Texas Glider Rally / Dick Johnson Wave Camp April 4 - 11 at Marfa

Texas -- USA
Marfa Wave Camp Update April 4 - 11, 2009:

Warmer winter & spring than usual in west Texas. Last (?) cold front
coming through tonight, then forecast for nice weather for our annual
Wave Camp and Texas Glider Rally. Thermals last week to 13,400' msl
(Marfa Airport is almost 5,000' msl) and lennies in all quadrants the
past few days. We thermal up to the wave, generated by the mountains
in Mexico 65 miles southwest, and the Davis Mountains just north of
the Marfa Plateau.

The Dick Johnson Tribute evening on Friday, April 10th is shaping up.
Alice Johnson and family will attend. David Raspet (son of August
Raspet, Dick Johnson's mentor at Mississippi State) will show a
powerpoint presentation on Dick Johnson's contributions to soaring.
This is a preview of the presentation he has created for the upcoming
May dedication of the Johnson wing of the National Soaring Museum at
Elmira, NY. See www.soaringmuseum.org for more details.

If you are planning to travel to Marfa for the Camp, the Johnson
Tribute evening, or any time of year, please contact me in advance so
I may best manage the necessary logistics.

Burt Compton www.flygliders.com
Cell: 432-386-5505 (mornings are best before the soaring starts!)
Marfa, the 15th National Landmark of Soaring, and where yesterday's
USA Today arrives tomorrow.