PRESIDENT – K. C. ALEXANDER (2007-2008)
SECRETARY - TREASURER – NEALE EILER (2007-2008)
VICE PRESIDENT EAST –RAY GIRARDO (2007-2008)
VICE PRESIDENT WEST – ED NEIDERT (2007-2008)
TOW PLANE MANAGER – STEVE LEONARD (2007-2008)
DIRECTORS: BERNIE MOHR (PAST PRESIDENT)
NEAL PFEIFFER(2007-2008)
DAVE WILKUS (2007-2008) PUBLISHED TO RECORD
ANDREW PETERS (2008-2009) THE UPS AND DOWNS
FRANK O’DONNELL (2008-2009) OF THE RAY SHARP -EDITOR
KANSAS SOARING ASSOCIATION
NOVEMBER, 2008
From the Pres
About this time last year you may remember me making some comments about how poor a year it had been for our soaring activities. Well, last year was great compared to this year. I only made two flights in my Pik all summer, and neither one was over an hour long. Really makes the per hour costs high when you only have two flights to amortize all the fixed costs against. I haven’t seen any of the towplane, Grob, or WSA numbers yet but my guess is that they will all be down significantly. At least we didn’t wear out any of the equipment from excessive use.
The KSA 2009-2010 election results are listed elsewhere in this issue. A special thanks to all those who were willing to run and serve the organization if elected. All of the results were very close. No one won by more than a couple of votes
If you haven‘t heard yet, Bill Seed has put Sunflower up for sale. Anyone got an extra $1.9 million laying around that you would consider investing in a slightly used airbase?
Due to the economy it may take years before anything happens, but we should at least start thinking about our options. We may be able to stay at Sunflower with the new owner. Other options include Kingman, Harper, Norwich or even consolidating at the Wichita Glider Port. Every option has different pros and cons. A fitting challenge for the new president.
KANSAS SOARING ASSOCIATION’S
NEW OFFICERS FOR 2009-2010
New President:
RAY GIRARDO
“New” Secretary-Treasurer:
NEAL EYLER
New Vice president East:
BOB BLANTON
New Vice President West:
BOB HALL
“New” Tow Plane Manager:
STEVE LEONARD
New Directors:
NEAL PFEIFFER
DAVE WILKUS
We offer congratulations to our new officers, and our gratitude to them and those were willing to have their names placed on the ballot. Unless you are great at “twisting arms”, you new officers will do a lot of work benefiting us all.
Ed Note: We have lost track of where we are: among what we’re sure we should have is information on a really slick Ka6 for sale. Send us an email soon, & we’ll forward to our esubscribers. This is an open invitation. RGS
PLAN AHEAD
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KANSAS SOARING ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 2009
5:30 P.M. CONVERSATION
6:30 FOOD
WOODLAWN BAPTIST CHURCH FELLOWSHIP HALL
960 S Woodlawn
COST AND MENU NOT YET
FINALIZED, BUT IF YOU LIKEDTHE EVENT AND FOOD
LAST YEAR, YOU’LL LOVE THIS ONE
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KSA VARIOMETER
1950 S WEBB ROAD #112
WICHITA, KS 67207
THE NOVEMBER 2008 KSA MEETING
IS
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8th @ 7:30PM
AT THE NIAR BUILDING
ON THE WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
PROGRAM: SOARING VIDEO NIGHT
BRING YOUR FAVORITE SOARING DVD