2009 Midwest Spring Soaring & Safety Seminar
Hosted by: ChicagoLand Glider Council
Date:
8:00am - 5:00pm
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The ChicagoLand Glider Council is sponsoring a day long spring soaring and safety seminar open to anyone.
The ChicagoLand Glider Council is a non-profit organization of over 200 members which was formed in 1937 and has a long history of dedication to the advancement and safety of soaring flight.
The cost of this Seminar is being underwritten by the ChicagoLand Glider Council and is being kept as reasonably priced as possible to allow as many pilots as possible to attend.
Date
Times
The location of the seminar is Elgin, Illinois (northwest of Chicago) at the Business Conference Center of Elgin Community College’s impressive and modern Seigle Auditorium (see picture below).
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John Cochrane - Judgment, Decision Making and Safety in Cross Country - Judgment, decision making and safety, focused on cross country and contest flying. My vague idea is to look at the FAA recommended judgment training with all its cute little acronyms, and try to take it seriously as a framework for thinking about decision making. Then we'll do some "scenario based training" to try to apply principles. I'll bring along some traces and see you if I can get that to work, and we'll also talk about personal minimums and preplanning tough decisions. Like, stretch for Teterboro or go for the Hudson?
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Dr Dan Johnson MD (AME) - We don't know what we don't know - Don't laugh -- sometimes we act as though this isn’t true, that everything we do know is enough, especially those of us who possess only one X chromosome. This can sometimes bite real hard, always a real surprise. Dr. Dan will discuss this natural ignorance as someone who does not have eyes in the back of his head, leading us all to a better understanding of our perceptual limits.
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Jim Short and Dave Schuur - Vintage Sailplanes - This speech will describe what a vintage sailplane is, what the Vintage Sailplane Association does and what it stands for. A “Vintage” sailplane was designed or built before 1958 which any glider than older than 25 years is considered a “Classic”. Included is a description of several restoration projects and what they entail, with a review of several representative vintage sailplanes and how you can get involved in the vintage sailplane movement. Sailplanes shown span the 1930’s through the 1960’s. The talk will include with quiz questions with prizes!
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Paul Remde - Soaring Electronics - Paul’s goal is to provide not only soaring instruments and software, but excellent advice about soaring instruments and software. He has therefore worked hard to become a vendor for all brands of soaring instruments and software. That has allowed him to become knowledgeable about the many different brands and products and to be uniquely qualified to offer honest advice on all of them. His goal for this talk is to give a quick overview of the soaring instruments on the market today, and to highlight the latest and greatest products on the market. He will be using the product comparison pages on my web site as a reference for the market overview. The new products to be highlighted will include the NK ClearNav, SPOT Messenger, LX8000, glider models, TruTrak Pictorial Turn & Bank, and a few new books and videos.
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Trace Lewis and Scott Manley - Affordable Glider Flight Simulation - This presentation is a condensed version of two speeches given at the 2008 SSA convention in Albuquerque. 1) The military and the airlines figured it out a long time ago. Flight simulation is a highly efficient and cost-effective way to train pilots. With the advent of micro-computer-based software, we in the glider community now have the opportunity to bring the benefits of flight simulation to glider pilot training. Using live flight simulations, this presentation will demonstrate many of the applications of flight simulation to glider pilot instruction. 2) The soaring season is over. Your glider is all put away in storage. You can’t wait for the next edition of Soaring magazine to show up. You are already counting the days until the next soaring season begins. The off-season is tough, isn’t it? Wouldn’t it be great if there was some way you could at least scratch the itch? Some of us believe there is. In this presentation, you will learn how you can “keep your head in the game” (not just in the off-season) by using glider flight simulation.
Cost of the seminar will be $50 with a $10 DISCOUNT for ChicagoLand Glider Council members ($40 total).
The cost includes a breakfast buffet, lunch, and afternoon break refreshments.
Registration is limited to the first 200 participants.
Registration Deadlines
Surface mail registration deadline is
For more information contact John DeRosa at
john@derosaweb.com or 224-848-2063.
A dinner with the speakers is scheduled for 7PM (drinks at 6PM) following the Seminar.
This dinner will be held at the
Prairie Rock Brewing Company
in downtown Elgin, IL.
This dinner will be "dutch treat" (except for the speakers, of course!).
All are welcome but we will have to limit the total number of participants to 25.
Directions to the Prairie Rock can be found
here.
There will be several FREE tables of vendors with aviation and soaring related products.
The vendor Cumulus Soaring (http://cumulus-soaring.com)
is confirmed.
There will also be space available for local club oriented information available. So, bring information from your club along!
If you are interested is using one of these free tables, please contact john@derosaweb.com.
The Country Inn & Suites hotel located in Country Inn & Suites by Carlson 847-426-6400
Crowne Plaza / Holiday Inn
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com
Address: 495 Airport Rd, Elgin, IL 60123
Toll Free Number 1-800-465-4329
Local Number 1-847-488-9000
Hampton Inn / Hilton
http://hamptoninn.hilton.com
Address 405 Airport Rd, Elgin, IL 60123
Toll Free Number 1-800-HAMPTON
Local Number 1-847-931-1940
Super 8
http://super8.com
Address 435 Airport Rd., Elgin, IL 60123
Toll Free Number 1-800-800-8000
Local Number 847-697-8828
Baymont Inn
http://Baymontinns.com
Address 500 Tollgate Rd, Elgin, IL 60123
Toll Free Number 800-932-2198
Local Number 847-931-4800
Marriott Courtyard
http://marriott.com
Address 2175 Marriott Dr, Dundee, IL 60118
Toll Free Number 800-932-2198
Local Number 1-847-429-0300
Marriott Townplace Suites
Address 2175 Marriott Dr, Dundee, IL 60118
http://marriott.com
Toll Free Number 800-932-2198
Local Number 1-847-608-6320
http://www.grandvictoria-elgin.com
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For more seminar information, or comments/questions, please contact John DeRosa or 224-848-2063.