Raffle Item: Kestrel 2500

[hang_pilot]

Over the next few days leading up to the Festival, I'll highlight some of the awesome items that will be up for grabs in the raffle.

Item: Kestrel 2500 Pocket Weather Meter
Retail value: $199
Check it out: http://www.nkhome.com/ww/kestrelchart.html

Nielsen-Kellerman, a long-standing supporter of our event, annually donates a Kestrel 1000 wind meter. This year they raised their generosity another level by kicking in the Kestrel 2500, which in addition to wind speed, also measures temp, wind chill, altitude, pressure and pressure trend (and costs $110 more than the 1000). This is a very cool machine!

NK needs hang gliding and paragliding images for their catalogue. I promised we'd get some shots of folks using their meters with pilots preparing to launch in the background...Ralph, Suzanne???? If you already own a Kestrel -- I love mine -- make sure to bring it and set free your inner camera slut.

Thanks to Nielsen Kellerman for their support. Every pilot should own a wind meter. Please consider NK when you buy your next one.

~Daniel

[markc]

Wow, that's a great raffle prize, major kudos to Daniel!

Needless to say, the more raffle tickets ya got, the higher your
chances of winning the Kestrel 2500.

We're closing in on 15 pre-registered attendees, all of whom
will be getting 10 complimentary tickets (not just the three
that you get when you register on-site).

So take a second to pre-register if you want to up your odds
of taking home some loot!

(also note that your extra 7 tickets is a $12 savings)

Looking forward to hearing more raffle news from Daniel!

Mark C.