Comments for Proving Grounds

Comment on GLC Illustrious Proving Grounds by Frank Schellenberg

Frank Schellenberg — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 14:08:58 +0000

Though our X-country season is over I hope SoaringTasks will boost our x-contry excitement for 2021. We have enough preparation time now to prepare one of the 3 tasks! Make sure all our LXnav flight computers are udated with tehe tasks set and right cup file.

Comment on Rideau Valley Soaring Society Proving Grounds by U. Werneburg

U. Werneburg — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 21:58:17 +0000

With a late start to the Proving Grounds season at the end of August we have already made 9 flights around our short task with respectable speeds by members with club gliders and private owners. Unfortunately, our towplane has been laid up for the past couple of weeks which has stopped more PG flying.

Comment on Central Alberta Gliding Club Proving Grounds by John M

John M — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 06:01:23 +0000

Thanks for your effort on this. Makes an otherwise poor day worth trying something!

Comment on Edmonton Soaring Club Proving Grounds by Jason Acker

Jason Acker — Thu, 23 May 2019 04:27:51 +0000

Proving Grounds has been a very exciting addition to our cross country training program at the Edmonton Soaring Club. While we have promoted the FAI bronze badge program as an entry point into enabling club members to have the skills to venture away from the field, Proving Grounds was what we needed to motivate members to head out on a cross country task. Since implementing the program three weeks ago, we have already recorded 5 successful completions of our triangles and have had many members make attempts. Successfully completing a triangle has been very satisfying for members as we compete for who has the fastest time. But more importantly, those that have not been successful have used the opportunity to work with our instructors and senior members to understand what they did wrong to invalid their flight (missed a turn point, missed a start / finish cylinder height) or what they need to work on to avoid getting low and having to turn back to the field…. or land out.

In only 3 weeks, I have seen members who where very happy to spend hours in the local club thermals, decide to venture out and attempt one of the triangles…. only to have their first successful landout. Giving our members a common cross country goal, appears to have been the missing piece that our cross country program needed at ESC!

Proving Grounds has injected a significant amount of excitement into the club and we are very happy to see the response our members have had to this very easy to manage program. Fantastic support from Casey, Chris and Patrick has made implementing this program very simple for our members! Thanks guys!

Jason Acker, CFI Edmonton Soaring Club