addess online??? Thanks.Tom

I think we have about 25 or so in both the Standard and 15 Meter Classes. Well, we had 12 landouts coming out of Big Springs, I think 7 were at the Maybe Ranch. Everyone is accounted for , thats good news. I saw 3 that made it around in Standard, speed of about 58 mph. The Standards and 15 Meters...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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.

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

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...

We had a 10 am brief pilots meeting and a MAT of 1.5 hrs was called for all three classes. The task distance was from 65 miles for Sports to 100 miles for Standards and 125 miles for 15 meter. Out towards the west rode them very high clouds with the chance of buildups later in the day. Lift was...

where and how much. Tom Kelley # 711

Where and how much. Tom Kelley # 711

Kissie.....Kissie...smooch.........email me with your email address.......711

5 contestants flew today to practice for the upcoming 15 Meters in Mifflin, PA. USA.. First launch was at 1 p.m. Light lift to 2500 agl was the norm until alittle after 2 p.m. The lift rose to 6500 agl by 3:30 p.m with climbs of 4-5 kts on the averager. A AST of 177 miles with turn points at...

OH, K1, ZM, GH1, RJ took tows at 1 pm. GV & 711 waited to watch dark build ups come towards Mifflin from the west about 1:30 pm. About 2 pm thunder & lighting could be seen and heard as all returned to get in the box as quickly as possible. Then the thunder gods spoke with heavy downpours,...

Today we awoke to heavy fog. Late burnoff then came thunder and heavy rain. Several launched UH, DJ ( G. Dale from NZ is flying DJ ) into thunder. But they stayed up and flew about 100 miles to Mill Creek to several close in turnpoints. All others did chores, ZM worked on a fuse problem with his...

Some build ups, so, like whats the problem man. Like none, 7V blew the doors off in Standard at 93 mph. KS ran around 90 mph in Sports. Then comes P7, like 98 mph in 15 Meter. The weather did have bumpers in all areas. Standards had a AST, 15 Meters changed to a 1 turn MAT with a 3 hour window....

Today more trailers rolled in. Some choose to rig and go fly. The blipmaps showed it better than it was in the local area. I launched around 2 pm and climb was slow. Almost got splashed with a full load of water but got back up. At 10 thou headed SW towards some higher and better looking clouds....

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.