On-Line Contest - The OLC is a worldwide master catalog of soaring flights, both competitive and recreational. This link will show you flights from the current year submitted by HHSC pilots. Interactive maps and detailed technical information are provided for each flight.
New York State Soaring Records - Provided and maintained by Roy McMaster (updated 06/02/08). This is a PDF file.
Snowbird Contest at Harris Hill - The Snowbird is an annual contest event held at Harris Hill over the Thanksgiving Weekend. It began in 1939, under the urging of the Schweizer Brothers and continues today. There is an excellent piece written by Paul Schweizer about the beginnings of the competition and some highlights over the years. There is also a description of the contest's rules, and the annual winners.
Boomerang Trophy - The Region 3 Boomerang Trophy is a "capture-the-flag" style of trophy. Starting at their home field, any soaring enthusiast who is a member of Soaring Region 3 can land at the gliderport of another club then in possession of the Boomerang, and that club must turn over the wooden trophy and its log book. In the logboook are the comments, notes and reminiscences of previous pilots' Boomerang exploits. The pilot now taking possession gains the right to place his Boomerang Trophy Story in the log book, and to hold onto the Trophy until another competitor comes to snatch it. The Trophy fosters cross-country soaring and friendly competition among clubs.
HHSC Cross Country Soaring Contest - Rules and Contest Description for HHSC Cross Country Soaring Contest. This is an informal, but exciting HHSC competition, held each summer.
SSA/FAI Silver Badge - The SSA Silver Badge is awarded to pilots who achieve three individual and diverse tasks: 1) An altitude gain of 1000m (3281 feet) after dropping off tow; 2) a straight line, one-way flight of at least 50 km (31.1 miles) to a landing point; and 3) a non-stop duration flight of 5 hours or more. The tasks may be flown as individual flights or combined into one or two flights. For more information see this SSA/FAI Silver Badge brochure, which includes declaration forms and rules.
The 1998 1-26 Championships at Harris Hill - The return of this championship to Harris Hill was a dramatic event, even with the poor weather.
The Aerotow '98 large scale model glider (and towplane) event drew competitors from many countries. It is well documented photographically by the German team.
Annual HHSC Awards - Customarily awarded at the Saturday NSM banquet following the Snowbird Contest in November
Outstanding Senior Member Award - Presented to Senior members for outstanding service and contribution.
Speckman Outstanding Junior Member Award - Presented to Junior members for outstanding service and contribution.
Joseph C. Lincoln Memorial Award - Presented for outstanding writing about soaring topics.
Bernie Carris Award -Presented to eligible Junior members who accomplish their FAI Silver 5 hour Endurance badges.
Joe Scott (Missing Man Memorial) Fund - Presented to eligible Junior members who accomplish their FAI Silver Altitude and Distance badges. Award is presented in memory of departed pilots and soaring enthusiasts.
Christian Jansen Award - Presented for outstanding achievement in cross-country soaring activities.
Tom Smith Memorial Snowbird Team Trophy - Presented for the highest scoring family team at the annual Snowbird Contest.
Tom Smith Memorial Trophy for Region III - Presented to the Most Improved soaring pilot (comparing first day score to last day score) for the annual Region III soaring competition. This award has been retired.
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05/09/2010