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Interact with the SSF

The Soaring Safety Foundation continues to request pilots and clubs provide critical information about flight times and incidents that may affect other pilots. The SSF has created 2 forms that allow you to anonymousely submit this information.

The Pilot/Club Flight Time form allows you to let the SSF know how many fligts are taking place each year. Are they increasing or decreasing? What are our accident rates, as apposed to the number of accidents?

The Incident Reporting form allows you to share your flight experiences with the SSF. Have you had a near miss, or close call recently? Did you almost run a wing into another glider while towing it out to the flight line? Did you narrowly avoid an accident last month? The SSF obtains accident report from the National Transportation Safety Board. Incident reports directly from you, the glider pilot, can help us find potential problem areas before they become accidents.

Do your part and help make Soaring more fun by reducing the indicents and accidents we all suffer from.

The major goals of the Soaring Safety Foundation include: Reducing the accident rate in soaring Increasing pilot awareness of soaring safety issues Disseminating training information and material This site is an important component of that mandate and consists of two broad categories: Education Opportunities: Flying gliders is a life-long learning activity. This site provides the pilot (student to instructor) with access to training material and computer aided training courses to encourage this behavior Safety Information: The dynamic nature of our sport means that new safety bulletins, notices, and regulatory changes occur on a regular basis. This site provides pilots with access to important safety material.