On Nov 25, 6:38*pm, Scott Alexander
wrote:
By the way, the "famed" aviator Dennis Linneken may grace us with his
appearance.

In other words, if there's hurricanes, tornadoes, hail &
lightning.....it will be worth a visit, just to shake his hand.

The SSA site for contests has the results from previous years so if
you want to get an idea of how many days you will actually fly and how
many days you will watch it rain check out the previous year
history. Land outs are another thing to look for. The more land
outs the more you will need crew.

I would listen to JJ and head to the west if driving far is not an
issue. Most pilots do not have the luxury of crew but if you have
someone that is great. The rest of us just agree to help each other
out if we cannot make it to an airport. In the last three years at
Air Sailing we have had only a couple of land outs and only one pilot
needed a ground retrieve.

I am sure there are many good contest locations but vacations are
precious so make yours count.