GBSC is proud to have in its club many wonderful and experienced pilots who volunteer their time to teach students to fly.
Introductory
Flights are available!
If you have always wondered what it's like to fly, a flight in a glider
is the easiest and most economical way to find out. Just visit our airport
on any pleasant weekend day and ask to speak to the Greater Boston Soaring
Club Senior Field Officer.
GBSC is very interested in bringing new people to the sport of soaring, and increasing the capabilities of its members. Therefore instruction is a major part of GBSC's operation. At least 10 club members are Certified Flight Instructors/Glider; they rotate weekend days, so each is "on duty" about one day every 5 weeks, (Instructor Schedule) but in practice several are often available on weekend days, so the club can handle more than one student at a time.
Flight instruction is offered to all GBSC members without charge. The GBSC has approximately 12 FAA licensed flight instructors capable of providing instruction at all levels. On each weekend day during the season, one instructor is assigned to provide instruction for the day. In practice, often more than one instructor will be on the field at any given time. Since a student is likely to fly with several different instructors, each GBSC student has a Glider Pilot Training Record that indicates, at a glance, the items that the student has mastered and what is left to be done. When this record, as well as the FAA required logbook, is handed to the instructor at the time of the lesson, it will immediately be known what needs to be worked on at any given time.
Instruction is scheduled on a "first come first served" basis. When you arrive at the field, sign up for a lesson. On busy days, lengthy waits are possible so it pays to arrive and sign up early. A student is normally charged fees for the aero tow and for the use of the glider. There is no charge for the instruction. In order to encourage early flights, the club waives the glider usage fee and charges only for the aero tow for lessons launched before noon.
The length of a lesson varies greatly - depending on the weather. If soaring conditions are minimal or non-existent, a flight from a 3,000 foot aero tow may last 15 to 18 minutes. However, if soaring conditions exist, a lesson might last for an hour or more and may reach altitudes in excess of 10,000 feet (all from a 3,000 foot tow). This is what soaring is all about!
If you have any questions about flight instruction at GBSC, please send email to a GBSC Flight Instructor.
If you plan to fly with us, you'll need to read the
GBSC Rules and Regulations Book
[pdf format].
Students reporting for instruction should have with them, at the time of the lesson, their logbook and their "Glider Pilot Training Record".
Solo students are reminded that they are required by FAR 61.87(m)(3)
to have, in their logbook, an instructor endorsement within the last 90
days. It is also club policy for student solo pilots to fly with a club
instructor atleast once every 5 flights. Also, our insurance policy prohibits
student solo flight unless there is a certified glider flight instructor
present at the field.
Instructor Field Duty Schedule for 2003:
Instructors are requested to be on the field by 10AM on their assigned day. Please insist that your student have in his/her posession, at the time of the lesson, their "Glider Pilot Training Record" in addition to their logbook.
| July 4, 2003 | Rosenberg Paavola |
| July 5, 2003 | Gaisford |
| July 6, 2003 | Vandiver |
| July 12, 2003 | Johnson Witkin |
| July 13, 2003 | Batson Parrish |
| July 19, 2003 | Watson |
| July 20, 2003 | Wren Batson |
| July 26, 2003 | Hansman |
| July 27, 2003 | Paavola |
| August 2, 2003 | Johnson |
| August 3, 2003 | Rosenberg |
| August 9, 2003 | Gaisford |
| August 10, 2003 | Parrish Vandiver |
| August 16, 2003 | Wren |
| August 17, 2003 | Batson |
| August 23, 2003 | Witkin |
| August 24, 2003 | Rosenberg |
| August 30, 2003 | Gaisford |
| August 31, 2003 | Batson |
| September 1, 2003 | Vandiver |
| September 6, 2003 | Sterling Fair - airport closed |
| September 7, 2003 | Sterling Fair - airport closed |
| September 13, 2003 | Watson Parrish |
| September 14, 2003 | Moysey Rosenberg |
| September 20, 2003 | Wren Verhulst |
| September 21, 2003 | Newman Witkin |
| September 27, 2003 | Johnson Paavola |
| September 28, 2003 | Parrish Moysey |
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