Sept 12-Carnation Farm 11 am to 3 pm

The Seattle Area Soaring Society (SASS) invites you to join them for the club's Second Annual Open House, held at their club field at Carnation Farm September 12^th from 11 am until 3 pm. SASS club members will be available to share their passion of various aspects of radio controlled soaring. Watch as model gliders of all sizes and levels of technology are put through their paces-riding thermals to the limits of vision and brought back to earth with precise control. Hand launch, winch launch and electric assist gliders will be flying, club trainer airplanes will be available and a BBQ lunch will be provided.

Please join us for an afternoon of flying model gliders.

Tom Evans Memorial August 7-8 2010

Written by Adam Weston
Friday, 13 August 2010 08:04
Well, the weather gods didn't look at the historical trends that say this is one of the driest weekends in Seattle... It rained and rained and rained some more. HOWEVER, those of us who live in the NW know that if you wait for it to stop raining, you aren't going to get much done. So, despite a light sprinkle at 11am we got 2 rounds in Saturday morning with 14 contestants. Then as the rain picked up, we broke for lunch which stretched for an hour or so before it let up enough to get a round of AULD before we had to shut down again. We handed out the FANTASTIC door prizes from Soaring USA and made plans to get an early start on Sunday.
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Wing Tips

Written by Larry Eich
Wednesday, 12 May 2010 22:06
Sass put its first Wing Tips Clinic on May 8 at Old Carnation Farm. This was a 4 hour event that focused on helping pilots improve their fundamental soaring skills. We had a total of 7 students and 7 coaches and several people that showed up just to help the event run smoothly. We could not have asked for better weather: mid 60's temp, sunny and the lift was incredible. Students worked on skills such as winch launching, thermaling techniques, landing approaches/patterns and plane setup.
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SASS June 26 Thermal Duration Contest

Written by Seth Arlow
Thursday, 22 July 2010 16:28
Anyone who has flown a contest knows that a few minutes’ separation in launching times can make the difference between making your time with ease, and sinking out like a rock, not to mention gusts blowing through the landing zone when you’re on final! F3J removes that element from the equation: pilots in each group launch at the same time, have identical tasks, fly in the same air, and, if they make it, land at the same time.
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Three Local Teenagers Make the F3J World Cup Team

Written by Sherman Knight

[Seattle, Washington] Over the weekend, three local teenagers competed in Denver Colorado for a chance to fly in the World Championships that will be held in France in 2010. The competition known as F3J, involves the flying of remote control sailplanes, aircraft without engines that must thermal like an eagle to gain altitude.

There are a total of three pilots on the Junior Team and after three days of competition, all three of the USA Junior team pilots are from the greater Seattle area. These three local junior pilots will be representing the USA in 2010. The three pilots are;