Minden is hosting a Wave Camp this year that will focus on getting pilots to travel along the Sierras. Each day will include ground school covering basic methods for entering the wave and safety precautions. World-class instructors and club members new to wave soaring will present topics to help participants of all skill levels safely maximize their enjoyment of the Sierra Wave. Special guest speakers on advanced topics will include World Altitude Record Holders (Jim Payne and Tim Gardner) and OLC World Distance Records Holder (Gordon Boettger).
The Wave Camp Director will be Jim Lee. Jim is the Minden Soaring Club President, Current US National Open Class Champion, and Club Chief Safety Officer.
We have 3 club gliders, a 2-32, Blanik L13, and Duo Discus. We have reserved all three for wave camp. How we dole them out remains to be seen, depending on the number of attendees, how many bring their own gliders, and what the weather brings. If we have very good wave conditions, our 3 club gliders will be overbooked. We highly recommend that you bring your own glider if possible.
In addition to the club gliders, we have some other 2 place ships available by club members, such as my Phoenix motorglider which can make several flights into the wave each day with different attendees. These flights will be about 1 hour long, entering the wave, flying to Reno and back, and landing. Followed by the next attendee flight.
The camp program will take place in Steve Sliwa’s Hangar at 2142 Taxiway C. It’s inside the gate, so we will provide instructions on how to get escorted into the hangar fence area and, for those bringing gliders, how to obtain temporary gate passes.
