Updated news from Early Bird Contest Director David Prather: "Friday’s weather is forecast to prevent flying to the contest as well as contest flying. I am officially shifting the contest days to Saturday 24 April and Sunday 25 April."
Proposed agenda:
Wednesday
1000-1500 Box Marking
Thursday
1000-1500 Early arrivals, Complete Box Marking, and practice for registered contestants
Friday
1800 Contest Director available for registration
Saturday
0800-1200 Registration and Practice
1200-1300 Brief and Lunch
1300- 1800 Contest flying
1800-2000 BBQ dinner at the hangar
Sunday
0800 Brief
0830-1500 contest flying
1500-1700 awards ceremony, cleanup and pull box markers
Wednesday
1000-1500 Box Marking
Thursday
1000-1500 Early arrivals, Complete Box Marking, and practice for registered contestants
Friday
1800 Contest Director available for registration
Saturday
0800-1200 Registration and Practice
1200-1300 Brief and Lunch
1300- 1800 Contest flying
1800-2000 BBQ dinner at the hangar
Sunday
0800 Brief
0830-1500 contest flying
1500-1700 awards ceremony, cleanup and pull box markers
Hotel rooms are still available at the budget inn and suites in Ganado and Best Western Edna for Friday and Saturday night but make or change your reservations soon.
There is one Primary, 6 Sportsman, 4 Intermediate, 3 Advanced, and 2 Legacy contestants confirmed attending with some maybes in Sportsman and Legacy.
