Peter Dandridge
Long time Sugarbush Soaring Association pilot Peter Dandridge passed away last October after a brief illness. Peter was one of the club's early pilots, and he came to us with [...]
Soaring Weather Task Force
The purpose of the Soaring Weather Task Force is to introduce and promote broader awareness of some of the newer weather resources which have recently become available to the US [...]
Bob Fronius; sky was no limit for local aviation enthusiast
February 25, 2007 Bob Fronius spent a lot of his life up in the air looking for a soft landing. He made hundreds of jumps from airplanes, often using experimental [...]
Bob Fronius – Remembrance Planned
Thank you to everyone who has expressed condolences over the passing on 9 February of my Father, Bob Fronius. A remembrance is now planned for Saturday 17 March at 2:00 [...]
Shirley Sliwa – Former National Soaring Museum Director
Former National Soaring Museum Director Shirley Sliwa of Daytona Beach, FL passed away unexpectedly December 13, 2006. She had been associated with the Museum for 17 years. From 1980 to [...]
Joe Rasymas – Long Time SSA member and Chief Instructor at Soar Minden for 20 years
Joe Rasymas (Carson City, NV), long time member of SSA and Chief Instructor at Soar Minden for 20 years, passed away on 5 October 2006. Joe was a ATP and [...]
Soaring Books & Publications
Soaring Books & Publications For Student Glider Pilots Purchase Student Glider Books FAA Practical Test Standards (PTS) For Private [...]
Babs Nutt 1919 – 2006
Mary L. "Babs" Nutt had already enjoyed an adventurous life when she took up soaring in 1970. After college, she moved to New Hampshire with her husband, David. The two [...]
Howard Burr – Soaring Enthusiest dies at 92
Author of "My heart Soars"
In Memoriam: Howard L. Kirby
Howard K. Kirby, Aqua-Glider Designer, passed away this past winter after over 60 years of service to his community at church, in aviation with the Civil Air Patrol, Boy Scouts [...]