Links

IGC on Social Media

The Illini Glider Club's maintains a Facebook presence:

http://facebook.com/illinigliderclub

This page is used primarily to announce events to people who are interested in soaring, as well as share photos and videos of club activities.

IGC Member Resources

A list of resources and tools for club members is maintained here:

http://member.illinigliderclub.org

Educational Resources

About Soaring

• FAA (Federal Avaition Administration)

• FARs (Best FAR Site, Easy search, Easy Read)

• FAA - ADs (Airworthiness Directives)

• SSA (Soaring Society of America)

• SSF (Soaring Safety Foundation)

• FAI (Federation Aeronautique Internationale)

• CSA (Collegiate Soaring Association)

• 1-26 Association

• ASRS Avaition Safety Reporting System

Navigation

• AirNav: 2K0 - Piatt County Airport Navigation Data to Piatt County Airport

• SkyVector Sectional ! Zoom, Pan, Distance, Bearing, and METAR!

• IDOT - Aviation Illinois Airport Directory

• AeroPlanner.com Airport Directory (Piatt Co)

• FlightAware.com Airport Information (Directory, Statistics, Flight Tracking and more !)

• NOTAMs (Notices to Airmen)

Training

• Soaring Safety Foundation: Tow Pilot Course

• Soaring Safety Foundation: Wing Runner Course

• Soaring Links (List by Paul Remde)

• Jim Burch's: Speed to Fly (Polars)

• Jim Burch's: Boxing the Wake

• Jim Burch's: Aerotow

• Jim Burch's: Airspace

• ACs (Advisory Circulars)

• Online - Flight Test (risingup.com)

• Online - Flight Test (forpilots.com)

• Online - Flight Test: Gliders (exams4pilots.org)

• Online - FARs (risingup.com)

IGC Member Pages

• Gliding and Soaring

• Towing above Illinois

Links to Other Aviation-related Clubs in the Area

• • Heritage In Flight (KAAA)

  • EnginAires Aero Club (KCMI)

  • Decatur Aero Club (KDEC)

  • Decatur Aero Club on Facebook

• Horizon Hobby R/C Aerotow

  • The Horizon Hobby Aerotow holds an annual R/C soaring event at 2K0.

• Monticello Model Masters

Weather

• Current weather conditions at KCMI

For hourly, local reports...

    KDEC ATIS (217) 429 0052

    KCMI ATIS (217) 352 9118

For Official Weather Briefing...

    Call (800) WX BRIEF (800-992-7433)

Local Basics

• The Weather Channel (General Weather Conditions)

• Aviation Weather Forecast KCMI (3 Day Forecast)

• Thermal Index Soaring for Monticello

• Dr.Jack's Blipspot Soaring Forecast

• METARS Hourly Weather Reports

• TAFs Terminal Aerodome Forecasts

• Weather Fronts usairnet.com

• Winds Aloft (KSPI) usairnet.com

• Pressure Map (USA) usairnet.com

• About Skew Ts (Ref 1) About Skew Ts (Ref 2) Aerial Pursuits

• About Skew Ts (Ref 3) IBM Gliding Club (IGC)

• ILX Skew T NOAA.gov

• TFRs FAAs Graphic TFR Map

• DUAT (FAAs - Direct User Acces Terminal)

• Aviation Weather (USAIRNET.com) Weather Charts

• Aviation Weather (FlightAware.com) Weather Charts

Weather Training at AOPA

• Air Masses and Fronts AOPA Interactive Courses

• Ceilings and Visibility AOPA Interactive Courses

• Thunderstorms and ATC AOPA Interactive Courses

Learning, Exploring, Experimental

• SPC (Home) Storm Prediction Center

• SPC (Forecast Tools) Experimental and Developmental Tools

• ADDS Aviation Digital Data Service

• Unisys Weather Excellent Weather Site