Welcome to the Pulpit Fly-In Information Center!
Here you will find general information about the event as well as announcements and ads. This thread is not intended for discussions, so PLEASE DO NOT POST! For suggestions, ideas and comments please do not hesitate to send me a private E-mail, or simply use a different thread.
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NOTE!! Flying activities for Saturday September 15th have been
relocated to Woodstock Virginia. Directions to Woodstock can be
found at:
http://chgpa.org/HGFest/hgfest.directions.altsites.html
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Thank you
Janni Papakrivos
Event Coordinator
PULPIT FLY-IN: Registration..Information..News..Updates
Moderator: CHGPA BOD
Date/Location/Directions
September 15th - 16th, 2007
McConnnelsburg PA
For directions look up
http://www.chgpa.org/HGFest/hgfest.dire ... ulpit.html
McConnnelsburg PA
For directions look up
http://www.chgpa.org/HGFest/hgfest.dire ... ulpit.html
Registration
Please note that not only will you make our job a lot easier if you pre-register via this site, you will also find that you will save money and increase your chances to win a valuable prize in our prestigious PULPIT FLY-IN raffle. It's simple to pre-register. Just go through the pricelist below and send me a private E-mail indicating in which events you want to participate. Many thanks for your support!
Pre-Registered Pilot:
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$25 to enter flying contest
$5 for food
$5 for beer
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$35 package (T-shirt and 10 raffle tickets included with purchase of full package)
On-Site Registration:
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$30 to enter contest
$5 for food
$5 for beer
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$40 package (T-shirt and 3 raffle tickets included with purchase of package)
T-shirt----------------$15
raffle tickets---------$2 each
3 Raffle tickets------$5
Remember: Your money will do good. All profits belong to the McConnellsburg Rescue Squad. One day they may have to extract you from a tree!
Pre-Registered Pilot:
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$25 to enter flying contest
$5 for food
$5 for beer
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$35 package (T-shirt and 10 raffle tickets included with purchase of full package)
On-Site Registration:
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$30 to enter contest
$5 for food
$5 for beer
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$40 package (T-shirt and 3 raffle tickets included with purchase of package)
T-shirt----------------$15
raffle tickets---------$2 each
3 Raffle tickets------$5
Remember: Your money will do good. All profits belong to the McConnellsburg Rescue Squad. One day they may have to extract you from a tree!
Volunteers needed
There will be a lot to do to make the 2007 PULPIT-FLY-IN fun, competitive, profitable and memorable. Your help is desperately needed, so please, lend a hand and volunteer for one or more of these jobs. If you can't make yourself available, maybe your wife/husband/girl-friend/boy-friend/daughter/son/cat/dog can.
+++On-site raffle organization+++
+++On-site registration and sales+++
+++Groceries/Beer/Soda+++
+++Grill Chef+++
+++Retrieve and Shuttle Drivers+++
+++PR specialist+++
Please contact me for details. You will be reimbursed for your expenses by the Capital Club.
+++On-site raffle organization+++
+++On-site registration and sales+++
+++Groceries/Beer/Soda+++
+++Grill Chef+++
+++Retrieve and Shuttle Drivers+++
+++PR specialist+++
Please contact me for details. You will be reimbursed for your expenses by the Capital Club.
USHPA are supoorting our good cause
+++I’m happy to announce that USHPA are supporting our event by providing us with promotional goods such as magazines and calendars. USHPA have also given us authorization to print the all-new USHPA logo on T-shirts, which are made by a manufacturer well known for the quality of their products. The ash-colored shirts are made of robust cotton, with the logo on the front and a small arched text reference to the event on the back. They look awesome and are a real steal for $15. On-site availability will be limited, make sure to secure one by pre-registering+++
Volunteers needed
Thanks to everyone who's signed up for a volunteer job so far. However, we need more people to help out, so please see the list below for the most urgent tasks for which we still don't have enough volunteers or no volunteers at all.
+++On-site raffle organization+++
+++Groceries/Soda/Water+++
+++Grill Chef+++
+++Retrieve and Shuttle Drivers+++
+++Bonfire+++
Please contact me for details @ jpapakrivos@gmail.com. You will be reimbursed for your expenses by the Capital Club.
+++On-site raffle organization+++
+++Groceries/Soda/Water+++
+++Grill Chef+++
+++Retrieve and Shuttle Drivers+++
+++Bonfire+++
Please contact me for details @ jpapakrivos@gmail.com. You will be reimbursed for your expenses by the Capital Club.
T-Shirts.
+++This is what they will look like. Half of them are already gone to pre-registered pilots. If you want to secure one better pre-register quickly. Please click on link below if image display doesn't work. +++
Link:
http://www.customink.com/cink/pa.jsp?O= ... @gmail.com
Link:
http://www.customink.com/cink/pa.jsp?O= ... @gmail.com
Update
+++Checked inventory. Plenty of flatware, garbage bags, posters banners etc. You don't need to bring any+++Shawn and I talked to the mountain bar owner. We can use their dumpsters and the lower parking lot but must make sure that access to the private home next door is warranted AT ALL TIMES. DO NOT BLOCK DRIVEWAY WHEN YOU PARK THERE+++
Volunteers needed
+++I would like to give credit to the following people for generously offering their help and, at the same time, let everyone know the jobs that will be taken care of. Thanks!!! If you wish to make changes or to be strikken from the list of volunteers please contact me asap+++
+++Raffle Prizes: Daniel+++
+++Flight Director: Bacil+++
+++Score Keeper: David+++
+++XC Pilot Retrieve Drivers: David and Rusty+++
+++Registration, On-Site Sales: Jodie, Leonie and Rhonda+++
+++Groceries and Beverages: Matthew and Karen+++
+++PR: Shawn and Ellis+++
+++Keg of Beer + 1 Grill: Mike+++
+++Firewood: Glen+++
+++Cooking (1 hour at the grill): Brian+++
+++I hope I haven't forgotten anybody. Please note that we still need volunteers for the following duties. Please do not leave these to those who've got their hands full already. Thanks+++
+++Cleanup Crew+++
+++Cooking+++
+++Raffle Prizes: Daniel+++
+++Flight Director: Bacil+++
+++Score Keeper: David+++
+++XC Pilot Retrieve Drivers: David and Rusty+++
+++Registration, On-Site Sales: Jodie, Leonie and Rhonda+++
+++Groceries and Beverages: Matthew and Karen+++
+++PR: Shawn and Ellis+++
+++Keg of Beer + 1 Grill: Mike+++
+++Firewood: Glen+++
+++Cooking (1 hour at the grill): Brian+++
+++I hope I haven't forgotten anybody. Please note that we still need volunteers for the following duties. Please do not leave these to those who've got their hands full already. Thanks+++
+++Cleanup Crew+++
+++Cooking+++
+++Important Weather Update+++Important Weather Update+++
+++As of now it appears to be rather strong at the Pulpit on Saturday with a significant temperature drop Friday night and wind speeds of 10 to 15 mph. Given the signifcant number of pre-registered low performance glider pilots this means that we MAY DECIDE TO RELOCATE THE FLYING TO WOODSTOCK ON SATURDAY. The call will be made Friday and posted here on the listserver. We will also try to reach everybody via E-mail. In addition, a hotline will be available at 301-986-8680 starting this Friday evening+++
+++THE PARTY WILL STILL TAKE PLACE AT THE PULPIT, scheduled start is 7 pm+++
+++Directions to WS can be found at http://www.hangglidingspectacular.com/i ... ion.jpg+++
+++We encourage everybody to familiarize themselves with driving directions and the fact that the drive from WS to the Pulpit will take about 2 hours+++
+++THE PARTY WILL STILL TAKE PLACE AT THE PULPIT, scheduled start is 7 pm+++
+++Directions to WS can be found at http://www.hangglidingspectacular.com/i ... ion.jpg+++
+++We encourage everybody to familiarize themselves with driving directions and the fact that the drive from WS to the Pulpit will take about 2 hours+++
+++As for tomorrow, Saturday 15th, the Pulpit unfortunately looks no longer appropriate for safe soaring flights. Strong winds of a predicted 15 mph and above with a significant North cross will likely keep most pilots on the ground. Woodstock is the obvious choice and things are looking very sweet. NW winds of just around 10 mph will likely make this spectacular site soarable for all pilots. Sunday could turn out really sweet at Bill’s Hill, so keep your fingers crossed for two days of great flying.
The registration desk will open at the Woodstock slot launch at 7 am. The competition will start at 11 am with a welcoming statement by Bacil Dickert and his call of the tasks. We suggest all pilots get an early start to sign up and set up in a relaxed and civil manner+++
+++The party will start at the Pulpit launch at 7 pm. We hope that especially pilots from Maryland and Pennsylvania will be able to make the trip from Woodstock to McConnellsburg and support our many efforts and sacrifices to provide everybody with the possibility of hours of soaring. Please find below directions to Bill’s Hill and Woodstock and see http://www.chgpa.org/HGFest/hgfest.dire ... ulpit.html for directions to the Pulpit+++
Woodstock, from The Pulpit
• From the Pulpit Launch area, make a left to exit the parking lot, and follow the gravel road back out to Route 30.
• RIGHT onto Route 30 Eastbound.
• Follow 30 East all the way down the mountain.
• RIGHT onto Route 75 South. Follow Rt. 75 for about 6 miles.
• LEFT onto Route 16 East, at the outskirts of Mercersberg.
• Follow Route 16 East for 12 miles, through Mercersberg and Greencastle.
Just past Greencastle is the I-81 interchange.
• Take I-81 South. Proceed through PA, MD, WV, and then into Virginia. Total time on I-81 will be about an hour and 15 minutes.
• Take the Toms Brook exit, after Strassburg.
• LEFT at the top of the ramp.
• Proceed about a mile, to Route 11.
• RIGHT onto Route 11 South.
• Follow Rt. 11 through Toms Brook and Mauertown.
• Enter the town of Woodstock.
• Shortly after the speed limit drops to 25mph. watch for a large shopping plaza on the left side.
• Make a LEFT onto the road that leads past this plaza (possibly Route 665). If you reach any traffic lights within Woodstock you missed the turn.
• Follow 665 (?) to a stop sign.
• LEFT onto Woodstock Tower Road.
• Go up to the top of the mountain. Woodstock Tower road is narrow and winding!
• Parking will be on your left. The trail to launch will be obvious.
Woodstock, from Washington/Baltimore
• Take I-66 West until it ends (past Front Royal).
• Take I-81 South.
• Follow 81 for about 10 miles.
• From this point, refer to Step Eight in the directions to Woodstock from The Pulpit (see previous section).
The registration desk will open at the Woodstock slot launch at 7 am. The competition will start at 11 am with a welcoming statement by Bacil Dickert and his call of the tasks. We suggest all pilots get an early start to sign up and set up in a relaxed and civil manner+++
+++The party will start at the Pulpit launch at 7 pm. We hope that especially pilots from Maryland and Pennsylvania will be able to make the trip from Woodstock to McConnellsburg and support our many efforts and sacrifices to provide everybody with the possibility of hours of soaring. Please find below directions to Bill’s Hill and Woodstock and see http://www.chgpa.org/HGFest/hgfest.dire ... ulpit.html for directions to the Pulpit+++
Woodstock, from The Pulpit
• From the Pulpit Launch area, make a left to exit the parking lot, and follow the gravel road back out to Route 30.
• RIGHT onto Route 30 Eastbound.
• Follow 30 East all the way down the mountain.
• RIGHT onto Route 75 South. Follow Rt. 75 for about 6 miles.
• LEFT onto Route 16 East, at the outskirts of Mercersberg.
• Follow Route 16 East for 12 miles, through Mercersberg and Greencastle.
Just past Greencastle is the I-81 interchange.
• Take I-81 South. Proceed through PA, MD, WV, and then into Virginia. Total time on I-81 will be about an hour and 15 minutes.
• Take the Toms Brook exit, after Strassburg.
• LEFT at the top of the ramp.
• Proceed about a mile, to Route 11.
• RIGHT onto Route 11 South.
• Follow Rt. 11 through Toms Brook and Mauertown.
• Enter the town of Woodstock.
• Shortly after the speed limit drops to 25mph. watch for a large shopping plaza on the left side.
• Make a LEFT onto the road that leads past this plaza (possibly Route 665). If you reach any traffic lights within Woodstock you missed the turn.
• Follow 665 (?) to a stop sign.
• LEFT onto Woodstock Tower Road.
• Go up to the top of the mountain. Woodstock Tower road is narrow and winding!
• Parking will be on your left. The trail to launch will be obvious.
Woodstock, from Washington/Baltimore
• Take I-66 West until it ends (past Front Royal).
• Take I-81 South.
• Follow 81 for about 10 miles.
• From this point, refer to Step Eight in the directions to Woodstock from The Pulpit (see previous section).
+++All pilots who intend to fly WS tomorrow: Please note that we have to make every effort to keep trafffic density in the LZ low and obey speed limits at all times!!! Make no mistake, land owners do not take kindly to mile long convoys blocking driveways and stirring tons of dust up in the air. Please always ask to share rides and treat other people's vehicles as though they were yours+++
Friends and fellow pilots:
I have been flying Woodstock for over 10 years now. Woodstock is famous for exhibiting winds that average about 5 miles per hour less than the forecast for the area up and down the Blue Ridge mountains. This reputation is well earned because it often behaves consistent with it's reputation. That is the reason we are going there tomorrow.
In spite of that reputation Woodstock can be a difficult launch and the Primary LZ can be particularly challenging in precisely the conditions that we are about to experience tomorrow.
Tomorrow you are almost certain to see winds aloft that are significantly greater than the winds indicated through the slot. As a result of this any errors made on the launch will be amplified as soon as you exit the supressing effects of the tree line surrounding the slot. If you have any reservations about launching in strong conditions, I encourage you to wait until late in the day and launch when you are comfortable doing so. You will have much more fun (which is the real reason we particiipate in this sport) and significantly reduce the liklihood that you will experinece difficulties during the initial phases of your flight.
If you should happen to find yourself in a situation where you are uncomfortable with the air, be patient, find a really big field that you are certain you can reach and land there. There are numerous fields both to the North and south of the primary that are much easier to get into than the designated primary. Land in the filed you are comfortable you can hit without undo difficulty.
There is one just south of the "bridge field." There is another two fingers north of the primary lz. There is one with a grass airstrip (among my favorites) near the Edingburg Gap.. There is a huge one out adjacent to hwy 11 next to the "Budget Inn Motel" near the Edinburg GaP, and there are several others that I have seen and never landed in up and down the Woodstock ridgeline.
Your first concern should be to fly safely including your launch and landing. Tomorrow you should have no difficulty in getting up. I encourage you to fly straight out of the slot and to turn only wen you are sure you can do so safely. There is a "bench" in front of the launch that consistently generates lift well away from the trees. There is no reason to try to hug the tree line tomorrow.
If conditions are strong in the air, get in front of the ridge line and pick a field with lots of room for error. There are lots of fields along the Woodstock ridge that meet this criterion. All of us locals would much rather you got down safely than you risked injury by flying a technical approach into a challenging Primary LZ.
Ask us and we will give you the benefit of our experince experience.
Dan T.
I have been flying Woodstock for over 10 years now. Woodstock is famous for exhibiting winds that average about 5 miles per hour less than the forecast for the area up and down the Blue Ridge mountains. This reputation is well earned because it often behaves consistent with it's reputation. That is the reason we are going there tomorrow.
In spite of that reputation Woodstock can be a difficult launch and the Primary LZ can be particularly challenging in precisely the conditions that we are about to experience tomorrow.
Tomorrow you are almost certain to see winds aloft that are significantly greater than the winds indicated through the slot. As a result of this any errors made on the launch will be amplified as soon as you exit the supressing effects of the tree line surrounding the slot. If you have any reservations about launching in strong conditions, I encourage you to wait until late in the day and launch when you are comfortable doing so. You will have much more fun (which is the real reason we particiipate in this sport) and significantly reduce the liklihood that you will experinece difficulties during the initial phases of your flight.
If you should happen to find yourself in a situation where you are uncomfortable with the air, be patient, find a really big field that you are certain you can reach and land there. There are numerous fields both to the North and south of the primary that are much easier to get into than the designated primary. Land in the filed you are comfortable you can hit without undo difficulty.
There is one just south of the "bridge field." There is another two fingers north of the primary lz. There is one with a grass airstrip (among my favorites) near the Edingburg Gap.. There is a huge one out adjacent to hwy 11 next to the "Budget Inn Motel" near the Edinburg GaP, and there are several others that I have seen and never landed in up and down the Woodstock ridgeline.
Your first concern should be to fly safely including your launch and landing. Tomorrow you should have no difficulty in getting up. I encourage you to fly straight out of the slot and to turn only wen you are sure you can do so safely. There is a "bench" in front of the launch that consistently generates lift well away from the trees. There is no reason to try to hug the tree line tomorrow.
If conditions are strong in the air, get in front of the ridge line and pick a field with lots of room for error. There are lots of fields along the Woodstock ridge that meet this criterion. All of us locals would much rather you got down safely than you risked injury by flying a technical approach into a challenging Primary LZ.
Ask us and we will give you the benefit of our experince experience.
Dan T.