Started a blog for next years contest season. http://711reporting.blogspot.com/. It will keep the reports better organized for easier contest and news reporting and viewing. Drop in sometime. Several reports are available for reading. You can ge also get auto updates when new reports have been...

The cannon was fired, at 10 am and the pilots meeting was called to order. Patty Smith, the contest manager said a brief "HI" and then introducted the CD Dick Butler. Dick explained it was important to be nice to the CD, as he has always been, as someday you may be the CD. Cough, heazeeeeeeeeeeeee....

When the new 2007 Regional and National rules come out, I plan on reviewing our new racing rules and sending my note's out to anyone who is interested. Just send a email to , and I will send out a email review for you to look at, for the upcoming season, along with notes on the...

Another web page you might visit, with good, organized information, on contest articles, and it flies the British flag, is http://glidingcomp.com/school.html almost looks like BB standing in front of the classroom.........# 711.

Scores are up on the SSA website. Only one way to describe a day in Seminole like today..........................Ka Boom.........Anywhere from 6 to 12 kts reported with bases at 6500 or so...............DB breaks 80 mph raw, without water.and its mid March. Tomorow is looking better, so instead of...

Grided, weather, no fly. Tomorrow, rest day. then watching weather for Friday and Saturday, Scores SSA website. Thermal tight, Soar high, Fly safe, # 711 reporting.

New pilot entry list should be posted on the website tomorrow. http://parowan.soaringweb.net/index.html Thermal tight, Soar high, Fly safe, # 711 reporting.

Just got a email from Tom Knauff......................... Dale Kramer flew a thousand miles yesterday - the only pilot on the ridge due to snow showers - but apparently used a too-fast sample rate on his logger, so it probably will not validate his flight. KS sent me a email as Dale was flying,...

Just spoke with Ronda at SSA, I, like some others, haven't recieved the Dec issue,. so I sent an email to her. Seems lke for some unknown reason, ?electronic world we live in', some of us fell off the mailing list. Yet, we are still their when they check the program. If your Dec. issue hasn't come...

Well, Charlie called a 3 turn TAT, with # 38-20 miles, # 37-25 miles and #16-25 miles then home. It was for 3 hrs, with a 8,000 agl start height. I didn't hear of any landouts, somewhere around 25-30 took tows. Alot of starts around 1:30 to 1:45, with opens going a little later. Around 5 pm it went...

It was good today, we had clouds, 6 kt climbs and many had fun, with good flights. XX, DB, 7U, DUO, JOY, RC, GV, RS, R9,and others flew. Many had long runs with cloud streets looking like West Texas. Had only a few outlandings, a slide on the grass, ya, someone forgot gear, and Seminole is pretty...

Day 2 was changed while we were in the air. A large fire to the North west of Seminole put a large smoke trail into the air. This large smoke trail crossed our paths to the first turn which was to the, ya, North. So a task change to a assigned task with #28 which is East and then 33 which is...

Yes, we had 2 accidents. Maybe we should ALL wait till the reports and details come in, before we do more damage than is needed. I did see and hear from persons who saw both accidents. The best news was no one was hurt. Now, we will wait till the folks figure out what happened. The last two days...

Just checked the 18 Meter USA Nationals and more folks have been signing up. Great place to Soar and they put on a wonderful show of support for us. Anybody find a site for the 15 Meter Nationals in Uvalde to see who's coming? Heard and seen the insurance bill for one towplane, $7995.00. Yep, and...

Just got off the phone with long time friend Tom Stowers. His camp in Ely still has a few spots left in it. Tom has been doing these camps since sometime before the earth cooled down. He and his gang do a wonderful job of taking care of you. BBQ's almost everynite and even trips into town for...

The medals you won at the Regional level or National level are not being sent out to you until your contest manager finishes the paperwork for the contest you were in. Today, I was at the SSA office, and 8 contests had still not finished their paperwork. At least one National contest hadn't even...

A friend, who is selling his glider, just received a casher's check, in the mail, from a guy who had never even called him. The guy then called him and said he was sending someone over to pick it up, and my friend could pay the guy who is picking it up the extra money. This just happened, and the...

Well, trailers are starting to pull in, some have been here for weeks, hiding from the Northern cold and snow. DUO, 2W, DB, RJ, P1, 1MD, GV and others are here flying in the Florida sunshine. Last few days have been towards the weak side, 2 kts to 4,000. When happy hour begins, you better be their,...

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...

What are the entry requirements and how long may the glider stay in NZ? Any costs for importing a US glider to NZ? Thanks, Tom # 711.