Minden is hosting a Wave Camp this year that will focus on getting pilots to travel along the Sierras. The event will last from April 11 to April 18. Each flying day will include weather, operations, and safety briefs. Each day will include ground school covering basic methods for entering the wave and safety precautions. Guest speakers on advanced topics will include World Altitude Record Holders (Jim Payne and Tim Gardner) and OLC World Distance Records Holder (Gordon Boettger).

• Welcome and Outline
  Introduction to Mountain Wave Basics
  Tow pilot perspectives
  Glider perspectives – Tow – First Thermal
  Early lessons learned
  Flying wave on the Carson Range
  Safety aspects of the Carson Range wave
  Wave pitfalls and exiting the wave
  Using clouds for wave location
  What to do when the gap closes
  Skysight wave forecast on board
  Club checkouts
  Thermal flights
  Wave flights
  Meet the Reaper
  Oxygen Use
  Cross-wind operations
  Mountain wave advanced concepts
  Effects of high altitude on the glider
  Glider upsets and how to deal with them
  The wave went nuclear now what do I do?
  Icing, attitude indicator, loss of air data
  Western California wave flying
  Sierra Wave Accidents
  Wing loading, ballast, glider performance
  High Altitude vs the glider, TAS, flutter
  Solo wave flying vs two-place flying
  Hydraulic Jump
  Flying
  OLC and WeGlide wave points flying
  SSA Badges
  FAR’s and ATC communications
  Sports Aviation Foundation Dinner
  Building a Clear Panel for your glider
  Bail out procedures
  3000 K in wave
  Wave in the SE USA
  Wave in South America
  Front Range wave
  Minden to Dodge City KS
  Historical Sierra Wave Flights
  Flarm, ADSB, traffic avoidance

The daily schedule will be 9AM to 4PM, adjusted in real-time based on the weather.  For instance, if April 11^th is a day with a wave, the minimum briefing will be the daily operations and safety briefings with just need-to-know information.

Cost will be $350, including the $100 MSC membership.  Rentals, tows, and instruction are extra.  Pilots will be encouraged to bring their own gliders, but if wave-inexperienced, we will get them up in a 2-place first.

We will post an application form here.