The Ultralight-Sport Pilots of America Newsletter

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1 Page 1 of 7 pg. 1 The Ultralight-Sport Pilots of America Newsletter Published monthly by the Ultralight-Sport Pilots of America, Perris Airport, Perris, CA Website: wwwultralightsquadron.org December 2018 USA OFFICERS MIKE PORTER President (714) BOB BAKER Vice-President (951) JIM FARTHING Secretary (760) JOHN MOCK Treasurer (714) Make checks out to: EVUPA Mail dues to: 1216 W Wilshire Av Fullerton, CA BRYAN HARMON Sergeant At Arms (714) JIM FARTHING Ultralog Editor RICHARD LEFEBVRE Webmaster

2 Ultralight-Sport Pilots of America December 2018 Page 2 of 7 ULTRALIGHT AND SPORT PILOTS OF AMERICA USUA CLUB #005, PERRIS, CALIFORNIA MINUTES OF THE MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING November 3, 2018 The Secretary, Jim Farthing, called the meeting to order at 10:20 AM. Officers present are John Mock Treasurer, and Bryan Harmon, Sergeant-At-Arms. Absent Board members are Mike Porter and Bob Baker. Bryan led the Pledge of Allegiance and called for a Moment of Silence for those no longer with us. Individual introductions were made by members and guests. Visitors: Erik Delf, hang glider and PPG (powered paraglider) pilot; and Doug Hay Cessna 1500 driver were present. OFFICER REPORTS Secretary: Welcomed members and guests and called for a motion to accept the October minutes as published in the November Ultralog; seconded and approved. Treasurer: Report the status of the Club treasury to date; call for motion to approve; made, seconded and approved. Sergeant-At-Arms: Bryan Harmon asked about the status of Bob Chase hanger. Jim Farthing replied saying the hangar will be cleaned up/repaired then sold to raise money for Club operations. OTHER REPORTS Calendar Review: Dec 1 Club Christmas Party Award Stan Hauxhurst Jan 5 Club Meeting Award Top Gun 2018 Feb 2 Club Meeting Competition: There were three pilots competing: Gary Pittman 1 st Place 15 pts; Bryan Harmon 2 nd place 7 pts; Les Seymour 3 rd place 5 pts. Safety: Jim Farthing revisited a discussion of the new club requirement for two way radio communications to be used at our field/airport at all times also applies to Powered Parachute and PPG aircraft. Because of pilot concern during the competition of not knowing the intentions of a non-radio aircraft operating in the local area; Bryan Harmon suggested the Ultralight pattern be closed during Club Competition. There will be a three month transition period, until April 1, 2019, for non radio aircraft to be radio equipped and in compliance with our Club By-laws Attachment C paragraph 11. OLD BUSINESS 1. Sean Hopkins club initiation vote for permanent member status will be delayed while Sean is busy with his work schedule. 2. Larry Preston says he would like to get the Club House repairs completed before the 2018 Christmas Party. 3. John Kratz will purchase a windsock for placement mid field across from the club house. 4. Les Seymour stated the club signage at the field needs refurbishing. Mike Porter/Larry Preston has the contact for making signs. We just need to measure the dimensions of the sign and identify the location and it can be done. NEW BUSINESS 1. Voting for Stan Hauxhurst recipient was completed and will be awarded at the Christmas Party.

3 Ultralight-Sport Pilots of America December 2018 Page 3 of 7 2. The Club Christmas Party will be December 1, The schedule of events are change from the previous year to include a cross-country competition/timed event for fun and experience as the first event of the day starting at 08:30 with pilots briefing at 08:15. Regular competition for Club Top Gun points will be slid to 09:30. Christmas pot luck lunch set-up and preparation will be from 10:00 11:30. Jim Farthing suggested the Club pay for a Christmas Ham (spiral cut of course) approved. 3. Ed Goff was voted into our Club as a member in good standing. He is a general aviation pilot, sky diver, and powered paraglider pilot. 4. New member Erik Delf joined our club today as a Probationary Member. He is a Hang Glider and PPG pilot. Jim Shepherd is his Sponsor. We now have four bonefide hang glider pilots: Erik Delf, Ed Goff, Jim Shepherd and Bryan Harmon. This constitutes the PPG Wing of our Club. Meeting was adjourned at 11:20 AM Recorded by James Farthing II, Secretary 11/03/2018 New Member Ed Goff and Others

4 Ultralight-Sport Pilots of America December 2018 Page 4 of 7 Here are the November Competition Standings for 2018 ULTRALIGHT and SPORT PILOTS OF AMERICA ANNUAL COMPETITION RESULTS FOR 2018 NAME JAN FEB MAR APR FLYIN MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC KRATZ x 5 x x x x x x x x x x x HARMON x x x x x 8 15 x x PITTMAN x 8 x x x 12 9 x x PORTER x 12 x x x 15 8 x x x PRESTON x 6 x x x 3 4 x x x x x x SEYMOUR x x x x x 7 8 x 2 x 9 2 x LEFEBVRE x x x x x x x x x x 8 x Total # AVE/ % Points Comps COMP RANK POINTS PART SKILL RANK KRATZ PITTMAN HARMON PORTER PITTMAN HARMON PORTER SEYMOUR PRESTON PRESTON SEYMOUR LEFEBVRE LEFEBVRE KRATZ The right lower box is the important box to look at. It is a rearranging of the bottom left box and shows pilot ranking best to last for the year through November. Also it shows the percentage of competitions participated in the column % PART. The column SKILL is a relabeling of average points per competition over the number of months scored. As you can see it is generally true that, for a given skill level, the more competitions you compete in the bigger your score will be. Also the maximum number of points per competition event possible increases with the number of contestants, e.g. we always have three events; with two people competing the maximum points you get is 6 (3 events x 2 pilots); with 5 competitors the maximum points available are 15(3 x 5). The top three pilots have a skill level twice as big as the bottom three indicating the effects of both low participation and low skill. Bryan Harmon in the top three only participated in 3 competitions and has a skill level higher than Pittman; if he had participated in four competitions instead of three there would be a good chance he would be in second place. It is informative to break down the points per competition into totals and averages over the number of competitions flown and see why the ones at the top are there; and if YOU want to be more competitive look and see what you need to change. These numbers can be improved with practice and training to become consistent in your flying technique. For those want to compete but are not sure how to be competitive or if you want to increase your skill I propose an informal discussion by any interested members on a Saturday afternoon after the meeting. Also we could schedule in the air competition training at the field in the early am on a non club meeting day.

5 Ultralight-Sport Pilots of America December 2018 Page 5 of 7 JANUARY 5 MEETING / TOP GUN AWARD FEBRUARY 2 MEETING / MARCH 2 MEETING / APRIL 6 MEETING / PERRIS ANNUAL FLY-IN MAY 4 MEETING / NOMINATE OFFICERS JUNE 1 MEETING / VOTE NEW OFFICERS JULY 13 MEETING / INSTALL NEW OFFICERS AUGUST 3 MEETING / PROPOSE BY-LAW CHANGES SEPTEMBER 7 MEETING / VOTE BY-LAW CHANGES OCTOBER 5 MEETING / NOMINATE STAN HAUXHURST NOVEMBER 2 MEETING /VOTE STAN HAUXHURST DECEMBER 7 CHRISTMAS PARTY 2019 AT FIELD PRESENT STAN HAUXHURST AWARD 2020 JANUARY MEETING / TOP GUN AWARD FEBRUARY MEETING / MARCH MEETING / APRIL MEETING / PERRIS ANNUAL FLY-IN

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7 Ultralight-Sport Pilots of America December 2018 Page 7 of 7 James Farthing 1614 Quiet Hills Dr Oceanside, CA Club Christmas Party December 1 Next Club Meeting Saturday December 1 Please submit any information, events, things to brag about, funny anecdotes, etc. to be included in the next issue of the Ultralog by April 15 Send them snail-mail to : Jim Farthing, 1614 Quiet hills Dr., Oceanside, CA Or to: farth001@cox.net and put ULTRALOG in the subject line. The ULTRALOG can be viewed online at