On Dec 14, 2:43*pm, Marc wrote:
On Dec 14, 1:25*pm, Sean Fidler wrote:

3) What US regional contests (other than Perry) allow water?

I hate to say it, but you need to get out (west) more. 8^)

As far as I know, in Regions 8 through 12 FAI regional classes are
flown with water pretty much by default, with the only exceptions
being sites that lack sufficient access to water, or would be unsafe
with water. * At a lot of sites out here, we even load up with water
when we're flying for fun...

Marc

At the Region 8 contest for the last two years, we have flown dry.
The primary reason is for a safer launch and reducing the launch
time. At Ephrata, with summer temperatures up above 90F, with some of
the newer 15m and 18m gliders, towing the classes up has been impacted
with slower climb rates, resulting in long times at grazing the
landscape and slower tow cycle times. A side benefit is the workload
reduction in the morning.

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