Doris and I have purchased a very desirable piece of land at the base of the ridge just south of Bluefield W.Virginia. This is almost exactly 500 kilometers from Ridge Soaring Gliderport, making it possible for pilots to declare a 500 km goal flight in even a low performance glider like a Schweizer 1-26.

The ridge here is very much higher and steeper than those in Pennsylvania. Frequent strong Easterly winds create great wave conditions.

Choosing weather wisely, so another ridge day follows, a pilot can spend the night dining on Southern Grits, B-BQ'd Pork, and cheap home-made whisky straight from the many secret country stills in the hills nearby.

The property is perfectly laid out with a long, flat runway. Twenty acres along the northern edge is cultivated and planted in an imported Italian spaghetti plant, which thrives in the area. Profits from the sale of the special kind of spaghetti means there is a large profit each year from farming, so it will not be necessary to charge for tows, or tie downs.

Tom Knauff