
- Annual Membership Meeting
- Call for Contributions
- A preliminary (Unoffical) look at FRR
- Pawnee and other issues
- Miss Daisy's New Dress
- If only we were a baseball team...
- Any Port in a Storm
- Knoxville Kountdown
- A Celebrity is Amongst Us
- Special article:
Three Diamonds from the Blue Ridge Mountains
in a Schweizer 1-26. (Part 2/2)
(Bill Vickland)
Skylines
1998 Issues:
December 1998
- President's Prerogative
- Christmas Party
- See you later, Alligator...
- My first flight (John Lewis)
- Stall/spin on approach
- Looking for a Unique Christmas Present?
- Log this...
- Special article:
Three Diamonds from the Blue Ridge Mountains
in a Schweizer 1-26. (Part 1/2)
(Bill Vickland)
November 1998
- President's Prerogative
- Painting the 2-33
- Get me from the Church on time...
- To all of you at Skyline Soaring Club:
- Skyline Soaring Club Anniversary
- It CAN happen!
- Future Astronaut Goes Solo
- PeeWee's Big Adventure...
- Lessons from a Novice's landout
- Let's be very careful out there
- You won't want to miss the latest "Battery News"
- Once more, with feeling
- Log this...
October 1998
- President's Prerogative
- Duty Officers
- Maintenance Corner...
- Tow Rope Alert!
- The 1998 duPont Regatta Wrap-up
- Meet the Member- Gary Shepherd
- Rights (An Open Letter to SSA president from Jim Kellett)
- Senate Heaves "Hoover Bill" in Close Vote
Close, but no Cigar.
- The Full Circle
Anonymous story regarding perspectives of aviation
- I was mighty high..." or was that high and mighty?
- Any one you can walk away from...
- A 1-26 in Italy
- Mo Better One Twenty Six Stories
- Repainting A Living Legend
- Log this...
- Linn Buell in 1999 Calendar
- DO sheet notes from the Treasurer
- Missing ballast pin for 2-33
- New member: R. Ben Adams
- New member: R. Gary Shepherd
- Dave Weaver Moves
- SSA Calendar Sales to Club Members
September 1998
- President's Prerogative
- Maintenance Stuff...
- Meet the Member- Gregory (Greg) Ellis
- Meet the Member- David Brunner
- The duPont Regatta
- Every Member Please Note:
- "Going Solo"
- Maintenance Issues
- New Tow Pilot Procedure
- Reminders...
- Log this...
- New member: Tom Brice
- Lots of e-mail changes
- New plane purchase for James & Sergent
- Chicken Little Syndrome
August 1998
- An extraordinary gift-Gogos Scholars
- Carl Rohmann
- Lorne Welch
- The duPont Regatta
- Meet the Member - Ed Lehr
- SAFETY CORNER
- 1-26 for Sale
- Skyline Students
- The Firmament WILL rise up and smite thee...
- Log this...
- The Badge Board
- Starting Soaring -
Day 1: Flies, Flys, Pilots and Palm Pilots
July 1998
- Minutes Board of Directors Meeting
- Maintenance Report
- A Day at New Market
- Possible revocation of Kellett's Laws
- http://www.they'lltakecareofit.com
- Log this...
- New Members:
- Dick Feierabend
- Richard A. Otis
- Ed Lehr
June 1998
- Now is the time for all persons to come to the aid of their Club...
- On a Related Note...
- The Pawnee and The Lady
- Blanik Fun Fly Meet
- Atlantic Soaring signs first Affiliated Club Agreement with
Skyline!
- Wake up call
- SAFETY CORNER
- ..Mmmm, Mmmm, Good...Part I
- ...Mmmm, Mmmm, Good...Part II
- ...but wait-there's more!
- Log This...
- Roster Notes
-
Feature article:
The Hole
© by R. Spencer Annear
May 1998
- Let's start out on a light note...
- ...Then go to a darker one.
- Birds Fly-Men Perch?
- Bird-Poop Warriors-Unite
- Meet the Member...Norm Crump
- Maintenance Report
- Safety Corner
- Kellett's Law Vindicated!
- Log this...
- A couple of new changes at the airport:
- Important Roster note-
- Just in time for Mother's Day
- Editorial Note
April 1998
- Wave Camp Wrap-up
- Wave Camp -- I get around!
- Report from Portland
- My First Flight
- DuPont Regatta
- Skyline's Examiner is Ready to Go!
- Wanna See Your Name in Lights?
- Safety Corner
- Maintenance Note
- Log This...
- and finally, this note of caution
March 1998
- Between the Lawyers and the IRS
- Wave Camp Update
- Meet the Member (Robert Michael)
- My First Flight (G.Norman Crump)
- Log This...
- The Rostermeister Speaks... We listen
- Final Note from Jim [Kellett]
- Editorial Comment
- Off we go...one more time...
February 1998
- Membership Meeting
- Mark Your Calendars!
- Linda Needs Help
- Safety Corner
- Wave Camp
- Just in the Nick of Time
- Download This...
- Painting Party
- The Case for Kevlar...
- My First Flight (Linn Buell)
- Log This...
- New Member (Ken Zugel)
- From the Prologue to The Glider Gang
January 1998
- President's Prerogative
- Safety in Soaring
- Small World
- My First Flight (Jim Kellett)
- Log This...
Skylines
1997 Issues:
November, 1997
- President's Prerogative
- Excerpts from the Board Meeting
- From the Halls of Illini...
- Bank on a Healthy Attitude
- Log This...
- New Members
October, 1997
- Richard C. duPont Regatta
- Another 1-26 in the Trees
- Fred Cuny-The Lost American
- Walk On Temporary Members
- ...and Furthermore
- A Few Maintenance Notes
- Lesson for the Learning
- Log This...
- K in a Box
September, 1997
- Richard C. duPont Regatta
- 1997 1-26 Championships
- Safety Message
- How to Fly Cross Country
- How to handle New Member Prospects
- (correct) DuPont Regatta Dates
- Log This...
- duPont Regatta: A Personal Viewpoint
September, 1997
- A Wright-Pat on the Head...
- Silent aircraft found home...
- Roster Open Season
- BYOP
- From Gary Rubus
- When The Student is Ready...
- First Things Last
- Log This...
July, 1997
- President's Prerogative
- Confessions of Cross-Country Neophyte
- While we're on the Subject...
- Our Own Media Star
- Hey, I was cross country when cross country wasn't cool
- New Pilot and Plane on the Block
- Log This...
- Final Note (Quote) from the Editor...
June, 1997
- Cross Country Introduction
- A Good Sunday at the Airport...
- Silver and Diamonds...
- Operational Note
- Important Notes on the Roster
- Log This...
April, 1997
- The Wait Was Worth It
- Lessons in Time for the Learning
- Soaring News Group
- Maintenance Update
- New Pawnee Preflight Procedures
- From the Back Seat
- Log This...
- Yuk, Yuk, Yuk!
- Duty Officers
- New Member
- New Member Responds to the Scribe
- A Journal of Food and Flight
March, 1997
- Technology Triumphs Again
- Board Meeting
- Surf's up...
- The Flight
- New Book by Bob Wander
- Aloha, Rob Shallenberger
- The Third Annual Petersburg Wave Camp...
- Maintenance Report
- Roster Changes
- Address Book Changes
- First Annual Guano [Removal] Award
- Safety Video
January, 1997
- Annual Meeting Highlights
- 1997 State of the Club Address
- The President's Prerogative
- Safety Meeting
- From the Back Seat
- Wave Camp
- Meet The Member
- Pegasus Ponders
- Log These Notes
- Corrections...
- Membership Form
- Nag, Nag, Nag...
- Editor's Note
Skylines
1996 Issues:
December 1996
- President's Message
- Change of Venue
- On the Nature of Leadership
- The ABC Program
- Pegasus Ponders
- We need more CFI's
- Did you Fly on October 13??
- Reminder
- SSA Convention
- Cadet Youth Flight Scholarship
- Meet the Member
- A Belated Congratulations to...
November 1997
- Duty Roster Notes
- Planning Meeting
- Meet The Member
- Pegasus Ponders
- Welcome Aboard!
- Classifieds
- End of Season
- All the News that Fits Print
- Minutae
October 1996
- Duty Roster Notes
- Meet the Member
- Pegasus Ponders
- Towplane Crisis!
- New Member
- New Editor!!!
- The Safety Corner
September 1996
- Duty Roster Notes
- Meet the Member
- Pegasus Ponders
- Towplane Crisis!
- New Member
- New Editor!!!
- The Safety Corner
August 1996
- Duty Roster Notes
- Special Rostering Solicitation
- Airport Status Meeeting
- An Offer you Can't Ignore!
- Meet the Member
- The Safety Corner
- Pegasus Ponders
- Welcome Aboard!
July 1996
- Duty Roster Notes
- We're Dry!
- More Hangar Stuff
- Meet the Member
- Welcome Aboard
- Pegasus Ponders
- Make it Hot
June 1996
- I'm back!
- Diamonds may be a girl's best friend...
April 1996
- Mandatory Meeting
- News in and Around the Club
- Maintenance
- New Member
- 5F for Sale
- Spring Fun Rain Day
- Meet the Member
- We've Run Out!
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