The seminars will be held on Thursdays beginning at 6 PM Mountain Time. They will be presented every two weeks, starting Thursday January 15th and running through May 7th. The sessions will be on-line. The sessions will be 1.5 – 2.5 hours in duration. Most sessions should be about 2 hours. Our FAAST Team members (Quay Snyder, Alice Palmer, & Mark Palmer) are working to get these seminars approved for FAA WINGS credit. If you would like WINGS credit please register using the email address associated with your WINGS account.
Session 1: Introduction to Cross Country
Presenter: Dave Rolley
Description: Presents an initial XC strategy.
The session uses:
- GlidePlan software to illustrate the concepts, and
- An introduction to the Proving Grounds XC program developed by members of the Cu Nim Gliding club (Calgary in Alberta, Canada) as an example training approach.
- Includes a discussion using Condor 2 as a wintertime introduction to the Proving Grounds tasks.
