2011 USA competition schedule ?

On Sep 30, 11:10*am, mattm wrote:
On Sep 30, 8:15*am, wrote:





On Sep 29, 8:56*am, Dave Nadler wrote:

I'm looking for a complete list of all USA competitions
for 2011, including those with tentative dates. Lots
of major upcoming meets are not listed on SSA site
(18m nationals, open nationals, Uvalde pre-worlds).

Can anybody point me at this info ?

Thanks,
Best Regards, Dave "YO electric"

See message from Linda Murray below:
* * These dates and locations are proposed for the 2011 *season. *They
are pending for approval by the September *2010 SSA board meeting.

* * *Sports Class Nationals * Chilhowie Tn * Practice Days 05/01-2/11
Competition Days 05/03-12/11

* * *Standard Class Nationals *Cordele Ga * *Practice Days
06/04-06/11 *Competition Days *06/07-16/11

* * *15 Meter Nationals * * * * * Logan Utah * *Practice Days
07/17-18/11 Competition Days * 07/19-28/11

* * *18 Meter Nationals * * * *Hobbs NM * * * *Practice Days
06/19-20/11 *Competition Days *06/21-30/11

* * * Open Class Nationals * *Uvalde Texas * Practice Days
08/03-05/11 *Competition Days 08/06- 14/11

*BOD meeting is in Chicago this weekend.
UH

Aha! *That's the piece I was missing when I asked the question
about process a while back. *I didn't realize that it all goes
to the SSA BOD to vote on the schedule (which isn't pointed
out on the SSA web page, I'll note).

I assume the pre-worlds will be connected to the 18M Nats
somehow, to take advantage of resources available? *It looks
like the European championships gear up in July so June
dates make sense.

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I understand pre worlds will be a super regional tied in with Opens at
Uvalde.
UH

* * * Open Class Nationals * *Uvalde Texas * Practice Days
08/03-05/11 *Competition Days 08/06- 14/11

I understand pre worlds will be a super regional tied in with Opens at
Uvalde.
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I wonder how many pilots from Europe will come to pre-worlds in Uvalde
if they will have the European Gliding Championships (Open, 18m, and
15m) at the same time.

wiktor256

On Oct 4, 10:12*am, wiktor256 wrote:
* * * Open Class Nationals * *Uvalde Texas * Practice Days
08/03-05/11 *Competition Days 08/06- 14/11
I understand pre worlds will be a super regional tied in with Opens at
Uvalde.
UH- Hide quoted text -

I wonder how many pilots from Europe will come to pre-worlds in Uvalde
if they will have the European Gliding Championships (Open, 18m, and
15m) *at the same time.

wiktor256

Guess that will depend on who is serious about learning a bit more
about Uvalde before the WGC.
UH

Another author mentioned conflicts with his daughter's school
schedule. In the olden days when traditional families attended
national soaring contests to crew for their [exclusively male] pilots,
organizers tried hard to avoid conflicts with the US school system. In
recent years that's become a non-issue. Too bad. I'm knocked out of
both national contests I'd otherwise consider--Sports and Standard--
because they are set before school is out.

I've flown crewless for some years but this summer I brought one of my
daughters with me to Hobbs and...she loved it. She can't wait for next
summer's contest! If I were in contention for a spot on the US Team,
my perspective would be different. But she and her sister are 16 and I
figure the window of opportunity to share another contest with them is
pretty narrow. So I've already written off Chilhowee and Cordele--
places I've flown happily in the past. I know both sites have valid
reasons for scheduling their contests so early. And it may well be
that I'm the only pilot thus affected. But I still wistfully recall a
time when multi-time national champion and school teacher George
Moffat would finish out the school year before rushing off to fly the
[single] national contest, in what's now the Open Class.

Nothing lasts forever.

Chip Bearden
ASW 24 "JB"
USA

Has anyone else noticed that the SSA calendar for sanctioned contests
for 2011 shows that contests are only being held on the east coast?
Are there no sanctioned contests west of the Mississippi or is
something else going on?

On Oct 19, 10:23*am, Ron Gleason wrote:
Has anyone else noticed that the SSA calendar for sanctioned contests
for 2011 shows that contests are only being held on the east coast?
Are there no sanctioned contests west of the Mississippi or is
something else going on?

At this point the list is preliminary. Last year the schedule didn't
fill in
until after the start of the year.

-- Matt

On Oct 19, 8:33*am, mattm wrote:
On Oct 19, 10:23*am, Ron Gleason wrote:

Has anyone else noticed that the SSA calendar for sanctioned contests
for 2011 shows that contests are only being held on the east coast?
Are there no sanctioned contests west of the Mississippi or is
something else going on?

At this point the list is preliminary. *Last year the schedule didn't
fill in
until after the start of the year.

-- Matt

Logan is there, but Hobbs and Uvalde aren't listed yet.

In article
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Chip Bearden wrote:

Another author mentioned conflicts with his daughter's school
schedule. In the olden days when traditional families attended
national soaring contests to crew for their [exclusively male] pilots,
organizers tried hard to avoid conflicts with the US school system. In
recent years that's become a non-issue. Too bad. I'm knocked out of
both national contests I'd otherwise consider--Sports and Standard--
because they are set before school is out.

I've flown crewless for some years but this summer I brought one of my
daughters with me to Hobbs and...she loved it. She can't wait for next
summer's contest! If I were in contention for a spot on the US Team,
my perspective would be different. But she and her sister are 16 and I
figure the window of opportunity to share another contest with them is
pretty narrow. So I've already written off Chilhowee and Cordele--
places I've flown happily in the past. I know both sites have valid
reasons for scheduling their contests so early. And it may well be
that I'm the only pilot thus affected. But I still wistfully recall a
time when multi-time national champion and school teacher George
Moffat would finish out the school year before rushing off to fly the
[single] national contest, in what's now the Open Class.

Nothing lasts forever.

Chip Bearden
ASW 24 "JB"
USA

I feel your pain, brother. My wife's a school teacher so she cannot
attend contests scheduled during the school year. It's a real shame: She
loves coming to the contests and will even tolerate crewing for me. Her
favorite friends are the wives and children of contest pilots. In 2010
we hit it lucky with 3 contests happening at times when she could come
with me.

All the blame can't be laid on the contest organizers. Most school
systems start earlier and go later these days. My wife's school started
the first week of August this year! Year-round school is still being
advocated by many (including the oval office) even though it has pretty
much been abandoned everywhere it has been tried.

My wife doesn't think much of my suggestion of recruiting a couple
college coed's to crew in her place...

On Oct 4, 11:17*am, wrote:
On Oct 4, 10:12*am, wiktor256 wrote:

* * * Open Class Nationals * *Uvalde Texas * Practice Days
08/03-05/11 *Competition Days 08/06- 14/11
I understand pre worlds will be a super regional tied in with Opens at
Uvalde.
UH- Hide quoted text -

I wonder how many pilots from Europe will come to pre-worlds in Uvalde
if they will have the European Gliding Championships (Open, 18m, and
15m) *at the same time.

wiktor256

Guess that will depend on who is serious about learning a bit more
about Uvalde before the WGC.
UH

I believe at least 20 have indicated their intent.

Frank Whiteley