       
Please confirm Burt's schedule and availability!
Please email Burt at: marfagliders@aol.com
YEAR-ROUND SERVICES by Appointment:
Glider Rides, Glider Flight Instruction, FAA Private
& Commercial Practical Tests (checkrides), FAA Flight Instructor
Certification & Renewals, Towpilot Endorsements, Flight Reviews &
Aerotows for private gliders. The Airport RV
Park is available for glider pilots. (Hard side campers only, no
tents.) Email marfagliders@aol.com
for scheduling information.
FINISH your glider rating at
Marfa. Want a concentrated course to finish your glider
rating? Sorry, no "crash" courses but I do offer quality
training to meet your goals. Come to west Texas and enjoy our excellent
weather (not too warm up here at our 5,000' msl airport elevation!) and the wonderful
scenery of the Texas Big Bend Country. Apply for your personalized instruction
course and your FAA checkride with Burt. If you qualify, we will help you achieve your goals,
and show you a good time! Email for training details, schedules and
accommodations: marfagliders@aol.com
BRINGING YOUR GLIDER TO MARFA? We can provide aerotows
with advance notice, but only when I am in town. Email us for the file of
"PRE-MARFA PROJECTS" to prepare your glider, crew, and trailer.
This document contains good advice on
oxygen, landout kits radio antennas and more, from the handout of the 1960's created by
legendary Marfa Contest Manager Fritz Kahl. Our Marfa Accommodation
& Activities guide is also available. Please
contact us to discuss the dates you plan to visit, and bring a crew
if you plan to fly your glider cross country. Your dedicated chase-crew is
mandatory, as we cannot offer retrieve services. Obtain a El Paso aeronautical
(sectional) chart to understand our topography and to see the distant airports.
Burt's
Calendar:
*
Note: I participate in out-of-town events marked with a red asterisk,
so we will be not be flying at Marfa these dates.
2008
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* April
23 -
May 29, 2008: (Dates
are approximate.)
Join us in Germany! Every
May we go soaring in Germany, and to visit friends at the historic
birthplace of soaring at the Wasserkuppe hill near Fulda, north of
Frankfurt. Then we will fly at the Koenigsdorf Soaring Center south of
Munich for two weeks. This is a beautiful soaring site just north of
the Bavarian Alps and Switzerland. Come join us in Germany for a
VIP tour of the
Wasserkuppe gliderport, the newly expanded German Soaring Museum, the Old
Timers Club, and more. I can arrange hotel accommodations and glider
rides at the Wasserkuppe and at Koenigsdorf. We can also suggest
sightseeing tours of Fulda and Munich, and points between. Just let me
know by April 23. No flying at Marfa while we are away. |
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* June
10 - 16, 2008: (Dates
are approximate.) Thinking of visiting the
Vintage Sailplane Regatta at Lawrenceville, IL. |
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* June
20 - 30, 2008: (Dates
are approximate.)
I'll be visiting the Soaring Contest at Parowan, Utah. |
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* September
25 - October 6, 2008: (Dates
are approximate.) I'll be attending the Soaring Safety Foundation
Trustees meeting, and the Soaring Society of America Directors'
meeting. City and venue to be announced. |
| *
November 8 - 18, 2008: (Dates
are approximate.) We
will travel to Miami, Florida to visit friends and family, attend the "Fernstock
Music Festival" (a reunion of Miami musicians on Nov 15th) and to enjoy
"Stone Crab Season". No flying at Marfa while I'm away. |
2009
|
* February
1 - 10, 2009: (Dates
are approximate.) I'll be attending the Soaring Safety Foundation
Trustees meeting, and the Soaring Society of America Directors'
meeting. City and venue to be announced. |
| April
2009: (After Easter) Marfa,
TX Texas Glider Rally & Wave Soaring Camp.
Join soaring legend and mentor Dick Johnson along with his merry group of glider
pilots as they bring 25 sailplanes to Marfa to soar our strong thermals up
to the wave lift. The "wave
window" may be open to 30,000 feet! Not a competition, not
a training camp. 100 hours of recent glider pilot experience is
recommended. Advance registration is required as space is limited. |
|
* April
25 - May 25 2009: (Dates
are approximate.) Flying
in Germany? |
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* June
12 - 16, 2009: (Dates
are approximate.) Lawrenceville,
IL I'll be visiting the Vintage Sailplane Regatta. |
| * June 26 -
July 5, 2009: (Dates
are approximate.) Elmira,
NY International Vintage Sailplane Meet (IVSM) on
historic Harris Hill, site of our National Soaring Museum. We will
join in this glorious reunion of pilots and vintage / classic
sailplanes. More info at www.soaringmuseum.org
Don't miss this wonderful event! No flying at Marfa while I'm away. |
*
Note: I participate in out-of-town events marked with a red asterisk,
so we will be not be flying at Marfa these dates.
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