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GAIL WEBSTER
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| FLIGHT EXAMINER |
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BILL STINSON
Bill is the former airport manager and chief pilot for Sugarbush Soaring and has been flying with Sugarbush since the club began. He is now the Pilot Examiner for the New England Region of the FAA. With more than 6600 hrs of flying and over 11,000 sailplane flights plus a Single Engine Land and Instrument rating. The Pilot Examiner is the one that passes the final judgment of a student flying abilities and works closely with all Instructors to be sure that the standards of safety are being met. Bill resides in Waitsfield with Millie his wife in a home they built in an old Sugarbush. |
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RICK HANSON
Rick is a commercial pilot in single and multi-engine airplanes, single engine seaplanes, and gliders. He holds an instrument rating along with several Type ratings, and is a CFI and CFIG. Rick has logged more than 8500 flight-hours including more than 4000 hours as a flight instructor. He currently resides in Warren, VT. |
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TIM LARSEN
Tim Larsen, a commercial glider pilot and CFIG, is one of our part-time glider instructors. Tim started out flying powered aircraft, but once he switched to gliders in 1990, he never went back, and has been flying gliders non-stop ever since. He has logged over 1500 flight hours, and has flown all over the US, including Tennessee, Georgia, West Virginia, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Alabama, and North and South Carolina. Tim resides in Moretown, VT. |
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MARK BIGELOW
Mark Bigelow, a commercial glider pilot and CFIG, is one of our glider instructors. He started flying gliders at Sugarbush in the 1990’s, and has logged over 300 flight hours. Mark resides in Warren, VT for part of the year, and spends the other part in Pennsylvania or in Cape May, NJ. |
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BILL MARTIN
Bill's has a vast amount of flying experience, including given flying lessons to both Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Superman! |
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John Tracy |
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BOB MESSNER
Bob is the head of our towing operation. He also does occasional instruction in gliders. Bob is a commercial pilot in single and multi engine airplanes, single engine seaplanes, and gliders. He holds an instrument rating and is a CFIG. Bob has over 5000 total flight hours, over 3000 of which are in gliders. As a tow pilot he has logged almost 4000 tows. Bob has been flying since 1964, and he received his first license in Germany (as a US citizen). He first flew at Sugarbush in the late 1960’s, and became a regular in 1987. Bob has flown gliders all over the world, including Germany, Sweden, France, Poland, Greece, Israel, Rep. South Africa, Venezuela, Chile and Australia. He currently resides in Warren, VT. |
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DAVE AGNETA
Dave Agneta has over 2400 hours of flight time, including over 4300 tows. He is a commercial pilot in single engine airplanes and gliders, and has a CFIG. Dave has been flying for 29 years, 27 of which have been at Sugarbush. Dave resides in the Boston area. |
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CONNER
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ROSIE
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CHRIS
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ELIZABETH |
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