Seattle Area Soaring Society

Hand Launch Glider 2-Day Contest!

August 11-12, 2006

60-Acres Park, Redmond, WA

9am pilots meeting, both days

Contest Director: Adam (RED) Weston 425-260-0275, red@tgworks.com

AMA Insurance Required, NWSS HLG rules apply, 1.5m wingspan limit

$10 per day, $15 for both days

Six rounds each day, tasks announced at pilots meeting. IHLGF tasks, head-to-head competition, flight groups sorted by scores after each round.

Contest will be scored as two 1-day contests. Both contests qualify for NWSS HLG season points. Awards given for 1st-3rd place each day.

Directions: From Interstate 405 (I-405) take the 124th Street (not Avenue) NE exit at the Totem Lake Shopping Center near Kirkland, north of Bellevue. Proceed east on 124th to 154th Pl NE (about 1 mile) and make a right on 154th and then another right at NE 116th St. Finally, turn left into the gravel parking lot, east of the field. Drive out back of parking lot onto gravel driveway that leads to field.

No lunch provided... we'll take a 1/2 hour lunch around noon

Accommodations:

Motel 6, Kirkland: 425-821-5618

Silver Cloud Inns (all are close to 60 Acres):

Kirkland: 800-205-6933; Redmond: 800-205-6934; Bellevue: 800-205-6937

Days Inn, Bellevue: 425-643-6644

Travelodge, Bellevue: 800-578-7878, 425-454-4967

Best Western Kirkland Inn: 425-822-2300