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For 2018 we expect pilots of all levels to continue
the performance increase trend thanks to our
augmented fleet led by the club’s skilled instructors.
The Saskatoon Soaring Club keeps growing and is
accepting a limited number of members. A Ground
School will be offered at no cost (only recoup fees
for materials) running from March to April ahead of
the start of the season.

The Club’s Annual General Meeting will take place
Saturday January 27, 2018 at 13:30 at the Sask
Polytechnic Commercial Pilot's Program Classroom,

Hangar 19, 2725 Koyl Ave (airport). Everybody is
By Fernando Garza welcome to attend for information to join the club
and its activities this year.

Alternatively, more information can be found at the
club’s website: http://www.soar.sk.ca/ssc/

2017 was yet again a record year for the Saskatoon
Soaring Club in terms of hours flown, distance covered
and badges earned by members. It was also Canada’s
th
150 celebration, which was commemorated by the
Soaring Association of Canada with a very special Badge:
The SSC typically starts operations the first
the Canada 150. To earn this badge the requirement was weekend of May, after the annual inspections have
to fly 150 kilometers without any sort of power anywhere
take place at our location ac Cudworth’s Municipal
in Canada. For advanced glider pilots, this task was not
Airport. All training is offered by Transport Canada
very daunting, but it was especially motivating for the and SAC’s approved instructors at no cost to the
vast majority of novice and intermediate pilots to get students, as well as simulator time in the months of
‘away from the nest’ and go places without a motor.
January, February, March and April.
In 2017 we saw a huge development on pilots to go cross The time to soar is now!
country, and one of our members earned his Gold badge
by declaring a non-powered flight of 320 kilometres and
its route in advance. Such pilot did the feat in just over 6
hours. In addition to such distance, he also performed a
height flight at 28,500 feet, and could have gone higher,
but Air Traffic Control limited the glider airspace to that
height!