Tag Archive for 2011 US Region 4 South
Groundhog day all over again at New Castle (Region 4 South)
by Bill Elliott •
Another dreary, rainy day here at New Castle, with no end in sight. Good friends, good food, great stories, but NO FLYING!! CD Hank Nixon pulled the plug at the 10 am morning meeting, admitting that even he had no grounds for optimism. Dinner tonight was Low Country Boil, and boy was it good. I…
Groundhog day at New Castle – almost, but not quite a flying day
by Bill Elliott •
Woke up this morning to the sound of rain on the roof of the Micro-Castle. I gotta tell you, rain is a LOT nicer than walnuts hitting the roof. Overcast skies and light rain, so (I thought) no possibility of flying today. I had gotten permission from CD Hank Nixon to sit in on his…
Monday at New Castle – no contest day
by Bill Elliott •
This morning I was sleeping soundly in my Micro-Castle, when I was blasted awake by a very loud “Thwack!” on the fiberglass roof just above my head. For a moment I was confused and frightened, until I remembered my camper was parked underneath a walnut tree, and the noise was the sound of a ripe…
Practice day at New Castle (R4S)
by Bill Elliott •
We awoke this morning to a completely solid overcast, with very little chance of getting a practice day task in. However, CD Hank Nixon held our pilot’s meeting promptly at 10 am, and announced a grid time (12:30 later moved back to 1:30), and a practice task. I was actually heartened by the call, as…
New Castle arrival day
by Bill Elliott •
I’m writing this from my Micro-Castle now nestled into the camping area at Blue Ridge Soaring Society, New Castle, Virginia. I have been avoiding this contest for a number of years because I scared myself pretty badly the last time I flew a contest here. At the time, what scared me off wasn’t so much…
