First race day, and yep, we sat on the grid while the snifers went round and round. You know the drill, pre practice ka boomers,, sky filled with hard bottoms, then comes first race day. It even felt cool at noon, and the sun gods were a hour late, earlier, heck, they even didn't know, as we woke...

We will be postin a new entry list on or around June 1st. Yes, their are "some" changes. Those on the standby list will be getting weekly emails from Micki on their status. Thanks to all the entrants who have sent Micki their dinner requests for Saturday, June 30th. We are past 90 and we are...

Website has been updated ... http://parowan.soaringweb.net/index.html with the new entry fees of $225 and $53 per tow. Pilot entry list shows top 50 entrants as being "application accepted and a entrant in the contest". All the rest are in order of standyby's, # 51 to # 76. Organizer's...

OLC flight....... All Flights of Joe Kutschka (US) Tucson Soaring Club 2 items found, displaying all items date points name km km/h Take-off location aircraft start end state info 2007-05-02 9,856.12 Joe Kutschka (US) 12,256.29 0.00 El Tiro (US / 9) SZD 59 1738 2133

Entry fee increase of $10 to $225.00. Tows have been raised to $53. All 7 tows and entry fees must be paid before first contest day tow. If you choose to fly on the practice day, Saturday, June 30th, then you must be registered and have all fees paid and tows paid before you fly. Shortly, after May...

Today, Wednesday, April 18th, has been xcelled due to weather. We had a pilots meeting this morning at 10:30 am, and the daily winners from the 4 classes, from yesterdy, the first cntest day, told their stories. Dave Martin, BV, who has been contest soaring since about 1977.....err......30 years,...

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,...

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.

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.

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...

Well, everyone who went out, got home, or a tow. Good day, with late day bases around 7,000 ft. msl. Good lift to go along with those bases. Task was a TAT with flying baron, 20mi., green swamp, 5mi, and altras 20mi.radius's, min. time 2:30. Max task distance around 213 miles. Early results, no...

As Charlies Spratt would say, race fans, they are here. XX, DB, 7F, E9, 2W, DUO, OE, A8, TO, GV, 5U,YO, 7U, RJ, ET, and more. . The last few days, skys have looked like west Texas, with climbs approaching 8-10 kts at times. Today, bases were higher and lift was stronger than yesterday. Check the...

New list, should be up this evening. The cut off is 50 entrants, plus 2 contest organizers slots, plus 4 guest slots, for the USAF academy, approved by the Rules Committee Chairman. Making a total of 56 slots. We do have a sniffer, he is not a entrant in the contest. If the USAF withdraws, we will...

Elmira, NY, ...Sports Class Nationals Uvalde, TX......FAI 15 Meter Nationals Mifflin, PA......FAI 18 Meter Nationals Don't have dates, and thats all I have information on.........# 711.

We will be having a morning competition class for new and old alike. A morning breadfast girl will also have coffee, juices, and snacks before the competition class will be held. Classes will run 30 minutes before the daily pilot briefings, and the panel will have on it, some of our country's best....

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.

No gliders over a 20 Meter wing span will be allowed entry into the Region 9 Soaring contest for this year. We have received approval from the SSA rules committee on this wavier. Best regards, Tom Kelley, Contest manager, Region 9 Parowan Soaring Championships.

Add up your ten longest flights, you have made in your lifetime of soaring, and then average them. I was on the phone today with Carl Herold, IV, he just averaged his 10 longest flights, they averaged 699.4 miles. 699.4 miles (statute) is equal to 1,125.58 kilometers, ok,...

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...

addess online??? Thanks.Tom