Subscribe to the schedule for a weekly reminder
- Click on the “subscribe” link at the top right corner
- Select the first option “weekly email” and enter your name and email address and click “subscribe”
- Logon to Trumba
- click on Field Manager Name on the desired date
- Change the name, or type "Ops Canceled"
- Click OK to save. If asked, make sure to select the option to change only this event and not future events.
Students - Email instructors listed on our calendar in orange (see calendar tab).
Intro lessons - email norcalsoaring@gmail.com
Schedule a Lesson
Reserve a Glider (when flying as solo student or licensed pilot)
(For more detailed instructions with screen shots see how_to_book_a_glider_on_trumba.pdf)
Setup Trumba Calendar Notifications
Add your email to the NCSA calendar notifications list.
Intro lessons - email norcalsoaring@gmail.com
Schedule a Lesson
- View the NCSA calendar (first tab above)
- Instructors names are in orange
- Email the instructor you'd like to fly with
- Do this a week in advance, no more than two weeks in advance
- Monitor your email, they will email out the day's schedule at least a day in advance
- Monitor your email, if issues arise they may affect or cancel the day's operations
- Bring cash or check to pay your instructor. Each instructor charges slightly different rates, feel free to ask ahead of time.
- (you do not need to also reserve the glider, the instructor will have done that for the day)
Reserve a Glider (when flying as solo student or licensed pilot)
(For more detailed instructions with screen shots see how_to_book_a_glider_on_trumba.pdf)
- click on www.trumba.com
- Click on the sign in link on the right corner and enter username (ncsamain@gmail.com), 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.
- 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.
- Click on the +ADD link on the date you want to reserve.
- In the description field enter your name and the glider you want to reserve.
- Enter the location (optional).
- Enter the start time and duration.
- Enter additional information in the Notes field (optional).
- Check the "A - operations" box on the right under "Also show on"
- Ignore the rest of the fields and click OK.
- Your reservation is done.
Setup Trumba Calendar Notifications
Add your email to the NCSA calendar notifications list.
- Go to the NCSA calendar
- Click on the “subscribe” link at the top right corner of the calendar.
- Select the first option “weekly email” and enter your name and email address and click “subscribe”.
Byron AWOS: (925)634-0906
RASP:
Byron RASP
Norcal Coast RASP
Diablo RASP
Hollister RASP
Sierra Nevada RASP
Reno Area RASP
Sierra RASP
BLIPMAPs:
NAM Blipmap
Blipmap Univiewer
Blipspot
Diablo Blipspot
Skysight:
Skysight
Byron Weather:
NWS Forecast - National Weather Service forecast for San Francisco Bay Area
GEOS-West Satellite
Oakland Sounding - Oakland Sounding
Diablo Winds - Windfinder (NOAA 1-925-838-9225) )
Bay Area Winds - Bay Area Winds
Byron Current Weather
Sierra Weather:
Reno Soaring Forecast - Reno Soaring Forecast
Slide Mountain Winds - DRI Slide Mountain weather station readings. Good indicator for wave conditions.
RASP:
Byron RASP
Norcal Coast RASP
Diablo RASP
Hollister RASP
Sierra Nevada RASP
Reno Area RASP
Sierra RASP
BLIPMAPs:
NAM Blipmap
Blipmap Univiewer
Blipspot
Diablo Blipspot
Skysight:
Skysight
Byron Weather:
NWS Forecast - National Weather Service forecast for San Francisco Bay Area
GEOS-West Satellite
Oakland Sounding - Oakland Sounding
Diablo Winds - Windfinder (NOAA 1-925-838-9225) )
Bay Area Winds - Bay Area Winds
Byron Current Weather
Sierra Weather:
Reno Soaring Forecast - Reno Soaring Forecast
Slide Mountain Winds - DRI Slide Mountain weather station readings. Good indicator for wave conditions.
| Soaring Weather Forecasting for Dummies.ppt |
NCSA Rules and Checklists
Scholarships
SSA Scholarships info
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 NCSA Newsletter Archives
Safety Seminar - February 2006
Safety Seminar - February 2008
Safety Seminar - February 2009
Safety Seminar - February 2010
Safety Seminar - February 2011
Safety Seminar - February 2012
Safety Seminar - 2013
Safety Seminar 2016
Safety Seminar - January 2018
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Student Resources
Aircraft Manuals and documents
Aircraft Systems Documents
NCSA Awards and Accomplishments
Articles
Tow Pilot Documents
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Safety Seminar - 2021
| Safety Seminar 2021 |
| Byron Midair Anaylsis |
| Powerflarm |
SSA Sailplane Tracker
https://members.ssa.org/sailplanetracker/default.asp
OGN Sailplane Tracker
https://puretrack.io/?l=-40.974350&g=175.409000&z=5.0
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
PASCO Egg Capture Trophie
Where's the PASCO Egg?
Documents
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