Gordon Wingate at 26 in Colorado Springs, January 1982 in a WWII-surplus diluter demand O2 rig. I got my altitude diamond in just over an hour at a Black Forest wave camp right after I got my private. Very exciting but not very challenging. I rode a glassy-smooth elevator at 1,400 fpm to almost 30,000’ then opened the dive brakes and came back quick so the next person could get theirs.
Sharing our beautiful place with nature :)
Photo credit to Kyle Ostlind
Meet the latest family members…..please keep your distance!
Also, Craig Shoemaker and Patrick Heer finished strong receiving their Private Glider License at the same weekend. CONGRATLATIONS to both of you!
Both show with their DPE Burt Compton. GHSA on a roll… THE place to get your glider license!
We are proud to announce another addition to our CFI TEAM. Congratulations Pablo!!!
Pablo Gonzalez (l) shown with Burt Compton (r) his DPE who came all the way from Marfa.
Congratulations Simon Reynolds soloing on this hot afternoon at GHSA!
Simon (l) with Gordon (r) his instructor
This Sunday was the day for Simon! After coming out diligently on nearly every Saturday and Sunday through a very windy Spring Simon made his first 3 solo flights yesterday! He's been ready for a while and everything came together. Now the real learning begins!
Workday Fun! Taking good care of our airplanes....!
Thanks, you all for your support!
New fuel tanks installed on the pad! YEAH!
Diesel pump and roof are next to be installed…..!
Thanks a lot Ken and David C.
Congratulations Amir Passing Your CFI-G Check Ride!
Today Amir Rashkan (r) completed his CFI-G training successfully meeting his DPE Tony Condon (l) in Wichita, KS.
Stressing Safe Operations With Less Runway Available!
Gordon W. (CFI-G) reviewed save operations with everybody during the May membership meeting we practiced afterwards during the day. Special thanks to the ground crew and dispatcher of the day managing safely intro, instruction and private pilot flights. Another great day ar GHSA with 23 flights total.
Annual Instructor Meeting! Exchanging experiences and discussing our instruction focus for safe and effective operations in the 2025 soaring season.
From left to right: Mike, Michael, Stefan, Uwe, Gordon, Jay, and Tim (Not shown are: Philippe, Dale, Dan, and Manolo)