We launched, we flew, it was good. Late afternoon bases above 8,000 msl. Open Class HW wins, DB 2ond, AS 3rd. 18 Meter, RW wins, F8 2ond, SF 3rd. Folks, I got to launch twice yesterday. The tow pilot was new, and he went straight up on me on takeoff, I started to dangle, and whew, I released as I...

passed away Jan. 4th, 2005. A member of the WSSA in Alamogordo, NM. He was still active and will be missed. He was 83. Thermal tight, Soar high, Fly safe. # 711.

I have some folks tyhat might be interested in your T-shirts. Email me so we can talk. # 711.

White Sands Soaring will hold a 3 day contest over Thanksgiving day weekend in Alamogordo, NM. This will be a 3 day contest with only your best 2 days counting. Daliy prizes and for the top 3 places. The only cost will be tows @ $30 and will be to 2,000 ft agl, You must land back at Alamogordo for...

I didn't go to New Castle this year. I am hoping that one of the locals will see this message and post some news for all of us. Thermal tight, Soar high, Fly safe.# 711.

You said ""Have glider, will race."" I will race you or ""RW"" for a ""Snickers"". # 711.

Hi guys, I am in Alamogotdo now, I saw your SW soaring contest coming up. Are guests allowed?? What are the details?? Let us know, maybe some of us can show up. Thanks, # 711.

I showed up in Fredricksburg on Sunday mornin and pulled the weather all the way from Uvalde. Like it rained most of the way. I believe it rained so hard on Monday that the Frio river overflowed and caused part of the interstate to shut down. Anyway, they were not flying and I left on Sunday...

Excellent condition. Owned by Skip Pate. His Email is FFP8 @ aol.com or you may email me, Skip just called and asked me to post this message as he is having computer problems. Thanks, # 711.

Well the contest is over. Last nite we had the awards and dinner. This was a good and hard test for this years Open Class and 18 Meter Nationals. Uvalde weather gods did serve up a challenge for all pilots and the CD. Other than several, well, slow tows, behind one Cessna, the towpilots and launch...

That price Ian gave and trust of 42 lbs. was before the motor was completed. The ad even says available this fall. Its on Jet Cat USA web page, and its a old ad. I have been in touch with the dealer and the price is about $3200 bucks and the Jet Cat P200 now produces 50 lbs of thrust. There are...

This am CD Spratt called short tasks for both classes. Today is the second practice day. Yesterday was weak, today we have a high overcast sky. Grid time is 12 noon. I believe right now we have about 45 in the 18 Meter and 12 in the Open. Todays task for the 18 Meter is a MAT with 3 turns and a 3...

Go to...... http://www.tiptop.com/soar/cmp/2004/Hobbs/ Alot of pics and what a team entry did at the Region 9 Hobbs in Sports Class. # 711 reporting.

The weather, like it has been changing and changing. Today we grid again at 12:30. Pilots meeting at 12:45 at the front of the grid. Bob D. lands the towplane after a climb to 8 thou msl. The pressure has increased a 1/2 inch and thiers a big inversion. The task was set to a AST to Wink and then...

Launch was pushed back till 1:45 pm. Lift was light and the cd, errrr the sniffer whos the CD, was not climbing well. The task for Standards and 15 Meter were changed to a MAT of 2 hrs. with Tatum as the first turnpoint. 927 is in first place in Standards with a flight around 148 miles at 58 mph....

At the pilots meeting today, the CD pushed back grid time to 12:30 and the pilots meeting in the front of the grid to 12:45. This is a big help to all as we do not launch so early and grind around for several hours with 100 degree cockpit heat before the start. Yesterday the high alitude was around...

Well, what the blipmaps have been saying and what has been happening are too different things. The last several days it hasn't been anything like the forcasts the blipmaps have been giving. We started launch at a little after 1 pm. Our tasks were for good soaring conditions. Well, the tasks were...

Today was a struggle to get up to 4000 agl for the start. Thermals were choppie and the lift in the Hobbs area was simply lousy. A MAT for all classes was called with Jal the first turn, but that was changed to Seminole as the first turn for all classes. Sports got a 2.5 hr time, Standard was 3...

Pilots meeting at 10 am went well. Grid time is 12 noon with pilots meeting at 12:15 at front of grid. Tasks...Standard is a MAT with a 2 hr min. of 150 miles. Turnpoints are Plains, Brownfield, Seminole. # 927 wins the day at a speed of 77 mph. 15 Meter is a MAT with a 2 hr min of 190 miles with...

addess online??? Thanks.Tom