Soar for Fun, a collection of soaring-related information

Useful or interesting soaring links I've found

The Soaring Society of America (SSA) is the US national aero club representing American pilots to the FAI International Gliding Commission.

I am a member of the Mid-Georgia Soaring Association located in Monroe, Georgia, about 40 minutes outside of Atlanta.

Bermuda High Soaring is where I did my glider private add-on training in 2011 followed by commercial glider pilot training in 2012.

I trained for my CFIG rating at Turf Soaring just outside of Phoenix, AZ. That's the first time I've ever flown an aircraft west of the Mississippi River. Interesting experience. You've seen the neat animated training stuff that DPE Jim Burch did? Jim trained Dan Webber and Dan trained me. Small world sometimes.

Butterfly Avionics offers a variety of products including the iGlide app for the iPhone and iPad. More info and my experience on the Apps page.

Chilhowee Gliderport offers glider lessons for new pilots and pilots seeking to add-on a glider rating to their existing certificate. Chilhowee Gliderport keeps things interesting by sponsoring a wave camp, a badge/record camp, and Octoberfest each year.

The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is a not-for-profit civilian auxiliary of the US Air Force. The CAP conducts search and rescue missions, maintains a super Cadet program, and conducts aerospace awareness in local communities. I've been a CAP volunteer for a number of years and recently qualified give Cadet Orientation Flights and serve as an instructor.

The Online Contest (OLC) is a very popular distributed, international cross-country soaring contest. I'm a participant, are you?

Badgeflight.com is home of the "Claim Check" spreadsheet designed to evaluate FAI badge and record flights in gliders.

The British Gliding Association (BGA) manages soaring in the UK on behalf of the UK's government. I have a BGA Gliding Licence with aerobatic rating. The Brits are great to fly with! The BGA has a great instructor's manual that pretty much standardizes training across the country.

The London Gliding Club hosted me on several occasions, including talking me into participating in their Dan Smith Memorial aerobatic competition one year. This was a fun, historic place to fly.

The Aeroclub Stuttgart was my home-away-from-home for two seasons 2011-2013. I made great friends there and changed from a glider driver to a sailplane pilot.

I enjoy reading Segelfliegen magazine. It helps with technique and my German language skills.

Need help rigging your glider? Check Wing Rigger for some useful tools.