At 18:30 24 June 2015, Ron Gleason wrote:
On Wednesday, 24 June 2015 11:40:19 UTC-6, Papa3 wrote:
Bruno,=20
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You've got a ways to go to keep up with the Joneses (or more
appropriatel=
y the Juhaszes)... there are over 110 registered for the European Gliding
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hampionships in Hungary next month. That's right - one one zero.
Slacke=
r. =20
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Erik Mann (P3)
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p.s. Not to respond to troll bait, but there are places where 40
gliders
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is plenty and places where 100 wouldn't be out of the question. And I
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rtainly can't think of any technical sites (mountains, ridges, forests,
etc=
..) where there isn't some level of risk. Anyone that isn't aware of
that
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is probably not ready to go to this sort of encampment or to leave the
hous=
e unsupervised for that matter. =20
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On Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at 12:13:27 AM UTC-4,
wrot=
e:
On Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 10:02:06 PM UTC-6, 2G wrote:
I recently learned that Bruno has increased the number of gliders
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the Nephi, UT event to 80. That's right, eight zero. IMHO, that is too
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y, even if FLARM is mandated. There will be pilots there from virtually
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o cross country time to seasoned racers. They may be lulled into a false
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nse of complacency until a storm forces the entire field back to the
airpor=
t at once, creating chaos. I get the bad feeling that this number will
keep=
increasing - or stay the same - until there is a fatality.
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Actually what you heard is not correct. There will be 96 gliders at
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r event. I was hoping for 100 but we couldn't quite make it. Darn! =20
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All kidding aside, sorry but you heard wrong. We are not sure of the
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nal numbers due to many last minute drop outs, but it will be somewhere
in
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the 60's with 6 tow planes. Last year we had 68 gliders attend and it
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ed out well, both at the airport and in the air. The largest gaggle seen
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ast year only had around a half dozen gliders in it. Utah air and
thermals
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offer lots of room.
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Bruno - B4

Erik, Erik, Erik how can you make this comparison? In Nephi we gather to
f=
ly with friends, attempt personal bests, fly the Great Basin, experience
8-=
10 knot thermals, observe National Parks and monuments from air, stay
airbo=
rne for 4, 6, 8+ hours, attempt state records, find cloud streets or lift
l=
ines that run for 10's of miles, make new friends, experience rural UT
and
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many other great experience soaring is known for.

Of course there are 110+ pilots at the European Championships, who would
no=
t want to attend when you have sponsors paying for everything, free use
of
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gliders provided by manufacturers, accommodations at 4star hotels, air
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itioned facilities for pilot meetings and lounges, ground crews provided
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the organizers that do everything for the pilots, catered meals, free
booz=
e and much much more. Plus you have a set rules to follow that the US
folk=
s do not understand.=20

No comparison at all

Jeeze do they sponsor gliding now - cool I can finally quit my day job!!!