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15 Kasım 2016 Salı

[TVHGC Members] Thames Valley Club Coach Course

Dear Thames Valley Members,

I am pleased to tell you that we have secured classroom space for our upcoming Club Coach course at Bicester Airfield, hosted by Windrushers Gliding Club. The course will take place over the weekend of 14/15 Jan 2017 and I would urge everyone to consider coming along and taking part. The cost of the course will be borne by the Club for current Thames Valley members and I am in the process to securing deals on refreshments, meals, accommodation and access to the Gliding Club bar for those participating. It promises to be an excellent weekend.

As the most active and best HG and PG Club in the country I feel that we should have a strong base of skilled, active and enthusiastic coaches in order to provide for the progression of our Club and continued safe and successful flying. Do not feel that by becoming a Club Coach you will spend your whole life teaching on the hill instead of flying. This is a qualification that means you can share your knowledge with confidence, be that assisting someone with launch technique, talking about approach and landing or how to thermal or fly XC. I will be attending and really look forward to the new outlook it will bring both to my flying and the way in which I can pass my enthusiasm for our sport on to others. At the very least I hope to gain a new outlook on flying and improve my own technique, thought processes and skills.

This course will be well attended by pilots from all across the country and I will be contacting other clubs in the near future to let them know about it, so please contact me as soon as possible if you would like to take part so I can ensure the maximum benefit for Thames Valley members and to discuss arrangements for transport and accommodation. Contact me at glidingnick@hotmail.com or safety@tvhgc.co.uk and I’ll add you to my growing list of attendees. There are limited places so please don’t hesitate.

Kind regards,

Nick Smith

TVHGC Safety Officer

3 Kasım 2016 Perşembe

[TVHGC Members] London Wing

Hi all,

For those of you who are London based wanting a HG/PG based get together, we're hoping to do more with the London Wing get together.

Last Monday of every month, but not December, May or August (Bank Holidays)

There's a mailing list and a Facebook Group.

If you want to be notified of get together or survey about what we should do at meetings, the mailing list is at:

London.Wing mailing list
http://steveu.org/mailman/listinfo/london.wing_steveu.org

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1 Kasım 2016 Salı

[TVHGC Members] TVHGC Meeting - Wednesday

TVHGC Social Meeting - Tomorrow

Yes, the Wednesday social meeting is on. We will be at the Swan as usual. The pub opens at about 6.45 and the meeting will start at 8 on the dot!

See you all there!

Mike Byfield
07443 874251

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Re: [TVHGC Members] AGM 2

But there is still a meeting tomorrow I hope... ('cos I've been asked to speak at it!)

Tim

On 1 November 2016 at 18:56, Jon Appleton <jon.apple@gmail.com> wrote:

Correction for anyone who received my last post. The AGM is of course on the 2nd December.

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[TVHGC Members] AGM 2

Correction for anyone who received my last post. The AGM is of course on the 2nd December.

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[TVHGC Members] AGM

Hi

The club AGM will be held at The Swan Inn on 2nd December 2016 (tomorrow). As well as great speaker, free food and prize giving this is your opportunity to find out how the club has been run in 2016 and the plans for 2017.

The club is run by a committee of volunteers. We need more people to join the team to replace those that are standing down. In fact all of the positions are up for re-election. Below are the committee roles with an indication of whether we have a candidate for the role in 2017.

Chairman - one candidate
Secretary - one candidate
Treasurer - one candidate
Chief Coach - one candidate (not confirmed)
Communications/ Technical - NO candidate
Safety - one candidate
Sites - one candidate
Membership - one candidate
Social - NO candidate
Competitions - NO candidate
BFR Coordinator - NO candidate

You do not need to be an experienced pilot to be on the committee! If you feel that you can give some of your time to help the club please contact me or another committee member.

Thanks!
Rich

[TVHGC Members] Re: Plains thermalling trip to Dordogne, October.

Just returned from Dordogne/Charante after a very successful 10 days of winching and paramotoring. We have set up a tow site near Angouleme in th eheart of the plains where the site has yeilded 130km xc in smooth plains thermals. The site also allows paramotoring and there are several local clubs and schools operating there with a very friendly and welcoming attitude.

We will be going down again several times next year and individuals can go at any time to the family friendly hosts and enjoy a holiday that includes flying, or groups of pilots on a flying trip.

If ayone wants to see some of what we got up to ........................

Some pictures here..............

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10209715101428568&set=a.10209715089708275.1073741831.1661353632&type=3&theater

On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 10:57 PM, francis rich <francis@jfdiuk.com> wrote:

I'm going down to Charante/Dordogne 19th Oct to 31st. Taking the winch and trying out a new site, with two 600m grass runways dedicated paragliding/paramotoring field. Place called Villebois. Staying at John Cooper's gite in Combiers. If anyone fancies a trail blazing trip to fly the plains and extend the season I have some places in the car. Travel cost would be £100 including ferry (overnight) and accommodation is 32.50 a night in a shared room, self catering or meals extra. No charge for the winching (except shared petrol to run it) as this is a setting-it-up trip. If it works we will be offering it as a flying holiday venue next year for individuals, groups and schools/guides. I was there in August and it was phenomenal with good lift every day from 10:30 onwards!! Flew every day for two weeks. Will also be taking paramotors and can offer paramotor conversion training during the 10 days we are there. Sorry no hang gliders this time as I am only experienced in PG winching. If you don't have a tow rating we can do your training and sign you off. Andy Shaw may use this venue for his Thermal Chasers and may join us later in the week if so he is a HG winchman. The venue is one hour from Dune de Pyla if you like that sort of thing.