Freehold Airport & Windham High Peak, 7 AM

Nutmeg Soaring Association,

founded in 1956, is looking for enthusiastic new members age 13+.
We are a private, volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to teaching and enjoying the art, science and safety of flying sailplanes.

Many power pilots find that flying gliders is more interesting and intellectually challenging than flying power. We also offer ground and flight instruction for transitioning power pilots.


 
For the 2010 season we are offering;

30-Day Nutmeg Soaring Club Membership, $295

• 30 Day Nutmeg Soaring Club Full Membership.
• Free instructonal flights by our FAA licenced instructors.
• Free 1 Year SSA membership + 12 monthly issues SOARING magazine.
  
• Free Flight logbook.

And NO, you don't need any previous flying experience to join.
Our FAA licenced instructors will make you feel at home up there in the sky while teaching you the art of flying overlooking the beautiful Catskill mountains.
You can fly as much as you like during the membership period. Again the instructional flights are included, however the same tow-fees do apply as for all regular members.

Our instructors do well with those new to flying, as well as transitioning power pilots.  See some of the Youtube videos from our instructors:

Joy of Flying Gliders:
1.  How do you get the glider up in the air?
2. If the wind stops, do you have to land?
3. Is it peaceful flying a glider?
4. How does the pilot control the speed of the glider ?(Hint: it's not with an accelerator pedal.)

For Membership information, please contact;

Tom Albrecht (NY)     518-239-6952
Betty Boyce (CT)        203-393-1225





Freehold Airport is located 0.7 miles west of Freehold, New York 12431 on County Road 67 -- about 30 miles south of Albany, 15 miles northwest of Catskill and 15 miles north of Hunter Mountain

Our airport has a 2275-foot long blacktop runway, with a 600-foot over-run at both ends.  Soaring is interesting, since we can soar over the northern Catskill Mountains. Windham High Peak (5 miles south of us) with its 3550-foot elevation generates enough lift to keep us aloft even on days when other area gliding sites are on the ground.

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