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The Soaring Club of Houston will host the Sports Class Nationals contest in 2025. 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 as well as giving more experienced competition pilots some great racing.
Practice Days
Sunday and Monday
3-4 August 2025
Contest
Tuesday - Thursday next
5-14 August 2025
Contest Director
Ken Sorenson
Contest Manager
Michelle Sorenson
Operations Director
Glenn Yeldezian
Scorer
Tony Smolder
Maximum # of Contestants
36
Flarm - Required
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 and turnpoint map, Lodging, Airfield layout, etc.
Rules - US Nationals
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
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