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Tsk, tsk. Talking on the runway. Must have been waiting for things to start cooking. - Take up slack!
- George working hard!
- Brennan pre-launch in the Grob
- Andreas and Devinder taking a ride
- Ready to go!
- Ayush on a lawn tractor
- Michaela landing the 1-34
- Devinder getting ready for launch
- At The Desk
Doug, Mark, Phil, Don, Ulli and Tim hanging around the "Red Shack" while Dave the "Ninja Photographer" sneaks a photo! - Brennan and Ayush lifting off in the Grob
- Gathered At End of Day
At the end of the day, often folks will discuss their flights - Hand Held Radio
George Domardzki (instructor in the back seat) is showing Tom Leslie how to adjust the squelch on one of the hand held radios before their flight. (28Jun17) - HAPPY CANADA DAY !!!!
The photo was actually taken on Monday (3Jul17) the weather on 1 July 2017 was a wash. Left to Right is Paul Fortier, Dominik Prymicz, Steve Lazuk, Tom Leslie, Mark Ward, and Jim Mantle. (3Jul17) - New Canopy on Puchacz
Mark Ward is installing safety lock wire on the canopy hinges. This very fine soft copper wire secures the hinges but allows the hinges to be released when required. (3Jun17) - Refuelling Tow Tractors
Dave Marcotte is seen refueling one of the tow tractors this morning, it is important to keep the tractors topped up all the time, would not want to run out of gas towing a glider across the runway. (28Jun17) - Wednesday Flying
Mid week flying is great. (28Jun17) - Two Wild and Crazy Guys
Two wild and crazy guys in the parking lot. (2Sep17) - Rocking the House
John working the crowd with his shtick..."What do you call a trombone player all alone????" and "How do you tune a banjo???" The crowd is still thinking about these..:) (2Sep17) - Photo Bomb
Steve Lazuk is trying to hog the shot...Ron Hunt is flying the Puchacz from the rear seat. (14Jun17) - Attaching Tow Rope
Connie Hatzis, one of the club's newest members, is seen attaching the tow rope to the tow plane. (28Jun17) - Ulli's 50th Anniversary of Solo Flight (no flash)
Club members are celebrating Ulli Werneburg's 50th anniversary of his first solo flight, the party was at the Swan. (2Aug17) - Accordion Player Rocks the Crowd
Working the crowd...wild accordion solo. (2Sep17) - Wet Fields
The fields to the north of the airfield look pretty wet, looks like early April. (3Jul17) - Big Knobby Knees
Trying to keep my feet off the rudder pedals and hands off the stick...who's flying? (14Jun17) - Working On Back Seat Checkout
John H is seen flying the Grob from the back seat. (5Aug18) - Pull Number 2, 3, ....
The tractor did eventually start. (28Jun17) - Instructional Flight
Seen in the 2-33 is Craig Patterson (front seat) and Gord Lundrum (Instructor in back seat), this was Gord's first day instructing and Craig's first day as a new RVS member. (3Jun17) - Passenger Carrying Check Ride
Ron Hunt is seen flying the Puchacz from the rear seat for his annual passenger carrying check. (14Jun17) - Ulli Describes his First Solo
Ulli talking about soaring and the team culture of the gliding community. (2Sep17) - Pull Number 1
George is trying to pull start the tractor while Tom is on the throttle. (28Jun17) - Ulli's 50th Anniversary of Solo Flight
RVSS members are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Ulli's first solo flight. (2Aug17) - Glider Pilot Playing a Trumpet
John Mitchell toots his horn. (2Sep17) - Three Generations
Here Jackson Corbell is seen preparing for a flight with his grandmother, Dianne Corbell, in the back seat...a proud grandmother. (14Oct18) - No Flying in the Morning
Lots of grass cutting in the morning, flying started at 1200hrs local. Mark is happily cutting grass, thumbs up. (3Jul17) - A Few Words from Ulli
- Positive Control Check
Gord Gregg is seen helping with the positive control check of the Puchacz after it was assembled. (3Jun17) - Happy Glider Pilot
Carsten Schraeder is seen in his ASW24 before his cross country flight. (29Jun18) Photo courtesy Dave Frank - Thumbs Up from the Front Seat
I think Carsten is enjoying his flight. (2Jun18) - Yellow Bird
A happy Mark Ward on the launch point before a cross country flight...hope all goes well. (29Jun18) Photo courtesy Dave Frank. - Land Out
Gord L landed out near Smiths Falls today, looks like he has already started disassembling his glider. (4Jul17) (Photo Credit: Mark Ward) - Time Keeper
Recording launch and landing times is very important. Here Mark Ward is seen acting as time keeper, launching, and recovering gliders...multi tasking. (14May16) - November 4th Operations
Late Fall operations allowed a few flights on November 4th - Good to Go
Bard Martire is seen here ready to go. (28May16) - Pachacz Landing
Gad is seen on final in HGW. (3Jul17) - The Clean and Jerk
A two-movement weightlifting exercise in which a Tow Plane is raised above the head following an initial lift to shoulder level. (15Sep18) - John and Gary
John and Gary chat while waiting for the Tow Plane - Ulli's Hat
A Whitehorse fashion statement. (28May16) - Tom on final for 08
- GQ Man
Dave with a newly washed glider. (15Sep18) - Exams
Fiona and Gord are seen writing the SAC Instructor exam at the field, what better place to write a glide exam than in a glider hangar. (4Sep16) - Maximum Use of Training Aids
A glider model is an important training aid when giving the PGI. (18Aug16) - Bike Ride to the Field
Zhi Li has a two hour bike to the field early in the morning and then another home at the end of a long flying day...oh to be young. (2Aug14)