Experimental Soaring Association 2008 Western Workshop

Friday evening August 29 – Monday September 1, 2008 (Labor Day Weekend)

Mountain Valley Airport (L94), Tehachapi, California

RSVP and Pre-registration not required – register at the door… just come!

Registration will be $18 for the whole workshop, or $10 per day

NOTES: 

• For Potluck BBQs – bring meat and drink for yourself, and something to share.  Utensils, plates, cups, etc provided
• For Saturday night auction – donations of items gratefully accepted – clean out your workshop and bring that white elephant, which might be someone else’s treasure…

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Friday Aug.  29 – Potluck BBQ Dinner at the Byard Hangar (see “notes” above)

Saturday Aug.  30 – Registration in Armstrong Hangar, Lectures in Byard Hangar

8:30-9:20AM – Al Bowers – The Imperative of Climate Change and Soaring

9:30-10:20 – Roman Wrosz – Everything about Winching

10:30-11:20 – Leo Benetti-Longhini – Electric Launch for the Silent

11:30-12:20PM – Tyler MacCready – The Solar Challenger

1:30-2:20 – Greg Cole – Electric Launch for the Sparrowhawk

2:30-3:20 – Taras Kiceniuk – Regenairator Electric and Wind Power

3:30-4:20 – Dean Sigler – Model Aircraft Electric Motors

4:30-5:20 – Alan Cocconi – High Power to Weight Ratio Electric

5:30PM – Potluck BBQ Dinner at the Byard Hangar (see “notes” above)

7PM – Auction – Les King, Auctioneer

Sunday August 31 – Registration in Armstrong Hangar, Lectures in Byard Hangar

8:30-9:20AM – Phil Barnes – Aerodynamics & Photography of Bird Soaring, Ground Effect & Formation Flight

9:30 – 10:20 – Mike Sandlin – Testing the Pig 2-Axis Armchair

10:30-11:20 – Bob Hoey – DVD of R/C  Model Bird Development

11:30-12:20PM – Floyd Fronius – Edelweiss Ultralight Sailplane

1:30-2:20 – Scott Jenkins – Underwater Tailless Glider

2:30-3:20 – Dan Howell – Type Certification of the LightHawk

3:30-4:20 – Scott Willey – Wave Meteorology & Soaring

4:30-5:20 – Brian Seeley – CAFÉ Electric Airplane Program

5:30 – Dinner on your own – support our Tehachapi restaurants!

7:15PM – “Dessert is on Us” – Free dessert and a summary presentation – Al Bowers – Future Flight:  Soaring for a Brighter Tomorrow

Monday September 1 – Business Meeting at 9:30AM if we are unable to squeeze it in during the prior two days

Comments or questions – Contact Dan and Janice Armstrong, in Tehachapi – 661-821-0346 or armstronghagen@sbcglobal.net.  

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Lodging (All area codes are 661).   Not all motels are listed.

• Camping is available at Mountain Valley Airport (arrange with Jane Barrett at Skylark North, 822-5267) or at area campgrounds, including Indian Hills Campground  - 822-6613
• RV Park right on the Mountain Valley Airport grounds – 822-1313
• La Quinta (formerly TraveLodge) – closest – 500 Steuber Road – 823-8000
• Holiday Inn Express – 901 Capital Hills Pkwy – 822-9837
• Best Western Country Park Hotel – 420 W. Tehachapi Blvd – 823-1800
• Best Western Mountain Inn – 418 W. Tehachapi Blvd – 822-5591
• Golden Hills Motel – 22561 Woodford-Tehachapi Rd – 822-4488

Mountain Valley Airport’s street address is 16334 Harris Road, Tehachapi, California.     It is located at the southeast end of the Tehachapi Valley.   It is just off Highline Road, and is between Steuber and Dennison Roads.    Easiest exit to reach Mountain Valley is to exit the eastern “Tehachapi” exit from Highway 58.

To arrange tows, instruction, sailplane rides, etc.,  contact Skylark North at Mountain Valley Airport, 822-5267.