37th Annual Experimental Soaring Association

Western Workshop 2017

Friday afternoon September 1 through Monday September 4, 2017

Mountain Valley Airport (L94), Tehachapi, California

 

 

Photos of the 2016 Workshop

Click here for an album of photos of the 2016 workshop.

 

 

EVENT NOTES

  • LECTURES are in Byard Hangar

  • REGISTRATION and merchandise in the Armstrong Hangar.  No pre-registration required.

  • MEALS – Bring meat and drink for yourself, and something to share.  Utensils, plates, cups, etc provided.

  • AUCTION – Saturday night. Donations of items gratefully accepted – clean out your workshop and bring that white elephant, which might be someone else’s treasure!

  • SOARING FLIGHTS, TOWS, CAMPING – contact Skylark North at Mountain Valley Airport – 661-822-5267

  • WORKSHOP QUESTIONS, LODGING QUESTIONS – contact Janice Armstrong – 661-619-7750 or armstronghagen@sbcglobal.net

 

 

DIRECTIONS

For ground directions to Mountain Valley Airport (L94), please click here.

For those flying in, airport information (AirNav), please click here.

 

 

SCHEDULE

(May be subject to change)

FRIDAY September 1

  • 5:30PM - Potluck BBQ dinner at the Byard Hangar (See notes above)

 

 

SATURDAY September 2

  • 8:30 – 9:50 AM – Dan Rihn – Flying Complex Aircraft: New Motorglider – lecture and demo

  • 10:00 – 10:50 AM – Jim Marske – Early Marske Flying Wing Projects – Design, Construction, Flying and Lessons for Today

  • 11:00 – 12 NOON – Chad Sanders – Turbine SGS 1-26 Project Overview – lecture and demo

  • 12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch

  • 1:00 – 1:50 PM – Bill Daniels – The Sailplane Launch Crisis

  • 2:00 – 2:50 PM – Brian Evans – Early Fiberglass Sailplanes in the United States

  • 3:00 – 5:00 PM – El Mirage Dry Lake Soaring Reunion!   Stories to share

  • 5:30 PM – Potluck BBQ Dinner - Byard Hangar (See notes above)

  • 7:15 PM – AUCTION –bring stuff to donate!  Auctioneers:   Dan Rihn and Doug Fronius

 

 

SUNDAY September 3

  • 8:30 – 9:20 AM – Phil Barnes – Fast & Efficient Electric  Flight (SAE AeroTech 2017 Keynote Dry Run)

  • 9:30 – 10:20 AM – Bob Kuykendall – HP-24F & HP-24E:  Variations on a Theme

  • 10:30 – 11:20 AM – Walt Rogers – Soaring Weather

  • 11:30 – 1:00 PM – ESA Business Meeting

  • 1:00 – 2:00 PM – Lunch

  • 2:00 – 2:50 PM – Murry Rozansky – Where are the Sailplane Plans and Kits for Tomorrow?

  • 3:00 – 4:20 PM – Al Bowers – On Flying a Full Sized Prandtl

  • 4:30 -  5:30 PM – Neal Pfeiffer – Technology Development in Sailplane Design:  A Historical Review

  • 5:30 PM – Potluck BBQ Dinner – Byard Hangar (See notes above)

  • 6:45 PM – ESA Wrap-Up and Thanks

  • 7:00PM – Keynote Speaker –Jim Marske – The Continuing Evolution of the Pioneer Series – Tailless Sailplanes

 

 

MONDAY September 4

  • Flying and fun and visiting and cleanup.

 

 

We look forward to seeing you!

 

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