Thread: Seniors Contest
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Old March 15th 09, 01:16 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Mar 14, 8:02*pm, rlovinggood wrote:
Yea, I believe he won't be competing at Cordele, Georgia, USA, since
he will be the Contest Director. *But even if he did fly the contest,
I wouldn't mind flying with a two-time National Champion. *And, he
would be flying a similar glider, an LS1-f, versus my LS1-d. *Not a
Duo Discus, not a Ventus, not an ASG-29, and not the super ship of all
time, the Hanle H-301 Libelle. *Those flapped, low tail, drogue chute
equipped, grand venting bubble canopy, pinched-egg cross section
fuselage terrors just can't be beat.

Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA


Any word on today's results? There's an initial report on SSA by John
Good indicating excellent conditions. I'm curious to see if the better
conditions and higher speeds sets Sam back in the LS1f.