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Old June 7th 17, 04:11 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Tom Kelley #711
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Default Cordele...hello?

On Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 7:27:25 PM UTC-6, wrote:
So its 9:00 PM on Day 2 of the Standard, 15M, and Open Nationals at Cordele and the outside world doesn't even know if contestants even gridded, launched, or scored. Nothing on SSA site, nothing on Fly Cordele-Soaring Contests Facebook, and nothing on Glide Port. Disappointing. US competition soaring would be better served if the world soaring community were kept informed.


9 a.m MT Wednesday. Saw this post from 2W for Cordele on FB.

"Scrubbed 3rd day in a row. We hope to fly tomorrow. Meanwhile the pilots have started raising funds to send the weather man to North Korea for politikal re-edukation."

On Monday they were sent a text email to not grid before pilots meeting at 10 am. A few minutes later they were again texted to not even open their trailers before pilots meeting because of standing water on airport from heavy rains.
A friend landed out pre-practice and took them 2 days on the retrieve. His truck sank to its axles in the soft field he was in. I saw the picture of his truck....what a mess.

Best. #711.