Region 10 Contest 2024
The Soaring Club of Houston will host the Region 10 contest in 2024. The Soaring Club of Houston is located approximately 50 miles NW of Houston and 10 miles north of Waller, TX. Sports-class will emphasize support and development of pilots new or relatively new to contests. The FAI-combined-class (15M & Std), and 18 Meter class will give more experienced competition pilots some great racing.
Practice Days
Saturday (Unofficial) and Sunday
3-4 August 2024
Contest
Monday through Friday
5-9 August 2024
Classes
18 Meter, Sports, FAI-combined
Contest Director
Randy Hollenberg
Contest Manager
Edy Hollenberg
Operations Director
Glenn Yeldezian
Scorer
Tony Smolder
Maximum # of Contestants
30
Wing Loading
Maximum 9 lbs/ft2
Flarm - Recommended
Unit can be rented from Williams Soaring
Participant Information
Pilot Kit - Mandatory Information
Personnel, Tie-down info, vehicle routes, gridding, launch, local features, social events, land-out procedures, turnpoints, turnpoints map, Lodging, Airfield layout, etc.
Rules - US Regional
Contest Manager Bulletins
August Weather
The August soaring weather in the SCOH task area is not quite up to the legendary Uvalde, TX standards, but it is remarkably close. As shown by the last several years of OLC flights from SCOH and the Greater Houston Soaring Association (GHSA), our sister Houston club, flights of 300 to 500 km are common and flights of 500 km to 800 km are possible. Maximum heights are typically 5000 to 7000 ft., with heights over 9000 ft. to the NW possible. Lift is normally well marked by cu’s, with frequent nice cloud streeting. Task are typically set for the SW to W to NW quadrant