I was informed (by Flavio and Claudia) on Friday, June 17th that I
was eligible to go to the 2011 Worlds and was now on the pilot list. I was the
eighth US pilot made eligible to attend the Worlds. I was ranked ten in the US
at the end of 2010. Two pilots ranked higher than me (Glen Volk and Ben Dunn)
decided not to attend the 2011 Worlds, most likely for reasons of time and
expense.

I immediately accepted the invitation and within a few hours paid the full bill
(the sum of the deposit and the balance, plus 5% for PayPal) and registered and
confirmed my registration.

http://www.cucco2011.org/

The original additional slots were made available when not enough pilots signed
up for the Worlds with the national teams limited to six pilots each. The
overall limit was 152 pilots. The first round for additional pilots allowed
Larry Bunner to join the US team. A second round occurred last week when the
Guatemalans withdrew (and perhaps another pilot or two). I made it in as the
last pilot to be selected to fly in the Worlds (so far).

Because I'm heading to the Worlds I'll be able to report on it in the Oz Report.
I'll also link to all the pilot blogs that I am aware of.