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Butterfly Avionics Vario v1.0.6 (1347) and later acceptable for USA competitions

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Posted: 5/13/2013 By: Contest Committee; Rules

2014 and 2015 Nationals Contest Schedule

6/10/2014 - 6/19/2014   18 Meter Nationals               Minden, NV
6/24/2014 - 7/3/2014   15 Meter/Open Class Nationals       Montague, CA
6/25/2014 - 7/4/2014   Standard Class Nationals       Hobbs, NM
7/15/2014 - 7/24/2014   Sports Class Nationals               Midlothian, TX

6/24/2015 - 7/3/2015   Sports Class Nationals               Waynesville, OH
7/26/2015 - 8/4/2015   Standard and 15 Meter Nationals   Elmira, NY

John Godfrey (QT)
Rules Commettee Chair

Posted: 3/20/2013 By: Contest Committee; Rules

2013 Competition Rules Published

The US Competition Rules for 2013 have been posted on the Rules and Process page of the SSA website. More ...

Posted: 3/4/2013 By: Contest Committee; Rules

Rules Committee Chairman Retirement

John Godfrey has been elected as Chairman of the SSA Rules Committee by the committee members following Hank Nixon's recent decision to retire from the Committee and its chairmanship. A huge thanks to Hank for his many many years of outstanding leadership on the Rules Committee and contributions to competition soaring. More ...

Posted: 2/27/2013 By: Contest Committee; Rules

Final Draft of 2013 Competition Rules Changes

Thanks to all who provided feedback during the comment period (which ended January 18). Small revisions have been made to the proposed changes and will be submitted to the SSA BOD for approval at the February 23rd meeting.

The revised document detailing the changes is available here.

For the committee,
John Godfrey (QT)

Posted: 1/21/2013 By: Contest Committee; Rules

G109B AD Update 1/9/13

Please see attached an approved Global AMOC for an alternative inspection method and an additional 3 month time extension to FAA AD 2012-10-11, paragraphs (f)(1)(ii) and (f)(1)(iii). This AD affects Grob Model G 109 and G 109B powered sailplanes. The current compliance due date of paragraphs (f)(1)(ii) and (f)(1)(iii), based on a previous Global AMOC, is January 09, 2013. The requester of the Global AMOC, Mr. Ron Schwenninger, has given his permission for this letter to be posted online for the benefit of all operators. It will be posted to the www.regulations.gov website although it may take a few days to actually appear. I appreciate any help you can provide to get this information disseminated to the sailplane community through the normal channels of the SSA.

Thanks and Best Regards,

Jim Rutherford
Aerospace Engineer, Project Support Branch, ACE-112
Small Airplane Directorate, Kansas City, MO
Federal Aviation Administration
Office: 816-329-4165
Email: jim.rutherford@faa.gov

the AMOC letter dated 1/9/2013 is here.

Posted: 1/9/2013 By: Government Liaison Committee

2013 Proposed Competition Rules Changes Posted

The proposed changes to the 2013 competition rules are posted here. The deadline for comments to the Rules Committee is January 18, 2013. More ...

Posted: 1/6/2013 By: Contest Committee; Rules

Update (1/4/13) to Grob G109 AMOC request

Update from the FAA as of January 4, 2013 More ...

Posted: 1/4/2013 By: Government Liaison Committee

2012 SSA Kolstad Scholarship Grant Awarded

Daniel Sazhin, 18, of Brooklyn, NY, is the 2012 SSA Kolstad Scholarship Grant winner. Daniel is a member of Aero Club Albatross and an avid online Condor Soaring racer. Daniel has set NY state soaring records and competed in the 1-26 Association Championships. He hopes to compete in the 2013 1-26 Association Championships also. The 2013 grant is for $5,000.

Posted: 12/15/2012 By: Youth Committee