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This space is for news from all clubs and news of general interest to ASC pilots right now.
Send your e-mail to < asc@stade.ca > and it will be added to the page.

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Cowley Summer Camp Registration

Please contact Phil Stade to register for the July 24 to August 2, 2010
Camp Registration fee is $15

Cowley Fall Camp Registration
Please contact Phil Stade to register for the October 2 to October 11, 2010
Camp Registration fee is $15

Tax receipt donations through ASC

–  The letter which accompanies the donation must be used – go to the Document Vault for a copy.
–  The minimum donation is $250.

Some donors may wish to have their donation directed to a club or even to some specific program of the ASC, but the donation cannot be forwarded to an individual. Send a note to the Executive Director giving any details on the directed use of a donation (beyond going into ASC general revenues).

Persons making a donation will mail their check and the form letter to the Donation Fund address and inform the Executive Director of the amount and if it is to be directed. The Foundation will send a check in the donation amount to the ASC and also sends the donor a tax receipt. Donors should write their checks early to avoid the year-end deadline!

Donations in kind

It is also possible to make donations in kind to your club, although the process is somewhat roundabout. First, you come to an agreement with your club on the fair market value of the gift (critical for tax purposes) and the club then pays you for it. After that, donate this money to the Foundation (following above procedure) and inform Executive Director to redirect this donation back to your club when the Foundation sends it to ASC. 

NEW update to the Alberta turnpoint list

The Alberta turnpoint list has been updated with various lat/long touch-ups, name additions, etc.
Check the date column for "04" entries. A NEW LINK has been added for the "Worldwide Soaring Turnpoint Exchange" – download TP lists from everywhere. The Alberta list is here in various GPS formats for downloading to FRs.

Clicking on their "TASK PLANNER" link for the TP list will allow you to set up any course and get the distance calculated – a useful feature.

The current "official" Alberta Turnpoint list in the Document Vault uses lat/long data extracted from 1:50,000 maps. On cross-checking figures against actual GPS readings, I'm finding that this position data is off to some degree (that's a pun, son!) – usually on the order of up to a half a minute one way or the other.

It would be of great help in increasing the overall accuracy of the data if owners of GPS units carry a TP list and try to stop at places they are driving through to verify lat/long data for me. As the the list notes, many TPs in small towns are/were grain elevators which may no longer exist. If you find this to be the case at a location you are checking, please select another prominent feature in the area (intersection, bridge, large building, etc.) and send this data to .

Good news for instructors

ASC will pick up the $30 tab for the tri-annual instructor's endorsement on your licence.
The executive thought that it would be a small "thank you" for all the instructing work you do at your club for free.
Just send in your claim with a receipt to the Executive Director.