Marfa Wave Camp ?

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Any reports on the flying in Marfa this week?

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Thanks for the interest - we've been flying everyday except Monday,
when the wind at the surface was too strong for comfortable ground
handling. Best soaring flights so far exceed Gold badge altitude to
about 17,000' msl (Marfa is at 5,000' msl). We must thermal up to the
wave - and the lennies indicate wave is working. Keep in mind that we
soar at Marfa year-round, not just in the windy spring, so come visit
us anytime - especially May thru mid-August, when the thermals are
fantastic and the scenery is wonderful.

Last night was our Texas-style brisket BBQ at the Marfa Gliders hangar.
Tonight I will present our "Soaring Film Festival" in the restored
Hotel Paisano ballroom, featuring slides and movies of past Marfa
soaring events and "The Sun Ship Game", which was filmed here during
the legendary 1969 contest.

We are soaring year-round in Marfa - come visit us for aerotows,
training, FAA "checkrides".

Burt Compton, Master Flight Instructor / FAA Designated Pilot Examiner
Marfa Gliders, west Texas
website: www.flygliders.com

[Miguel Lavalle]

Burt,

I am looking at the winds aloft forecast for Marfa
and it looks good for wave conditions today. Let us
know how it went

Regards

Miguel


At 14:30 24 March 2005, wrote:
>Thanks for the interest - we've been flying everyday
>except Monday,
>when the wind at the surface was too strong for comfortable
>ground
>handling. Best soaring flights so far exceed Gold
>badge altitude to
>about 17,000' msl (Marfa is at 5,000' msl). We must
>thermal up to the
>wave - and the lennies indicate wave is working. Keep
>in mind that we
>soar at Marfa year-round, not just in the windy spring,
>so come visit
>us anytime - especially May thru mid-August, when the
>thermals are
>fantastic and the scenery is wonderful.
>
>Last night was our Texas-style brisket BBQ at the Marfa
>Gliders hangar.
> Tonight I will present our 'Soaring Film Festival'
>in the restored
>Hotel Paisano ballroom, featuring slides and movies
>of past Marfa
>soaring events and 'The Sun Ship Game', which was filmed
>here during
>the legendary 1969 contest.
>
>We are soaring year-round in Marfa - come visit us
>for aerotows,
>training, FAA 'checkrides'.
>
>Burt Compton, Master Flight Instructor / FAA Designated
>Pilot Examiner
>Marfa Gliders, west Texas
>website: www.flygliders.com
>
>

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March 24, 2005 Thursday.
Several pilots thermaled up to 12,000, then contacted wave to over
20,000' msl. (MRF airport elevation is almost 5,000' msl.)

Soaring year-round at Marfa,

Burt Compton, Master CFI, FAA DPE
Marfa Gliders, west Texas USA
website: www.flygliders.com