Gary Osoba's record flight declined

Hi Tony,

thanks for info, so I hope they will reply.

Regards from Germany

Klaus

On Friday, October 31, 2008 at 12:30:04 PM UTC-7, Brian Bange wrote:
FAI has canceled the following Class D (Gliders) World record :
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Claim number : 15103
Sub-class U (Ultralight Gliders)
Category: General
Type of record : Free Distance
Course/location : Zapata, TX (USA)
Performance : 791 km
Pilot : William G. OSOBA (USA)
Glider : Woodstock
Date :19.07.2008
Current record : 627.60 km (09.07.2004 - Leonardo R. BENETTI-LONGHINI,
USA)
Reason for cancellation: No dossier received in due time by NAC
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Are there tows available near the Zapata area? When is the best time frame to go for long straight out flights?
Doug Levy

FWIW, the SSA has gone against the IGC in the sense that we have
decided to continue to allow these legacy CAI recorders to be used all
the way up to National Records. We are acutely aware that this
creates the potential trap of a flight being "good enough" for a World
Record but only being acceptable up to the National level.

Regards,
Erik Mann (LS8-18 P3)
Chair, SSA FAI Badge and Record Committee

Just to be clear on regs, the Sporting Code (para 3.0d) stays entirely out of the business of national records, so national gliding bodies can invent record types and acceptable evidence to their heart's delight.

Doug,
Tows are not usually available in Zapata except during the hang gliding world record encampment which occurs every summer, usually in July. Check Ozreport.com for a calendar of dates. Towing is for ultralight gliders and hang gliders only. Not fast enough for heavy sailplanes.



Are there tows available near the Zapata area? When is the best time frame to go for long straight out flights?
Doug Levy

I can be reached at wby0nder at aol dot com.

Still flying my Woodstock. Amazing machine

Matt Michael
Ames Iowa USA