BMacLean
September 1st 03, 08:37 PM
Include a flashlight with that book. Some retrieves are long! (Experience
speaking.)
Barb
"Ray Lovinggood" > wrote in message
...
> The weather for the Region 6 South contest, held last
> week at the Caesar Creek Glider Club (between Cincinatti
> and Dayton, Ohio, USA) was the same weather most of
> us east of the Mississippi have been suffering through
> all year: Hot, humid, hazy, and rainy. Needless to
> say, there were only two flying days for the contest.
> The best day was the practice day. A third day was
> attempted on Friday, the last day of the contest, but
> only one pilot, I believe actually made it away from
> the airport.
>
> Barring the lousy weather, I had a great time. For
> me, it was a vacation. So what if I got to fly only
> one day (I opted not to fly on the other flying day:
> had to fix the car and the trailer...) and so what
> if I 'lawn-darted' to the first turn point? I had
> a blast.
>
> My thanks go to the club members of Caesar Creek Soaring
> Club for their generous hospitality, the cookouts,
> and, the free beer available at the clubhouse at the
> end of the day!
>
> Lesson learned at my first SSA-sanctioned contest:
> bring a book or two. Sitting on the grid for hours
> (or in a field waiting for someone to come get you)
> provides ample reading time. I should have taken '10,000'
> and Climbing', the book about Dick Schreder.
>
> I had so much fun not flying, I'll try to go next year
> and hope I can fly more than one day, and maybe even
> complete a task.
>
> Ray Lovinggood
> Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
> LS (I mean DG) 1-d 'W8'
>
>
>
>
speaking.)
Barb
"Ray Lovinggood" > wrote in message
...
> The weather for the Region 6 South contest, held last
> week at the Caesar Creek Glider Club (between Cincinatti
> and Dayton, Ohio, USA) was the same weather most of
> us east of the Mississippi have been suffering through
> all year: Hot, humid, hazy, and rainy. Needless to
> say, there were only two flying days for the contest.
> The best day was the practice day. A third day was
> attempted on Friday, the last day of the contest, but
> only one pilot, I believe actually made it away from
> the airport.
>
> Barring the lousy weather, I had a great time. For
> me, it was a vacation. So what if I got to fly only
> one day (I opted not to fly on the other flying day:
> had to fix the car and the trailer...) and so what
> if I 'lawn-darted' to the first turn point? I had
> a blast.
>
> My thanks go to the club members of Caesar Creek Soaring
> Club for their generous hospitality, the cookouts,
> and, the free beer available at the clubhouse at the
> end of the day!
>
> Lesson learned at my first SSA-sanctioned contest:
> bring a book or two. Sitting on the grid for hours
> (or in a field waiting for someone to come get you)
> provides ample reading time. I should have taken '10,000'
> and Climbing', the book about Dick Schreder.
>
> I had so much fun not flying, I'll try to go next year
> and hope I can fly more than one day, and maybe even
> complete a task.
>
> Ray Lovinggood
> Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
> LS (I mean DG) 1-d 'W8'
>
>
>
>