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2017 Chelan Cross Country All-Summer Classic

2017 Competitors Guide

It’s now mid May, the flying season is here and the Chelan dust devils are taunting us to come out and play… or maybe the Butte is covered in snow – one of those two!

The Classic took a year off in 2016, but now it’s bigger, easier, longer and cheaper than ever in 2017! Sounds like a dream? But it’s true! Read on.

For 2017 we’ve decided to extend the flying days and not limit the pilots to one week but to expand it out to the entire summer, so the meet will run from June 24 all the way until August 26.  You will still need to produce 4 decent flights to be in the running for awards.

We will have a Kickoff weekend, June 24 and 25. You will be able to register, download waypoints, fly your brains out, and have a burger and a brew with your buddies. Then we will have a Wrap Up and Awards day on August 26. Fly your brains out then have a burger and a brew with your buddies then too.

This year, you will be asked to submit your tracklogs via E-mail to the Score Keeper, Aaron Rinn. He will evaluate your flight, score it and post it.

We are lowering our meet costs therefore we are lowering your entry fee. (read that again, please). This year, entry fee will be a mere $60. But don’t think of it as an entry fee, think of it as a contribution to the site fund to keep it open and available for you to fly this year and for many years to come. Think of your, $60 entry fee when you are using the launch area out houses, stocked with toilet paper. Think of your $60 when you are on final approach for an easy late evening landing into the Chelan Falls Soccer fields, or the Junkyard because your contribution helped pay for site insurance to keep those LZs open and available.

Hey everybody sign up today and make your plan and come fly Chelan!

Lenny Baron, 2017 Chelan Cross Country All-Summer Classic Meet Director

40-th Annual Can-Am Black Mountain Fly-in

 

The upper launch at Black

 

 

 

It doesn't’t get any better than this!

Friday, August 19 – Sunday, August 21

 

The North Cascades Soaring Club (NCSC) welcomes you all to

The Group Camp at Whatcom County’s Silver Lake Park in Maple Falls.

Para gliders, Hang gliders, Family & Friends from both sides of the

Border show up for this stellar event!

Registration – $40 ($60 pilot couples)

This fund – raising happening keeps our north end sites Rocking!

Money collected pays for campground, food & supplies

and helps support Whatcom and Skagit County foot launched Site Development,

Preservation and Advocacy Efforts.

Pilot Meeting

Saturday a.m..

What a Deal!

Your donation pays for 2 nights camping, Saturday night Main dish

Yes! The BarBChoo will be doing its thing!

and Sunday morning breakfast!

Bring your potluck dish to go with dinner

and expect sing – along fun and fabulous stargazing.

Silver Lake Campground is great for kids and non pilots!

Hiking, fishing, swimming, boating, horse camp, bike trails, nearby wineries.

Want to help make this a fabulous weekend?

We love volunteers – just check in when you arrive.

Got questions

email:

Blue Skies and Happy Flying!

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Free Flight Forever

CALLING ALL PILOTS: the future of free flight in the US is at stake!
This issue affects every hang glider and paraglider pilot flying in the US, and requires all of us to contribute what we can. The insurance landscape has changed dramatically, forcing USHPA to pursue self-insurance. We are launching an unprecedented campaign – Free Flight Forever – in order to create a self-insurance group and protect our sites, schools, and members.

Learn more about how you can help, or make a tax-deductible donation right now!

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Frostbite at Area 151 this year!

Frostbite at Area 151 this year!
New venue for this year’s Frostbite due to the early rise of Riffe Lake (Dog Patch LZ).  Our usual LZ will be under water, so lucky for us the Auman’s invited us to move the party on over to their place! (Area 151 is located just 13 minutes West of Morton).
They have a small 300’ foot hill and training hill on the property, and their property is also the LZ for Bremmer!  I think this might be one of the best bite’s ever.  (address and directions below)
 
Same date:  April 18th and 19th.
 
Please show your support by joining in the fun!
Tina and Larry
253-380-3514
 

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Dave & Diana Auman 360-496-6655

118-A Dodge Road

Morton, WA  98356
 

From Morton, via State Rte 508 W/Main Ave. (intersection with trafic light) heading West – 13 min, / 7.3 miles

Turn Left on Dodge Road.  2nd Driveway on Right, follow to end of Gravel Road.

 

 

Additional Information:

The campground will start filling up on Friday night, but we have a lot of room on our property whether you have a pup tent or a big ass RV. We are waving our regular $20/day use fee so that all of the proceeds can go to The CBCC. Their fee is $30.00/person for a weekend of camping and dinner and drinks on Saturday night. CBCC will be supplying the meat for the meal and kegs of beer, and everyone is encouraged to bring their best potluck dish. Conrad who owns our favorite local watering hole (The Bucksnort Pub)wants to show his appreciation for all the pilot patronage by bringing his portable bar that will be stocked with some popular mixed drinks. Pilots are welcome to add to this stock with their own favorites if they want a "Pro" mixing for them. Diana and I are considering paying for a band to play on our 30 foot Military Tractor Trailer Stage, like we did for our charity Fly-in that we hosted here last August and would welcome your input on that decision. If we get a positive response on this matter, we will make sure that we allow a slot later in the evening for our always very entertaining pilot musicians. Let us know what you think. The dinner and the party and the music are always a great time, but we should also remember that this is the The Frostbite Festival that raises money for a great cause and allows all of us pilots to get together, share all of our stories and kick off this years great flying season. Hope to see you all here, Dave.