SSA FAST Program
In our quest in continuously looking at ways to help you, our members, we decided to pause the FAST program. We had received numerous complaints about the cost of the [...]
In our quest in continuously looking at ways to help you, our members, we decided to pause the FAST program. We had received numerous complaints about the cost of the [...]
US Racing Pilots. The annual pilot poll is now available at the link below. If you have flown in a sanctioned contest in the past three years we strongly encourage [...]
If you are a current soaring contest pilot and would consider standing for election to the SSA Contest Rules Committee, contact your regional director to submit a nomination by October [...]
You can download a report from The Banyan Group concerning member comments and concerns of the SSA website, and where we go from here. Download Report
August 31, 2024 We have two World Champions! At the 38th World Gliding Championship, Karl and Sarah today prevailed in the 20-Meter Multiseat class. They are the first US champions [...]
August 29, 2024 Better weather today – a return near to genuine Uvalde Weather. This began with a low overcast – note a good sign at most soaring sites. But [...]
August 28, 2024Difficult weather today: excessive atmospheric moisture continues to cause trouble in south Texas. Today it gave us extensive low morning cloud that broke into useful cumulus, which promptly [...]
August 27, 2024 Uvalde weather took a troublesome turn today - a continuation of this week’s trend: lower temperatures and much more moisture. We awoke to cloudy skies, which [...]
August 26, 2024 A significant change in weather today, forecast to persist for several days. It features lower temperatures, more moisture, and much higher chances of afternoon rain and [...]
August 25, 2024 Contest rest day today – the mission is to recover from the stress of 7 straight flying days and prepare for as many as five more. [...]