2018 Dust Devil Dash September 8th

[JS[_5_]]

The Dash is almost here. The Kowbell of the West!

September 8, 2018, Annual Dust Devil Dash - Mountain Valley Airport (L94), Tehachapi, CA.
This is a one day, straight out CH-handicapped distance event.
The entry fee is $5.00.
Briefing is at 9am on the 8th. Register before the briefing if possible.
Water ballast is allowed, handicapped.
Tows are first ready, first served. Organise with the line crew.
All sailplanes and pilots welcome. 2 place sailplane? One entry.
Provide your own crew, pay for the tow and go...
Camping facilities and tows available through Skylark North. Hotels and other amenities available nearby.
Potluck BBQ on Friday evening September 7th. Bring your own protein to grill, your own beverage, and something to share. Grill, plates, utensils, and other necessities provided.
Contact: Rob Morgan at or 858-442-6194.

Prior winners have flown as far as Idaho and Oregon.
Waypoint databases and general airspace files will be available a week before the event, announced here.
If necessary the TFR files will be updated up to the evening before, and announced here.
Jim

[JS[_5_]]

With many thanks to John Leibacher and Lynn Alley, the waypoints and airspace are now available on the Soaring Turnpoint Exchange.
For SeeYou Mobile or LX90x0 the CUPX file is in Dropbox (below). Thanks to Stephen Haley for that capability.

I haven't reviewed all the databases for legacy devices, but since the full one is 1077 points (goes into Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, Arizona and a little into Wyoming and Montana) there are a few devices that do not have a translated file.
I also use long waypoint names, hopefully they can be read on old devices.
Any landable point with a lower case x in front is questionable (this seems to translate to legacy file output bettre than something at the end).

TFR airspace files will be updated and go into the Dropbox folder linked below, prior to the Dash.
Jim

http://soaringweb.org/TP/Tehachapi

and

soaring.guenther-eichhorn.com/TP/Tehachapi
(Scottsdale, AZ, USA: courtesy of Günther Eichhorn)

soaring.gahsys.com/TP/Tehachapi
(Fort Mills, SC, USA: courtesy of Glen Holden)

serkowski.com/soaring/TP/Tehachapi
(Ridgecrest, CA, USA: courtesy of Tom Serkowski)

soaring.silentflight.ca/TP/Tehachapi
(Kitchener, ON, Canada: courtesy of Luke Szczepaniak)

Dropbox with CUPX file (satellite images of landable points) and TFR files:
http://tinyurl.com/gwv75jt

[Tony[_5_]]

looking forward to watching! one of these years...

[JS[_5_]]

On Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at 4:40:59 PM UTC-7, Tony wrote:
> looking forward to watching! one of these years...

I just updated the TFR files in TXT and CUB formats, and uploaded them to the same folder as the CUPX file.
Jim

Dropbox with CUPX file (satellite images of landable points) and TFR files:

http://tinyurl.com/gwv75jt

[John Leibacher]

I added the TFRs to the Ilec and Tim Newport-Peace formats on the WSTX. Have a great, safe Dash!

[Tony[_5_]]

Three pilots on tracker. Tom Serkowski well ahead, floating towards Humphrey Peak at 12k ft. I'm pretty sure more people flew, really wish I knew where Kevin way was...

[JS[_5_]]

On Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 6:26:51 PM UTC-7, Tony wrote:
> Three pilots on tracker. Tom Serkowski well ahead, floating towards Humphrey Peak at 12k ft. I'm pretty sure more people flew, really wish I knew where Kevin way was...

I was away from home, and not in the Dash. Apparently the weather was a little better than the forecasts looked even a day ago, and some people got to 10,000' before leaving. It was primarily a downwind dash to the East.
Spoke with Tom Serkowski in flight. He eventually landed in Flagstaff, AZ. So did Kevin Wayt.
Helped Joel Garris off the runway at Jean, NV.
Niv Levy landed at Needles, CA.
Bill Lanningham at Bullhead City, AZ.
More news to come.
Jim

[Tony[_5_]]

Kevin Wayt & Tom Serkowski both landed at Flagstaff, AZ. Awesome! 615 km according to skyvector. Sweet flight guys!

[Jonathan St. Cloud]

On Sunday, September 9, 2018 at 7:09:14 PM UTC-7, Tony wrote:
> Kevin Wayt & Tom Serkowski both landed at Flagstaff, AZ. Awesome! 615 km according to skyvector. Sweet flight guys!

Kevin posted a sweet photo on FB turning to final just before sunset.

[Dan Marotta]

How about a link for us non-FB users?

On 9/10/2018 5:32 PM, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:
> On Sunday, September 9, 2018 at 7:09:14 PM UTC-7, Tony wrote:
>> Kevin Wayt & Tom Serkowski both landed at Flagstaff, AZ. Awesome! 615 km according to skyvector. Sweet flight guys!
> Kevin posted a sweet photo on FB turning to final just before sunset.

--
Dan, 5J

[JS[_5_]]

The preliminary results. Looks like only a few people (12) flew XC. Similar to this year's Kowbell.
Tom Coussens' name is spelled wrong on the preliminary sheet.
Jim

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qp5701wyfr0k3v3/2018%20DDD%20Preliminary%20Results.pdf?dl=0

[6PK]

On Monday, September 10, 2018 at 7:07:49 PM UTC-7, JS wrote:
> The preliminary results. Looks like only a few people (12) flew XC. Similar to this year's Kowbell.
> Tom Coussens' name is spelled wrong on the preliminary sheet.
> Jim
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/qp5701wyfr0k3v3/2018%20DDD%20Preliminary%20Results.pdf?dl=0

Wow!! One of you guys landed at Slash X....This I would like to hear about, it may have been a first!