Marfa Cross Country for CA$H

A dollar a mile in 2007.

I see some interest in classic "straight out" cross country flying
(and the art of crewing). Classic XC soaring for distance as done
by Robert Kronfeld, Philip Wills, Woody Brown, Dick Johnson, Fritz
Compton, Stan Smith, Al Parker, Wally Scott, Ben Greene, Henry Combs,
Mike Koerner, Hans Werner Grosse, to name a few.

Bring your sailplane to Marfa in west Texas USA, site of many US
National Contests and the first World Soaring Contest held in the USA
(1970). Marfa (MRF) airport is almost 5,000' msl high on a grassy
plateau surrounded by scenic mountains (El Paso sectional). Big sky.
Big thermals.

Buy an aerotow from me then soar the famous "Marfa Dry Line" in a
northerly direction like the "free distance" days in the US National
Contests of the 1960's and 1970's.

Head for New Mexico, Kansas and beyond. No "Cat's Cradle", no
"Bikle's Basket", no triangles, no rectangles, nor any 'tangles, -
just GO!

The farthest soaring flight in 2007 wins one dollar per each mile
"straight out" from Marfa.

For example: Soar straight out from Marfa 500 miles, win 500
dollars. It's been done many times before, just not lately since
there has not been a soaring operation here until I arrived in 2001.

You don't need the hottest ship, indeed, vintage wood and first
generation glass sailplanes will do quite well if you start early and
fly downwind on our dry line or during our wave season. See "Soaring"
magazine OCT 1960 for Harland Ross' article on "Soaring the Marfa Dew
Point Front" in his RJ-6. (I told you this was "classic soaring"!)

So check Dr. Jack for Oklahoma - Texas. I have a Marfa Blipspot.
Solar Noon is 2:00 PM Central Daylight Time. Sunset is almost 9:00 PM
in June - July - August.

Come and try it, but please bring your own crew.

We soar year-round. Let me know in advance that you are coming to
Marfa. Email me about your plans and dreams at

We'll show you a good time!

Burt "the facilitator" Compton
Marfa, west Texas USA
www.flygliders.com