Garret Willat

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Garret Willat’s Junior Soaring Team Stemme for a day program

Fly with two time U.S. soaring team pilot Garret Willat in a high performance motor glider Stemme S10vt for the day in beautiful Warner Springs California. While the experience is tailored to your personal needs this is your chance to experience cross country and practice competition techniques from a highly ranked 4000 hour certified flight instructor and team pilot. Lodging in a memorable Resort or highly rated Bed & Breakfast is included. Proceeds go to help fund the Junior Soaring Team in World Gliding Championships.

 A great way to prepare for the summer .  A re-fresher from not flying most of the winter, to sharpen your skills and improve your Cross Country soaring skills. An enjoyable day and evening for your spouse at a memorable resort or Bed and Breakfast. All this while making a donation to the US Junior Soaring team to help Garret Willat and Mike Westbrook compete in the Junior World Soaring Championships this summer in the United Kingdom.

 Garret will be giving a 1day camp style flying experience.  With the use of George Klopfer’s Stemme S10vt we will work on the skills of your choice. We can fly a first cross country, we could emphasize on specific skills, fly a badge style flight or set a racing task and learn start cylinders and turn point tricks. This could be counted for a flight review. This flying combined with the rest of day discussing topics covering glider preparation, mental preparation, tactics, and different flying skills. Then include a 1 night stay at the Warner Spring Ranch or Orchard Hill Country Inn.

 Garret is a 3 time member of the US Soaring team, twice as pilot.  He is a full-time flight instructor and towpilot for Sky Sailing with over 4000 hours in gliders. Flown in many national and regional contests, including winning in standard class at the last region 9 contest, flew to a second place at the Australian junior nationals.  Was coached by 3 time world champion George Lee at one of his junior training camps see Feb 2005 Soaring for a full article.

 This incredible opportunity is for you to fly one of the most sophisticated sailplanes today and to help support the US Junior Soaring Team.  With the engine on, the S10-VT has cruise speeds of up to 140 knots (160 MPH). With the engine off, it glides up to 50:1. www.stemmewest.com

This flying will be a memorable experience with priceless information learned. Not only this great flying experience but the accommodations are first class.  Newly licensed glider pilot Darrel Straube, and his wife owners of the Orchard Hill Country Inn have generously donated rooms at their four star Bed and Breakfast www.orchardhill.com. The Warner Springs Ranch is a rustic resort nestled away a few miles from the airport www.warnersprings.com.

 This is an opportunity to not pass, work on flying skills, stay at a lovely resort, and help support the US Junior Soaring Team.

 There will be 4 days total.  You are bidding on 1 of those days. The date is not set so you can work it into your schedule. This offer will last 1year after the bidding ends. It is recommended to use this experience before summer gets into full gear. Garret will not be available from May17-end of June then late July through August because of contests. 

click here to goto Ebay! If you get there and/or it dosen't work go to www.ebay.com  and search "US junior soaring team"  you will find the 4 bids.

The EBAY AUCTIONS are now over Garret Raised some $3000!!

Garret & Renee in the Stemme S10-VT