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Old March 19th 04, 01:13 PM
Burt Compton
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Default Marfa, Texas 2004 soaring events

MARFA 2004

APRIL 3 - 11: Dick Johnson's annual Marfa Wave Camp, with guest instuctor Bob
Wander, author of many soaring books and mentor to thousands of glider pilots.

MAY 28 - 30: "Wings and Wheels" Memorial Day weekend Fly-In for airplanes,
gliders, vintage cars and motorcycles. Pancake breakfast with 10 knot
thermals for lunch.

JUNE 1 - JULY 15: Texas Glider Rally - our annual soaring camp.
(with our 5,000' airport elevation, summer temps are not extremely hot, yet
cloudbases are very high, on our "dry side" of the Marfa Dew Point Line.)

Tows and instruction available year-round.

Marfa is located between Carlsbad Caverns and Big Bend National Parks in far
west Texas. Site of many US Nationals and the 1970 World Soaring Contest, and
where "The Sun Ship Game" soaring movie was filmed.

More details on our website: www.FLYGLIDERS.com
or call Burt Compton anytime at (800) 667-9464.