trophy_towpilotThis award is given to the Soaring Society of Boulder tow pilot who has made the largest contribution to the SSB in the area of towing for the previous year. The perpetual trophy is a bronze plate festooned with tow rings.

Winners: 

2003-Rod Smythe
2004-Rocky Mapes
2005-Scooter Mainero
2006-Jeff Kline
2007-Rod Smythe
2009-Roger Dalhke
2019-Lyle Hatridge
2020-Rob Calkins
2021-Gary Steube

DG Flugzeugbau 505

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DG505 Rigging Notes
 48 Byte
 04-21-2018

Notes, developed by SSB members, on how to rig the 505.

DG505 Tail Tank B
 78 Byte
 04-21-2018

Diagram of the water tail tank B system.

DG500 Repair Manual
 114 Byte
 04-21-2018

Repair manual for the DG-500. Note that SSB operates a DG-505.

DG505 Assembly Guide
 533 Byte
 12-10-2018

The Bay Area Soaring Club put together this detailed guide on assembling a DG505.

DG505 Information Sheet
 68 Byte
 12-10-2018

British Gliding Association data sheet for the DG505.

DG505 PDA Wiring
 52 Byte
 04-21-2018

Connection and wiring information for PDAs/GPS.

DG505 Checklist
 528 Byte
 04-21-2018

Various check lists for the DG505.

DG505 Preflight
 528 Byte
 04-21-2018

Various notes related to the DG505.

N505PB Registration
 37 Byte
 04-21-2018

Registration certificate. Always consult the aircraft documentation for current certificate. 

N505PB Weight and Balance Calculator
 42 Byte
 12-10-2018

Excel weight and balance calculator. Always consult the pilots operating handbook before use.

DG505 Main Tail Tank
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 12-10-2018

Diagram of the main water tail tank system.

DG500 Flight Manual
 1 Byte
 12-10-2018

Flight manual for the DG-500. Note that SSB operates a DG-505.

Specifications for DG-500 (SSB has 505 model)5PB_ground2

  • Span 18.0 m./ 59.1 ft (22.00 m./ 72.2 ft)
  • Area 16.6 sq. m. / 178.6 sq.ft. (18.29 sq.m./ 196.8 sq.ft)
  • Aspect ratio 19.52
  • Airfoil Wortmann FX-73-K-170/20 root; -170/22 tip
  • Empty weight 390 kg. / 860 lb. (445 kg./ 981 lb.)
  • Payload 225 kg. / 496 lb. (305 kg. / 672 lb.)
  • Water ballast 160 kg / 353 lb
  • Gross weight 615 kg. / 1,356 lb. (750 kg./ 1,653 lb.)
  • Wing loading 37.05 kg. / sq. m. / 7.59 lb. / sq. ft.
  • (41.0 kg. / sq. m. / 8.40 lb. / sq. ft.
  • Structure CFRP/GFRP

Performance

  • L/D max. 40 109 kph / 59 kt / 68 mph
  • (47 111 kph/ 60 kt./ 69 mph)
  • Min. sink (0.51 m/s / 1.67 fps / 0.99 kt)
  • 80 kph/ 43 kt/ 49 mph)