Search ... Home About NISC Reference Links Contact Us Achievements CGC 500K Club The following members have made a cross-country soaring flight of at least 500 km from the Chicago Glider Club's normal field of operation: Name Distance Date Glider Robert F. Hupe 330 Miles - Free Distance Aug 20, 1961 Ka-6 Harold Jensen 435 Miles - Free Distance April 14, 1962 LO-150 Richard W. Hawker 344 Miles - Free Distance May 24, 1962 Ka-6 CR Dr. Hartmut Schmidt 314 Miles - Free Distance May 18, 1963 Ka-6 CR Dale S. May 367 Miles - Free Distance May 22, 1963 Fauvette 905 Neal H. Ridenour 360 Miles - Free Distance April 14, 1964 Prue Super Standard John C. Slack 355 Miles - Free Distance April 14, 1964 LO-150 Michael S. Greenwald 337 Miles - Free Distance July 4, 1967 Ka-6 BR Ward Hubbard 322 Miles - Free Distance April 18, 1974 Libelle E. G. Hammond 325 Miles - Incomplete Triangle June 27, 1974 HP-11 Robet Spitz 325 Miles - Incomplete Triangle July 17, 1976 ASW-19 Lance Flynn 320 Miles - Triangle May 4, 1980 Standard Cirrus Ronald Ridenour 320 Miles - Triangle May 4, 1980 Mini-Nimbus Robert Macys 316 Miles - Triangle May 25, 1985 Mini-Nimbus Gernot Neubauer 318 Miles - Free Distance June 27, 1987 ASW-20 Gene Hammond 324 Miles - Triangle June 23, 2001 ASW-20 Bob Macys 315 Miles - Triangle June 23, 2001 Ventus 2B Don Kroesch 329 Miles - Triangle June 23, 2001 Genesis 2 John Cochrane 338 Miles - Multiple Turn Points June 28, 2005 ASW-27 John Cochrane 364 Miles - Multiple Turn Points June 30, 2005 ASW-27 Boom-a-Rang Contest The Boom-A-Rang contest is a task set in the shape of a boomerang. It starts at the club field and goes to TP1, back to the club field, then on to TP2, with a finish at the club field (hopefully). TP1 and TP2 are defined on the contest day in relation to the weather. This task is held in conjunction with the club's annual Pig Roast. Since this event is held in late September to early October, the task distance is usually rather short (35-50 miles). The following members have won the annual Boom-A-Rang contest. The speed listed is a handicap speed using the SSA Handicap list. Year Name Speed 1973 Ward Hubbard Unknown 1974 Neal Ridenour Unknown 1975 Burt Meyer Unknown 1976 Robert Spitz 60.3 MPH 1977 No Contest 1978 Burt Meyer 49.3 MPH 1979 Duane Eisenbeiss 33.7 MPH 1980 E. G. Hammond 50.9 MPH 1981 Robert Spitz 35.2 MPH 1982 E. G. Hammond 49.8 MPH 1983 Ronald Ridenour 53.1 MPH 1984 No Contest 1985 No Contest 1986 Robert Macys 35.9 MPH 1987 Neal Ridenour 45.0 MPH 1988 No Contest 1989 Burt Meyer Unknown 1990 E. G. Hammond 48.7 MPH 1991 Ronald Ridenour 45.2 MPH 1992 Ronald Ridenour 48.7 MPH 1993 Duane Eisenbeiss 45.1 MPH 1994 No Contest 1995 Duane Eisenbeiss 38.6 MPH 1996 John Cochrane 41.0 MPH 1997 Duane Eisenbeiss 48.0 MPH 1998 Don Kroesch 65.6 MPH 1999 Nigel Cripps 45.7 MPH 2000 Mike Shakman 62.8 MPH 2001 Mike Shakman 50.2 MPH 2002 John Cochrane 42.1 MPH 2003 Jeff Russell 55.2 MPH 2004 Tim Gossfeld 54.7 MPH 2005 Ron Ridenour 37.4 MPH 2006 Bob Spitz 35.5 MPH 2007 Roderic Read 57.0 MPH 2008 Ron Ridenour 56.0 MPH 2009 Roderic Read 63.4 MPH 2010 Kevin Hobbs 57.7 MPH Prev Next You are here: Home About Achievements Latest Articles Training Weather FC - Saturday Weather FC - Sunday Chicago Glider Club Apparel and Accessories Membership Fees and Charges Login Form Username Password Remember Me Log in Forgot your username? Forgot your password? Back to Top © 2021 Chicago Glider Club