By 2d Lt Terence Wilson and 2d Lt Karin Hollerbach, photo provided by 2d Lt Wilson
Congratulations to 2d Lt Matthew Gast, who just earned his
Commercial Glider Pilot rating.
On 25 October, Lt Gast completed his checkride with DPE Dan
Gudgel, after training with his CFI, 2d Lt Terence Wilson at C83.
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| DPE Dan Gudgel, 2d Lt Matthew Gast, 2d Lt Terence Wilson |
Next up for 2d Lt Gast? Working on his CFI rating. Then we’ll have 2 CFI-Gs in our
squadron!
Besides flying gliders out of Byron, both Lts Gast and Wilson
have been involved in CAP’s glider program (click here to see a recent
description of glider O-Rides at Byron). Since CAP does not own many nearby
gliders, the program relies on the support of and relationship with the Northern
California Soaring Association (NCSA).
Based at Byron airport, the NCSA is in an excellent position
to support local CAP squadrons. The NCSA club has been in existence since 1947
and currently has half a dozen CFI-Gs (although I don’t think any of them were
teaching when the club was founded!). You’ll be able to meet someone at the
club almost every weekend, although a part of the glider fleet is repositioned
to Truckee and Minden each summer, to take advantage of the excellent soaring conditions
there.
In addition to being able to fly the NCSA gliders, squadron members now have an additional resource: California Wing recently got a Super Blanik from the United States Air Force (click here for a description of its assembly at Byron).
Both Lts Gast and Wilson have offered to take squadron
members for intro flights – so what are you waiting for?
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