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News

The ASA Board of Directors will submit a nomination for Pete Williams to be inducted into the SSA Hall of Fame. More...

The Parowan 2008 Soaring camp is currently full, but there is a waiting list. More....

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The ASA

ASA, Inc. is a non-profit organization founded to encourage the design, development and safe use of self-launching and sustainer engine sailplanes to advance the art of soaring by promoting:

• Participation in World, National, and Regional championships
• Mutual exchange of safe flying procedures, servicing, repair and maintenance information
• The establishment of Soaring Records
• The development of friendly relations between U.S. and foreign pilots who fly self-launching and sustainer engine sailplanes

Membership is open to anyone interested in powered sailplanes. A newsletter is published bi-monthly (back issues are available from Publications or on-line).

USA: $20 - 1 year; $38 - 2 year; $55 - 3 year

International:

• with email delivery of the bulletin: $20 - 1 year; $38 - 2 year; $55 - 3 year (same as USA)
• with postal delivery of the bulletin: $25 - 1 year; $48 - 2 year; $70 - 3 year
  

Please print out and fill in the membership application form if you are a new member.

Dues are payable in US currency to ASA. Send dues to:

ASA, Inc.
c/o Brian Utley
Membership Chairman
9541 Virginia Avenue So.
Bloomington, MN 55438

ASA with permission of Charm Williams is re-publishing Pete Williams definitive book on Self Launch Motor Gliders. This DVD has the complete book, cover to cover, as well as an added bonus of every ASA newsletter ever printed through the fall of 2007. You can get your copy for only $14.95 + $4.05 in postage/handling by sending a check to: ASA - Pete Williams DVD c/o Eric Greenwell 222 Thayer Dr Richland, WA 99352

• Operation guides
• Survey results: Safety, pilot/owner, Accidents, Repairs
  
• Flying the DG 400, A Pilot's Introduction - by Pete Williams
• Basic guide for the DG 400 - 24 pages (5.5 x 8 size)
• Back issues of newsletter (6 times per year)
  
• Printed copies: check the order form
•  Almost all issues are available on-line for downloading and searches
  
• And other publications
  

Soaring Magazine The official magazine of the Soaring Society of America (SSA)
Gliding and Motorgliding International An online magazine by the SSA

	A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation - 3rd Edition (56 pages) - by Eric Greenwell. Go to the description and download page (Downloaded over 6400 times by Mar. 2008).
	Why Own a Powered Sailplane? and some of what's involved - by Eric Greenwell Motorglider Accident Report by Tom Seim (DG 400)

Condition Inspection Guides

A "condition inspection" is the experimentally licensed aircraft's equivalent of an annual inspection for certificated aircraft. This guide can serve as a model for your motorglider's inspection. Note: these are not "official" documents.

• Schmepp-Hirth Ventus CM  (MS Word format) by Dave Noyes.
• Schleicher ASH 26 E (MS Word format) by Eric Greenwell.
  

Need training or endorsements? These people replied to my search for CFIGs that can give motorglider training and endorsements. Please contact them to discuss your situation.

If you find someone who is NOT on the list, please, please, have them contact me so I can add them to the list.

ASA Motorglider Nationals - canceled permanently

"The ASA board accepted my recommendation that we no longer hold a National Motorglider contest. The integration into the FAI and Sports class competitions has provided a good alternative to our contest. The Malcolm D. Stevenson Trophy will be presented to the highest placing motorglider at the 18 Meter Nationals. 

Rick Howell
ASA Competition Board Chairman - March 2005

Other competition notes

Motorgliders can compete in any class they fit into as a glider, but (rarely) they may not be allowed to use their engine for launching. You should check the current rules of the class you are interested in, and contact the organization putting on the contest of there is any doubt.