This year the YSDC delivered: Six fi rst solos • Four Silver Badge Duration 5 hour fl ights • One Gold Badge Height gain • We fl ew 465 aerotows and 8
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The third annual Youth Soaring Development camp was, like its predecessors, a huge success. We will let the participants tell their own stories. This year our feature story on the camp is by a very enthusiastic instructor. It is wonderful when the adults involved are as excited as the participants.
Very generous sponsorship was received from: First Sovereign Trust $15,000 towards the YSDC flying costs Air NZ $2000 CAA NZ $2000 Dick Georgeson Trust $2000 We had generous supplies of products and use of equipment from: Heinz Watties NZ Ltd Oakleys Fresh Vegetables Meadows Mushrooms Nigel and Sheena Davy Fantastic prizes were received from: Air NZ (Mount Cook Airlines), NZAWA, Helicopter Line, Ballooning Canterbury, Accelerated Flight Testing, EMDA Ltd, Glide Omarama and Kerry Jackson. Scott Wagstaff and Mike Strathern
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