Soaring Club
Soaring Club Description
The IIT Soaring Club
provides ground instruction and inexpensive access to flying lessons for students
interested in earning their glider pilot's license. The club flies out
of Hinckley Airport, west of the Chicago metropolitan area, or Lake Village
(south of Chicago). The club is open to all IIT students, and to ROTC students
in schools affiliated with IIT's ROTC units.
The Soaring
Club would like to schedule at least 2 trips to the glider port before
the end of the semester. The following are the dates that are under
consideration.
In
The Works
Date: Saturday April 14, 2000................ Rain Date: Sunday April 15, 2000
Date: Saturday April 21, 2000................ Rain Date: Sunday April 22, 2000
Date: Saturday April 28, 2000................ Rain Date: Sunday April 29, 2000
Date:
Saturday May 5, 2000..................... Rain Date: Sunday May
6, 2000 If
you are interested in soaring on any of the dates mentioned above please
contact one of the Soaring Club officers listed at the bottom of the page.
Soaring Funds
Our request for funding from the Student Activity Fund was approved on March 21st by SLC. Any IIT student who has passed the FAA glider exam will be entitled to 4 subsidized flights this season. There will also be funds available for any individual who would be interested in taking an introductory glider flight. For more information e-mail any of the three Soaring Club officers listed below.
President:
Michael A. McCullar {E-Mail}
Secretary: Andrei N. Boitor {E-Mail}
Treasurer: Shawn A. Hayes {E-Mail}
Faculty Advisor: Dr. John Kallend
Address:
IIT Soaring Club
c/o Prof. J. Kallend
205 Engineering 1 Bldg.
Chicago, IL 60616
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