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Students - Email instructors listed on our calendar in yellow (first tab above here)
Intro lessons - email [email protected]


Schedule a Lesson
  1. View the calendar (first tab above)
  2. Instructors names are in yellow
  3. Email the instructor you'd like to fly with
  4. Do this a week in advance, no more than two weeks in advance
  5. Monitor your email, they will email out the day's schedule at least a day in advance
  6. Monitor your email, if issues arise they may affect or cancel the day's operations
  7. Bring cash or check to pay your instructor. Each instructor charges slightly different rates, feel free to ask ahead of time.
  8. (you do not need to also reserve the glider, the instructor will have done that for the day)
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Reserve a Glider

  1. click on www.trumba.com
  2. Click on the sign in link on the right corner and enter username ([email protected]), and password "blanik" (a type of glider). If you check the automatically sign in and your browser accept cookies you will only need to do this step once.
  3. In the left pan look for the glider you want to reserve (under Other Calendars/Airplanes) and click on the glider name. This will open up the reservation page for this glider.
  4. Click on the +ADD link on the date you want to reserve.
  5. In the description field enter your name and the glider you want to reserve.
  6. Enter the location (optional).
  7. Enter the start time and duration.
  8. Enter additional information in the Notes field (optional).
  9. Check the "A - operations" box on the right under "Also show on"
  10. Ignore the rest of the fields and click OK.
  11. Your reservation is done.
Byron AWOS: (925)634-0906

RASP.nfshost
Norcal Coast RASP
Diablo RASP

Hollister RASP
Sierra Nevada
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BLIPMAPs:

NAM Blipmap 
Norcal RASPs
Byron RASP
Reno Area RASP
Sierra RASP 
Blipmap Univiewer 
Blipspot 
Diablo Blipspot

Byron Weather:
NWS Forecast - National Weather Service forecast for San Francisco Bay Area 
Area Forecast Discussion - Area forecast discussion for San Francisco Bay Area 
1km Satellite - 1km Satellite of Western U.S. 
Reno Satellite - Reno Satellite 
Oakland Sounding - Oakland Sounding 
Diablo Winds - NOAA measurement of winds at Mt. Diablo (1-925-838-9225) 
Mt. Diablo Weather - Weather as measured at Mt. Diablo summit 
Mallory Ridge Weather - Weather and wind as measured at Mallory Ridge overlooking Los Vaqueros Reservoir (radio towers) 
Bay Area Winds - Bay Area Winds 
Animated Wind - Animated Bay Area Wind (requires Java) 
Byron Current Weather - Byron current weather from Weather Underground 
Byron Color Satellite - Byron color satellite from Weather Underground

Sierra Weather:
Reno Soaring Forecast - Reno Soaring Forecast 
Slide Mountain Winds - DRI Slide Mountain weather station readings. Good indicator for wave conditions. 
Reno Forecast Discussion - Forecast Discussion for Reno area

NCSA Rules and Checklists 

Field Manager Checklist
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NCSA Flight Rules
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Crew Chief Responsibilities
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Welcome New Members
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Tips for New Students.docx
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Scholarships

cunningham-scholarship-application.pdf
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​PASCO Scholarship
Kolstad Award College Scholarship
Bultman Youth Flight Scholarship
Cadet Youth Flight Scholarship
Michael Wallace Scholarship

Additional scholarship opportunities for female glider pilots: WSPA Scholarships 

Yahoo Discussion Archive

Yahoo Discussion Group - Archive
Yahoo Discussion Group - Files
Yahoo Discussion Group - Photos

​NCSA Newsletter Archives

jan2002buzzard.pdf
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jul2002buzzard.pdf
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nov2002buzzard.pdf
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Safety Seminar - February 2006

Safety seminar 2006 - opening presentation
File Size: 70 kb
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Density altitude effects at high altitude airports
File Size: 70 kb
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Glider instrumentation - Buzz Graves
File Size: 119 kb
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Stalls spins - Human factors in accident prevention - Monique Weil
File Size: 427 kb
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Safe cross-country soaring from Byron - Ramy Yanetz
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Wings and SSA badges - Dave Cunningham
File Size: 92 kb
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Safety Seminar - February 2008

safe_xc_soaring_from_byron_-_ramy_yanetz.ppt
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NCSA Safety meeting quiz - Dave Cunningham
File Size: 1261 kb
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Safety Talk - Complacency - Richard Pearl
File Size: 50 kb
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Wx info and checkride observations - Dan Gudgel
File Size: 7747 kb
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wings_information.doc
File Size: 36 kb
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Safety Seminar - February 2009

First aid on the flight line - Annette Chavez Fountain
File Size: 253 kb
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NCSA Flight Rules Quiz - Monique Weil
File Size: 253 kb
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​Safety Seminar - February 2010

ncsa ground operations and field manager responsibilities-bill levinson.ppt
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everything you wanted to know about airspace - mike voie.ppt
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High altitude wave flight considerations - Mike Voie
File Size: 1272 kb
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The Civil Air Patrol cadet glider program - Region 11 pt 1 - Bob Semans
File Size: 1272 kb
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The Civil Air Patrol cadet glider program - Region 11 pt 1 - Bob Semans
File Size: 297 kb
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Safety Seminar - February 2011

Decision Making for XC and wave soaring from Byron
File Size: 1305 kb
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visually_guided_attention_and_flying_-_maja_djurisic.ppt
File Size: 1942 kb
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byron_wx_seminar_-_harry_fox.ppt
File Size: 2975 kb
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Safety Seminar - February 2012

Wave Soaring from Byron - by Ramy Yanetz
File Size: 2339 kb
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the_civil_air_patrol_glider_program_-_bob_semans.pptx
File Size: 3532 kb
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Safety Seminar - 2013​

blipmap-for-dummies.ppt
File Size: 1926 kb
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Safety Seminar 2016

xc_flight_planning_from_byron.pptx
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Safety Seminar - January 2018

safety_presentation_-_john_scott.pdf
File Size: 1781 kb
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powerflarm_and_adsb_-_ramy_yanetz.pptx
File Size: 452 kb
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Documents and Aircraft Manuals

NCSA Syllabus Nov 6 2018
File Size: 30 kb
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`How to tie down gliders
File Size: 289 kb
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sgs_126_manual.pdf
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grob-flight-manual.pdf
File Size: 614 kb
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grob_g-103-c-twiniii-acro-poh.pdf
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cambridge_gps_nav_manual.pdf
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kp_weight_and_balance.pdf
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g103_rigging_and_de-rigging.pdf
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powerflarm portable manual v3.41_en.pdf
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n132ss_system_documentation.pdf
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n132ss_equipment_list.pdf
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n132ss_checklist.pdf
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g102_flight_manual.pdf
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l-13_blanik_tow_hook_issue.pdf
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l-13_blanik_type_certificate.pdf
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l-13_blanik_ev_w_b.pdf
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l-13_blanik_flight_manual.pdf
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​NCSA Awards and Accomplishments

NSCA Awards 2007
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NCSA Awards 2008
File Size: 54 kb
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NCSA Awards 2009
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NCSA Awards 2010
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NCSA Awards 2012
File Size: 7303 kb
File Type: pdf
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NCSA Awards 2013
File Size: 5677 kb
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NCSA Awards 2016
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NCSA Awards 2017
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​Articles and Online Courses

Pre-solo Exam
File Size: 87 kb
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Bruno Gantenbrink: Safety Comes First
tying-down-gliders__1_.doc
File Size: 289 kb
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Wing Runner Online Course
Pilot Induced Oscillations and Grobs
presentation_on_judgement.pdf
File Size: 13125 kb
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thermal-camp-2009_-_paul_mcdonald.pdf
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Glider Quiz (gliderdemo/passpass)
SSA Sailplane Tracker​
https://www.ssa.org/sailplanetracker/default.asp

Turnpoints
GPS Turnpoints - Files formatted for downloading and importing into your programs and Google Earth

​Online Contest (OLC)
OLC - USA - Daily results
NCSA Flights - All flights by NCSA members
Byron Flights - All flights from Byron

SPOT
SPOT Tracking Page - NCSA pilots with SPOT Tracking devices

PASCO Egg Capture Trophie
Where's the PASCO Egg?​​

Documents

byron_wx_seminar_-_harry_fox.ppt
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safe_xc_soaring_from_byron_-_powerpoint_presentation_by_ramy_yanetz.ppt
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cross_country_flying_out_of_byron_-_westwind_article_by_ramy_yanetz.doc
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byron_cross_country_info_-_ramy_yanetz.doc
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byron_to_avenal_flight_planning_-_ramy_yanetz.doc
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byron_to_avenal_flight_planning_-_glideplan_sectional_map.jpg
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landing_off_field_-_kai_gertsen.pdf
File Size: 383 kb
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Decision Making for XC and wave soaring from Byron
File Size: 1305 kb
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Introduction to XC soaring - Kai Gertsen.pdf
File Size: 432 kb
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beyond_tracy_-_tom_anklam.pdf
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Wave soaring from Byron - Ramy Yanetz
File Size: 2339 kb
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blipmap-for-dummies.ppt
File Size: 1926 kb
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XC flight planning from Byron - Ramy Yanetz
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