Terry <<terryreynolds2>>
writes:

The entry fee for Dinosaur 2015 goes up July 1 to $400.

The comp was conceived last year to boost hang gliding through competition by
providing a major foot launch meet in a proven location. (Although designed
primarily as a footlaunch event, we built a runway just for this comp for those
who prefer to aerotow.) While aerotow contests have evolved and been refined to
a fine art, particularly through the work of Davis Straub and Jamie Sheldon,
large footlaunch comps in the U.S. seem to be a thing of the past.

Dinosaur 2015 aims to:

1) To attract the world’s top pilots - the World Champion and the U.S. Champion
are coming;

2) To bring back former regular competitors - “The Jeffs,” among others, are
coming;

3) To build on the well thought out efforts to encourage the Sport Class.

Most of the Sport Class pilots signed up thus far have never flown in either
class of a major comp. Nothing changes the fact that only the individual pilot
can determine what is safe or not for that individual pilot. That said, we are
making special efforts to encourage and cater to Sport Class:

1) Ryan Voight, USHPA Instructor of the Year and experienced big air pilot, will
teach a free clinic, including video critique of launches, onsite Friday and
Saturday before the contest starts Sunday;

2) Sport Class competitors will drop their two low score days - bomb out or
choose not to fly and you’re still in the comp!;

3) Jim Zeiset has pledged $5,000 prize money (split $3K, $1500, $500) to the
class.

To register, and to see the answers to more questions than you thought to ask,
please go to http://rockymountainglider.com.