At 10:18 AM 5/10/2006, you wrote:
Misty Meadows is near Solon Iowa which is between Iowa City and Cedar
Rapids. On a larger scale it is 200 miles west of Chicago, 250 miles
north of St. Louis and 300 miles south of Minneapolis.
And 600 miles Northwest of Tullahoma, TN which is too far to go to a
contest but I did manage to schedule a trip to South Dakota on his
contest weekend back in 2001. I don't fly HL or 2-Meter so could
only fly on Sunday. It was very windy with a SE wind over 15
mph. Landing downslope over the hill to the spot at the edge of the
pond was a real challenge and I was able to work slope lift on final
for almost another minute on one flight. I actually got on the spot
on every flight but on one flight, the wind picked up the model and
flipped it inverted before I could get to it. A line of
thunderstorms approaching at noon prompted me to get an early start
to South Dakota.
I have always scheduled trips to coincide with contests whenever
possible. It is always fun to visit and see all the different flying
sites. Gordy has it right. Schedule travel to visit as many
contests as possible. They are all fun and you can meet the most
interesting people.
Chuck Anderson
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