Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, October 6, 1972 Page: 16 of 24

                                
Page Sixteen
By ROBERT BORDEN
Call it soaring or gliding it's
all the same.
Each weekend the Ft. Hood
Soaring Club gathers at Hood
Army Airfield to participate in
nonpowered flight high above
the earth. Approximately 40
military personnel and
dependents are members of
the year-old club formed in
July 1971.
The Club's biggest boost
came from Lt. Gen. George P.
Seneff Jr. Ill Corps and Ft.
Hood commander who is an
advocate of flying.
Seneff is the only club
members to have his own
glider or sail plane as they
are called. He stores his single
seat plane in the III Corps
hangar at the field where the
club's three rented gliders are
kept.
Capt. Garland R. Lively
operations officer for the club
and assigned with Post Special
said Gen. Seneff flys almost
every Sunday with the club.
Seneff and Col. Robert Vaye
Litle assigned to MASSTER
and currently president of the
club were active in forming
the group.
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one Schweizer 126 single
passenger glider and two
Schweizer 233 dual passenger
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passenger gliders according
Twin goals by Horace Strong
combined with scores by John
Wells and Pat Mann to spark
the 2nd Armd. Div. to a 4-1
victory over Non-Division in
soccer action at Prichard
Stadium last week.
The "Hell on Wheels"
booters dominated the
agressive but inexperienced
Non-Div. team by snagging
passes exercising ball control
and using a larger bench of
reserves.
The red-cltad warriour from
"HOW" quickly drew blood as
John Wells assisted by Walt
DYA football
DYA football action again
showed superior action as the
Patriots and the Steelers
clashed Saturday in Prichard
Stadium to decide who would
remain undefeated in the
Junior Division.
It was the Pats emerging
victorious with a 12-7 win over
a game Steeler team.
In other action the Colts
defeated the Eagles 54-6 the
Giants barely got by the
Chiefs 13-12 while the Bears
were stealing the Raiders
thunder 33-0.
The Lions defeated the
Vikings 19-6 the Broncos
busted the Packers 13-0 and it
was the Rams over the
Cowboys 8-0.
The Redskins drew the bye
this week.
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The first game starts at 10:30
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to Lively have a wing span of
52 feet. The single passenger
vehicle is smaller Lively
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extremely light with the 233
weighing only 500 pounds
empty.
The club members meet
each Saturday and Sunday
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
although only Capt. Lively
generally stays all day. Each
day usually 15 to 20 members
participate in the soaring. The
Club includes three women
and a 13-year-old boy Kirk
Miller. Capt. Lively said he
hopes Kirk will solo on his 14th
birthday the earliest legal age
for solo glider flight permitted
he a A a
Administration (FAA).
A motored craft is used to
get the glider aloft and at Ft.
Hood an Army T-41 single
engine Cessna is used. Capt.
Lively said all the pilots of the
T-41's are volunteers many
who work at a desk all week
and use the weekend to catch
up on their flying time. Lively
said most of the pilots are
"regulars" who aid the club
each week. He stated the
pilots do "an outstanding job."
A 200 foot ski rope is
attached to the rear of the tow
plane and to the front of the
glider. The tow plane takes
off and naturally the glider
2 AD dockers it to'
non-division 4-1
Jimminez placed a well
kicked shot in the goal.
Horace Strong scored the
first of his two goals on a pass
from Pat Mann blasting the
ball past defenders for the
giame's second tally.
Cooled after a short half-
time rest the red shirts had
some problems with ball
control in the third quarter.
Pat Mann however was not
content to sit on a narrow two-
point lead. Maneuvering past
a a
hammered a shot into the
goal.
Sparkling defensive plays by
Non-Div goalie Frank Norby
saved his team from complete
destruction. Making save after
save Norby often left the net
to stop "Hell on Wheels"
scoring drives.
The final goal for the 2nd
Armd.Div. came in the third
quarter as the
pressed for a score. A Non-
Div. defender kicked the ball
toward 2AD's Horace Strong.
It was then that goalie Norby
charged Strong to attempt a
steal. Faking the unfortunate
go a of a an S
raced for the undefended goal
and the score.
Ricky King made the only
goal for the determined Non-
Division team as he blasted a
20-yard tally through a host of
2nd Armd. Div. players.
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Soaring gives General Seneff a lift
follows. The planes travel at
approximately 60 miles per
hour the best speed for the
glider but almost at the
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The pilot of the glider seeks
a "thermal" which is
basically a pocket of heated
air given off by the earth.
When he feels confident he is
Ft. Hood team wins
Fifth Army handball
at Ft. Riley Kans.
Ft. Hood is Fifth U.S. Army Team Hand­
ball Champion for 1972.
Tournament Most Valuable Player Ron
Lightfoot highscoring John Griggs and Gary
Perkins and stingy goalkeep Frank Newman
led the determined locals to a perfect record and
the championship at Ft. Riley Kansas. Ft. Hood
crushed four opponents during the double elimi­
nation tourney held September 24 29.
Despite suffering key injuries to team stand­
outs Lew Gregg and Mike McKendry in the
first moments of play of the initial contest Ft.
Hood edged Ft. Sill Oklahoma 28-24. Gregg and
McKendry as it turned out were unable to re­
turn to action until the final game but Hood's
bench strength saved the day more than once
as they waded through Ft. Polk Louisiana
30-21 and Ft. Riley 27-24. Ft. Riley advanced
in the loser's bracket to earn a second chance
but their previous conquerors prevailed by an
even wider margin 28-23. Ft. Riley had to settle
for second best with Ft. Sill and Ft. Polk fourth.
The fifth Army champs were rewarded for
their efforts with Fifth U.S. Army watches as
well as a handsome plaque or their installation
MVP Lightfoot was awarded an individual
plaque as well. Members of the squad in addi­
tion to the above were Melvin Betts Roger Har­
rison Ronald Stephens Gary Tigert Elmer Var-
ney Toship Miyake and Coach John Ramsey.
GET THAT BALL--—Battling for ball control soc­
cer players from 2nd Armd. Div. and Non-division
race for the ball. (Photo by John Savard)
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in one and his instruments
confirm this he releases the
tow line usually at about 2000
feet. The tow plane veers to
the left and the glider to the
right to avoid chances of a
collision.
After release the glider
pilot begins spiraling higher
and higher in the thermal. In
the central Texas area gliders
generally reach altitudes of
4000 feet the base of the
us
be a
cumulus clouds because they
indicate the presence of
thermal heat condensed into
cloud form.
Capt. Lively said gliders can
travel cross country by
soaring from one thermal to
the next. He said some gliders
have traveled as far as 7-0 or
more by using this method. In
Colorado gliders have obtained
heights of more than 46000
feet. Capt. Lively termed the
Central Texas area one of the
"Best in the world for thermal
action".
The dual person glider has a
ratio of 23 to one which
means that under perfect
conditions for each foot of
altitude it will travel 23 feet
before touching down.
The gliders have several
instruments including an air
speed indicator altimeter
a a a
variometer which gives the
rate of ascent and descent
and a yaw string attached to
the canopy to help keep the
craft in trim.
Ailerons on the wing allow
the craft to be steered left or
right. Spoilers also located on
the wings can be raised to
adjust the altitude of the craft.
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a pa a a
proximately 800 feet and
increases his air speed by
dropping the nose of the craft.
He raises the spoilers to drop
the plane and usually touches
down within 100 to 200 feet of
the target.
Capt. Lively said gliders
like sailboats have the right
of way over all powered craft
although this rarely creates a
problem.
Persons in the club may
earn an FAA glider private
pilots license after 45 lessons
taught by members of the
club. Persons with a motored
craft pilots license may earn
the glider license with two
hours dual glider time 10
hours solo flight and by
pa in a
Persons flying the craft must
ha a
certificate Lively said.
Initiation fee for the club is
$25 and dues are $5 a month.
Planes cost $4 an hour for dual
planes and $6 per hour for
single gliders. The instructor's
fee is $5 an hour. Free tows
are provided and Capt. Lively
said the fees area fraction of
costs for civilian soaring
clubs.
Club members are urged to
join the Soaring Society of
America which gives
in at on a a a
•members.
Capt. Lively said the
majority of the club members
have had no prior experience
piloting aircraft.
So if you see a beautiful
bird with a large wing span in
the skies on weekends think
of the lucky Ft. Hood Soaring
Club members getting away
from the noise and cares of
the earthbound world.
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