Club Snapshots

M-ASA currently operates two facilities, each with a club house, hangar, trailer tiedown area, sailplane tiedown area, and numerous aircraft.

Each facility has at least one towplane, a Schweizer 2-33 sailplane for initial training, a more advanced two seater for intermediate and advanced training, and several single place sailplanes for the use of the members. In addition, a large number of members' privately owned sailplanes are kept at the fields.

The snapshots below show some of the sailplanes, facilities, and activities at M-ASA's airfields.

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Here are some snapshots of club sailplanes and facilities. All members with appropriate pilot qualifications are entitled to rent this equipment during regular operations on a first-come, first-served basis. If others are waiting on the ground, pilots may use the two-seaters for 1 hour, and single seaters for 90 minutes. Costs are quite low compared to private rentals.

One of our two two seat Schweizer 2-33 basic trainers	Grob 103, two seat advanced fiberglass trainer	Dual instrument panels in the Grob 103
Single seat, retractable gear, all-metal Pilatus B4	Two seat ASK-13, steel tube and fabric	Schweizer 1-36, single seat, intermediate performance
Schleicher Ka-7 lightweight classic two seater	Piper Pawnee tow plane in the hangar	Our newest Pawnee tow plane
Fairfield Gliderport from 3500 feet		Frederick Airport. M-ASA facilities are on the right

Many members have their own sailplanes which they keep in M-ASA hangars, in trailers, or at the tie-down areas. Many members keep the costs low by sharing ownership and expenses among a group of partners.

"Nine-Papa" a 1-36 very like the club owned plane	Gary Baker's Pegasus hooked up and ready to fly	Classic Libelle H-301 with canopy off
Ray Watson beside his American Spirit homebuilt beauty	Hope Howard in Tom and Elizabeth's Grob Twin Astir	Sailplanes pop out of the boxes at Fairfield
Jim Furlong flies the Pik-20 "Hotel Lima"	Dan Meyer's Libelle H-301 get a push to the start point	Mike Higgins polishes ASW-19 "Xray 6"

Many club members have taken interesting photos on the ground or in the air. We'll be posting these here on the website for your enjoyment.

Member snapshots

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