These are primarily informational links of general interest out of the thousands of soaring links available on the Web. Many of them are an excellent start for worldwide web-soaring! Please respect copyright owners rights for these external links.
GENERAL INTEREST SOARING LINKS Soaring Sites in New York State
Top Ten Ways to Fail A Practical Test - An excellent animated training guide for soaring from veteran instructor Jim Burch.
Thirty Thousand Feet - This is a large directory of soaring related links, and an excellent place to start browsing the soaring web.
John Derstine's Scale Model Glider and Towplane Soaring Page - This link opens on the world of scale model soaring - including both scale model gliders and tow planes. These ships are not toys - especially the 1/4 scale series! John's excellent site details the activities of both local clubs and world-wide enthusiasts' organizations. Well illustrated and interesting.
Soaring Trader - On-line ads for sailplanes and gear, sponsored by Agile Graphics.
Sailplane Racing Association - A solid link to the SRA ... and beyond.
United States Hang Glider Association - Comprehensive site about our sister sport of hang gliding.
United States Ultralight Association - Links to a growing part of modern soaring.
Soaring Association of Canada - All about Soaring with our good neighbors to the North.
Vintage Sailplane Association - Visit the official homepage of the VSA, whose members foster the appreciation of and perpetuate the skills for restoration, maintenance, flying and display of vintage soaring aircraft.
Soaring Society of America - Presented by the SSA, the national soaring organization in the United States. Many features, including worldwide links to many other soaring pages, both private and commercial.
National Soaring Museum - Presented by the National Soaring Museum in Elmira, NY, this page details the exhibits, programs, events, and historical records of the NSM. An excellent link.
www.upstatelist.com - This is a calendar list of Upstate NY aviation events, including safety seminars, fly-in breakfasts, club and business events, airport events, soaring & ultralight events, airshows, model plane and rocket info, etc.
Elmira Area Civil Air Patrol - Serving Chemung and Schuyler Counties of Upstate New York, the local Civil Air Patrol squadron provides aerial search, rescue and disaster relief services, as well as character and skills-building youth programs.
IGC/FAI - Presented by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, the soaring body which sanctions international soaring contests.
Bob Wander's Soaring Books - An impressive reading list here, on all aspects of soaring.
Landings Soaring Home Page - A robust soaring web page, sponsored by Landings, Inc. Dr. Gunther Eichhorn created the first soaring mega-website, which included even the SSA's first webpages. The SSA now has their own website, but Gunther's soaring pages are still worth their weight in gold to the soaring community.
E-mail Addresses for SSA Members - A list of e-mail addresses of SSA members who have registered with the SSA server. This link includes a form to add your name, address, e-mail address, and interests to the master listing.
Sailplane Directory & Soaring Information - good soaring links sponsored by Ken Bowman of Texas A&M. Nice specs and photos of many sailplanes.
General Aviation Links - HHSC's General Aviation Link page.
Soaring USENET Links - HHSC's Usenet Link page, of bulletin board-style questions, answers related to soaring and other flying topics. You can post questions, etc., to the Usenet news groups (bulletin boards). Worldwide exposure!!
Turnpoint Repository - Huge repository of turnpoints for many soaring fields worldwide in both tabular form and as GPS download files. Also has imbedded links to roadmaps for most turnpoint sites. Includes Harris Hill turnpoints. Thanks to Roy and Sue McMaster and the SSA for this one.
Finger Lakes Soaring - An active soaring club located nearby in Dansville, New York.
Triple Cities Soaring Society - Another good upstate soaring club near Binghamton, NY.
Nutmeg Soaring - Visit our soaring friends at Nutmeg Soaring near Albany, NY.
Soaring Symposia Archive - Archive of excellent literature on soaring lore and technique. "Dedicated to making good pilots better." By Ed Byars and Bill Holbrook, and others.
FAI Declaration Form - Get a softcopy of the official FAI Declaration Form, courtesy of the SSA.
SSA Official Forms - Look here for all the forms for FAI official flights, SSA badges and awards.
SOARING OVERSEAS - A SAMPLER French Vintage Glider Association - This is a new site, and a very good one. It is bilingual and has links to many photo sites.
Vintage Glider Club of the Netherlands - A very nice page from some dedicated glider preservationists in Europe. Includes links to many vintage soaring groups across the world.
Gliding Club of Victoria, Benalla, Australia - This informative link provided by Vivienne Drew of this down-under club. Benalla was the site of the '87 World Championships, and is well know for good soaring.
Worldwide Soaring Sites - A huge page, detailing links to soaring clubs and sites throughout the world. Sponsored by Landings, Inc. A neat peek into soaring clubs around the world.
Newsgroups are simply bulletin boards, where users can post information, ask or answer questions, hold discussions on virtually thousands of topics. Since internet newsgroups are accessible world-wide, the discussions on them can be far-flung and intensely interesting.
We have included links to a few topical areas related to soaring and flying in general. If you would like to have others included, please contact the Webmaster.
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AirNav - AirNav provides free detailed aeronautical information on airports and navigational aids in the USA. They offer some fast database searches, allowing the pilot to retrieve information which may assist in flight planning.
The National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. This site includes the performance schedule for the astounding AV experience of the IMAX, a high-tech, panoramic camera/projection system with megawatt audio.
A fascinating site about the Wright Brothers and their peer inventors of the period. Terrific aviation history stuff! Includes a full-length, on-line book about the works of Glenn Curtiss.
An amazing aviation photo archive by Phil Callihan. Many hundreds of unusual photos, including interesting aircraft details: landing gears, instruments, engines. Included are helicopters, missiles, WW2, pre-WW2, and modern aircraft and spacecraft. Photo quality is superb.
Landings: General Aviation Home Page - A wide-ranging spectrum of the the world of aviation on the web, with commercial links, aviation-related associations as well as club flying.
Top Aviation Search Engines - Access to a huge number of government databases related to aviation, aircraft, certification, accidents, etc. Courtesy of Landings, Inc.
Newsgroup: Various rec.aviation Links - Bulletin Boards where you can sample opinions on various topics, ask (and answer) questions, and generally stay informed. You will see the names of people you know out there.
AOPA - Homepage of the Aircraft Owners and Pilot's Association.
Ballooning Federation of America - A link to the guys who were the first to fly.
United States Parachute Association - And these guys will always let you down easy.
Aeroweb Aviation Enthusiast's Corner - From Cuny Brooklyn. Hosts many links, including museums, national airshow calendar, aviation history.
EAA - Homepage of the Experimental Aircraft Association. Include links to the Oshkosh Airshow and Young Eagles flying program.
Global Plane Search - Worldwide index of ships for sale (mostly powered, some gliders).
Civil Air Patrol - National home page of the CAP.
Aviation Frequencies (as well as police, fire and everything else) in Chemung County. Courtesy of Jim Fordice.
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Sport Soaring Commissions, Regulations FAI - Presented by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, the soaring body which sanctions international soaring contests.
FAI Sporting Code - FAI rules governing the sport of international competitive soaring.
IGC - Presented by the FAI, the International Gliding Commission.
Declaration Form - Get a softcopy of the official FAI Declaration Form, courtesy of the SSA.
SSA Official Forms - Look here for all the forms for FAI official flights, SSA badges and awards.
U.S. Government Regulations and Resources Federal Aviation Administration
Rochester (NY) - Flight Standards District Office - Lots of helpful info for power and soaring pilots.
Downloadable Practical Test Standards - FAA-sourced Practical Test Standards for all Glider Ratings. Documents are provided in .PDF book format, so you need Adobe Acrobat to view them (see above),
FAR's (Federal Aviation Regulations) - Everyone's favorite nighttime reading; right from the source.
Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) Part 61 describes the FAA's rules about getting your soaring pilot's license. This piece addresses questions of age, testing, flight experience, etc.
National Transportation Safety Board
Office of Accident Investigation - Preliminary accident and incident reports.
Airmen's Directives (AD Notices) - (link not currently available)
Other Resources Airman's Information Manual (AIM) - (link not currently available)
METAR/TAF Reports - (link not currently available)
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