Caesar Creek Soaring Club

Caesar Creek Soaring Club
Type Not for profit club
Founded
Headquarters Waynesville, Ohio
Membership Individuals
Field Gliding
Number of Members 220
Key people President - Frank Paynter
Vice President - Dan Reagan
Treasurer - Rolf Hegele
Website soar-ccsc.com
A two place glider on tow behind a Pawnee departing East bound

The Caesar Creek Soaring Club (CCSC) is one of the largest and oldest soaring clubs in the United States and is located in Southwest Ohio between the cities of Cincinnati, Dayton, and Columbus,Ohio.[1]

History

The purpose of CCSC is to encourage the sport and art of soaring, to host the yearly Region Six South Sailplane contest and other national soaring contests run under the auspices of the Soaring Society of America. The CCSC also exists to encourage people of all ages to learn to soar. The members of the CCSC volunteer their time one day a month as instructors, tow pilots and ground handlers to provide crews on weekends and Wednesdays all year round.[1]

In 1968 the club moved to its current base of operations, a purpose-built glider port, located 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Waynesville, Ohio and 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the Caesar Creek State Park. The 120-acre (49 ha) plot of farmland was purchased in 1967 and converted from a dairy farm into a field suitable for sailplane operations over a period of one and a half years. As of 2009 there is a 2,800-foot-long (850 m) east–west grass runway, a club house, picnic grounds and hangars for its aircraft. Before 1968 the club operated from Richmond, Indiana.

With over 220 members belonging to the CCSC, it is one of the two largest clubs in the United States, the other being the Texas Soaring Association located in Midlothian, Texas.[2]

Contests

Pilots, workers and crews of the 2007 Standard Class Championships

The CCSC has hosted many regional and national contests. The most recent national contest were the 2007 Standard Class Nationals and the 18 Meter Class Nationals which was held on June, 2010.[3]

Aircraft

The CCSC owns eight sailplanes and three Piper Pawnee tow planes and is home to more than 35 privately owned gliders.[4]

Sailplanes

Tow Planes

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Caesar Creek Soaring Club (2004). "Caesar Creek Soaring Club". Retrieved 2009-07-06.
  2. ↑ "Texas Soaring Association home page : Welcome section". Retrieved 2009-10-26.
  3. ↑ "SSA Calendar of Events 2010". Retrieved 2009-10-26.
  4. ↑ Caesar Creek Soaring Club (2004). "Members Page". Retrieved 2009-07-06.

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