Mike Kelsey <<kelsey.mike>>
writes:

The 2010 Series is dedicated to John Jenkins who passed away at
the end of the flying season from natural causes. He will be missed. See John's
Memorial Facebook Page at
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_121134671287188.

2010 provided a really great season of flying in the Ouachita Mountains of
Arkansas and Oklahoma. Pardon the late posting, but as of this date we had not
been able to schedule a weekend for the Awards due to foul weather. With Spring
now upon us, we finally have scheduled the Awards Ceremony for March 5th at
Mount Nebo State Park in Arkansas.

Twenty six pilots participated in the year long series, collecting points for
duration, altitude gains, and a number of distance tasks. As usual the season
starts out with awarding points to those pilots who make the first flights of
the year off of particular mountains. Once the season really kicks in it is all
about going for distance. We have points for open distance, pre-defined goals,
out and return and triangle tasks. Overall most pilots simply fly as usual, not
stressing about the competition, and if they are consistent, they will gather
some points. Other pilots take it pretty serious, plotting and planning days
ahead to find the perfect day to go for a particular task. In the end, local
pilots and visiting pilots find the competition to be challenging, while not
having the pressure of traditional competitions. H2 to H5 participate in the
series, with scoring being handicapped by Hang Rating, and Type of Glider. This
gives even the lower rated pilots a shot at scoring high in the series.

2010 was the 6th annual running of the event. We enjoyed and appreciated the
continued support by Wills Wing, and Flytec.

And the top 10 Pilots for 2010.

1st Place goes to Mark Stump with a total of 1818 points. Mark is from
Greenland, Arkansas and is an H5 flying an Atos VQ.

2nd Place goes to Jim Steele with a total of 1598 points. Jim is from Maumelle,
Arkansas and is an H4 flying an Atos VX.

3rd Place goes to John Jenkins (In Memory) with a total of 1356 points. John
lived in Dardanelle, Arkansas and was an H3 flying a Wills Wing T2C.

4th Place goes to Mike Kelsey with a total of 1179 points. Mike is from Mena,
Arkansas, and is an H4 pilot flying a Wills Wing Talon

5th Place goes to Dave Dunning with a total of 1108 points. Dave is from
Dardanelle, Arkansas and is an H4 pilot flying "The Senator".

6th Place goes to Britton Shaw with a total of 940 points. Britton is from Fort
Smith Arkansas and is an H2 pilot flying a Northwing Freedom. Britton is a
seasoned PG pilot and this was his first season flying a hang glider.

7th Place goes to Jason Gray with a total of 937 points. Jason is from
Greenwood, Arkansas, and is an H3 pilot flying a Wills Wing Talon.

8th Place goes to Chris Price with a total of 838 points. Chris is from Searcy,
Arkansas, and is an H4 pilot flying a Wills Wing Talon T2.

9th Place goes to Mel hair with a total of 737 points. Mel is from Tulsa,
Oklahoma, and is an H4 pilot flying a Wills Wing U2.

10th place goes to Phil Morgan with a total of 720 points. Phil is from
Dardanelle, Arkansas, and is an H4 Pilot flying a Talon.

To see all the scoring, go to
http://www.ouachitahanggliding.com/HG_Series/hg_series.html and click on the
2010 HG Series. And, it is never to late to participate in the already ongoing
2011 Ouachita Mountains Hang Gliding Series.