It was great to visit with many of you at Perry this past year. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to compete. However, my trusty Canon entertained me while I remained runway bound this year, and you may see some photos in the SSA calendar or magazine later. In the meantime, I’ve made a quick slide compilation…
Tag Archive for 2012 Perry R5N
Ray Roasted
by Bill Elliott •
Ray Galloway has been a fixture in Southern soaring for many decades. He flew until he was 84 and then continued to work at competitions as CD and weather man. Ray announced that this year’s Perry contest, Region 5 North, would be his last as competition director and his friends quickly seized the moment to…
R5N Contest Photos
by SC Admin •
I was not able to attend Perry this year due to work conflicts and needing to save my vacation time for the upcoming WGC. Perry is a wonderful place to fly, always has very competitive field of pilots, and there very best in evening activities on the field. Maria Szemplinska was there with Jerzy and…
April 21 at Perry – The Nugget’s Contest Report for Region 5 North
by Bill Elliott •
This is my second contest and both were nothing short of OUTSTANDING. It is easy to see why Perry is such a favorite among so many pilots. One gent, Pete Alexander, came from California. There was a strong contingent of our friends from north of the border, representing Ontario Canada. There were 89 registered for 65 slots. Rhonda and Al Tyler were great hosts and let no effort get in their way to provide a fantastic soaring event.
April 20 at Perry – A Nugget’s View of the Region 5 North
by Bill Elliott •
Well friends, another no fly but we did get to assemble and grid our gliders. By noon we had all 65 sailplanes on the west end of the runway ready to go. Anticipating a less than booming day, all of the tasks were shorter than normal . After about 2 hrs, our CD, Ray Galloway called…
April 19 at Perry – A Nugget’s View of the Region 5 North
by Bill Elliott •
April 18 at Perry – A Nugget’s View of the Region 5 North
by Bill Elliott •
No fly day at Perry (U.S. Region 5 North)
by Bill Elliott •
When I struggled awake and got out of the Micro-Castle this morning, one of the first things I noticed was that there were no open trailers, and no glider fuselages on ramps. Only then did I actually look up and check out the skies, where my initial impression was confirmed – a thin overcast, thickening…
April 17 at Perry – A Nugget’s View of the Region 5 North
by Bill Elliott •
Day 2 brings a new point of learning for this Nugget. The task was a MAT, a modified area task. Because the weather guy expressed concern that Perry might suffer damaging winds, hail, and other nasty stuff, the CD shortened the day. The sports class was given a MAT that had two turn points specified and a minimum…
Day 2 at Perry (R5N)
by Bill Elliott •
A very interesting day today at the Perry contest. There was (and still is) a large weather system to our west that caused a great deal of concern to the weatherman and the task committee this morning. The CD and the task committee thought they might be able to get in a short task before…