Updated Schedule
for the
2009 Western Workshop

Here is the updated schedule for the Labor Day ESA event at Mountain Valley Airport.   Note the change in the Sunday evening speaker – Mike Redman will be speaking on “The Rebirth of Rhonbussard Serial #50” and the Rhonbussard will be here for all to see!   

Hope to see many of you!  Please share this with anyone who might be interested.   No pre-registration required.

Janice Armstrong

Experimental Soaring Association 2009 Western Workshop

Friday evening Sept.  4 – Monday Sept.  7, 2009 (Labor Day Weekend)

Mountain Valley Airport (L94), Tehachapi, California

RSVP and Pre-registration not required –just come and register at the door

Registration will be $18 for the whole workshop, or $10 per day

NOTES: 

• For Potluck BBQs – bring meat and drink for yourself, and something to share.  Utensils, plates, cups, etc provided
• For Saturday night auction – donations of items gratefully accepted – clean out your workshop and bring that white elephant, which might be someone else’s treasure…

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Friday Sept 4 –

5:30PM - Potluck BBQ Dinner at the Byard Hangar  (see “notes” above)

Saturday Sept 5 – Registration in Armstrong Hangar,  Lectures in Byard Hangar

8:30-9:20AM – Dan Armstrong –Low Cost Soaring

9:30-10:20 – Mike Sandlin – Airchair Progress

10:30-11:20 – Dean Sigler – Late Breaking Electric Motor Developments

11:30-12:20PM – Al Bowers – Technical Contributions of Soaring to Aeronautics

1:30-2:20 – Dan Howell – In search of 1 Foot/Second Sink Rate

2:30-3:20 – Brien Seeley – CAFÉ Progress

3:30-4:20 – Greg Cole – Perlan Project:  Sailplane Design for 90,000 Ft

4:30-5:20 – Jack Norris – Propellers in Hindsite

5:30PM – Potluck BBQ Dinner at the Byard Hangar (see “notes” above)

7:15PM – Auction – Les King, Auctioneer – bring stuff to donate!

Sunday Sept  6 – Registration in Armstrong Hangar, Lectures in Byard Hangar

8:30-9:20AM – Phil Barnes – Airfoil Geometry and Analysis

9:30 – 10:20 – Taras Kiceniuk – Perpetual Sailplane Progress

10:30-11:20 – Bob Gaines - The National Soaring Museum and Petrel Project

11:30-12:20PM –Ray Morgan -  Solar Powered Altitude Record

1:30-2:20 – Reserved for international guest

2:30-3:20 – Bob Kuykendall – All Parts, No Charts

3:30-4:20 – Murry Rozansky – Title to be determined

4:30-5:20 – Leo Benetti-Longhini – News from Alisport

5:30PM – Potluck BBQ Dinner at the Byard Hangar (see “notes” above)

7:15PM – “Dessert is on Us” – Free dessert and a presentation by Mike Redman titled “The Rebirth of Rhonbussard Serial #50”

Monday September 7 – Business Meeting at 9:30AM if we are unable to squeeze it in during the prior two days

Comments or questions – Contact Dan and Janice Armstrong, in Tehachapi – 661-821-0346 or armstronghagen@sbcglobal.net.  

See you in beautiful Tehachapi!!!!

Lodging (All area codes are 661).   Not all motels are listed.

• Camping is available at Mountain Valley Airport (arrange with Jane Barrett at Skylark North, 822-5267) or at area campgrounds, including Indian Hills Campground  - 822-6613
• RV Park right on the Mountain Valley Airport grounds – 822-1313
• La Quinta (formerly TraveLodge) – closest – 500 Steuber Road – 823-8000
• Holiday Inn Express – 901 Capital Hills Pkwy – 822-9837
• Best Western Country Park Hotel – 420 W. Tehachapi Blvd – 823-1800
• Best Western Mountain Inn – 418 W. Tehachapi Blvd – 822-5591
• Golden Hills Motel – 22561 Woodford-Tehachapi Rd – 822-4488

Mountain Valley Airport’s street address is 16334 Harris Road, Tehachapi, California.     It is located at the southeast end of the Tehachapi Valley.   It is just off Highline Road, and is between Steuber Road and Dennison Road.  

To arrange tows, instruction or  sailplane rides, contact Skylark North, 661-822-5267.