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I'd be willing to fly the PW-5 over.  I'd hope 400 hours in sailplanes and
a Gold Badge is enough to be considered a qualified pilot.  Even better if
I get a ride back to FRR in the Husky to get my truck and GWZ' trailer.

Alex

On Tue, Jul 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM John Storey via Wot2025 <
wot2025 at skylinesoaring.org> wrote:

> I have an F150 with an 8’ bed and hitch (9,000lbs, Class III) and can
> drive or tow as needed on Saturday and Sunday.
>
> John Storey
> 916.600.9613
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 1, 2025 at 10:16 AM Stephanie Zilora via Wot2025 <
> wot2025 at skylinesoaring.org> wrote:
>
>> Couple of thoughts in response below in red.  Also recommend doing a
>> logistics planning Zoom call, like we did last year, a week or two ahead of
>> time.
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 30, 2025 at 10:43 PM Piet Barber via Wot2025 <
>> wot2025 at skylinesoaring.org> wrote:
>>
>>> I've set up this Week of Training Mailing list for all participants who
>>> have signed up.
>>>
>>> wot2025 at skylinesoaring.org
>>>
>>> Please use this mailing list for discussing planning for the WoT.
>>> Please don't send email to members at skylinesoaring.org for this
>>> content.   *Please reply-all if you have something useful to share.*
>>> If you just respond to me, your awesome idea might get lost.
>>>
>>> Please refer to the WoT Bible on the WoT website. I've updated it with
>>> the latest information, and it's a constantly-evolving document.
>>>
>>> Piet's concerns and thoughts, no particular order:
>>>
>>>    - I have a feeling that we are short a few trailer hitches
>>>    - Chris Norris isn't going to be at this WoT, his job very rudely
>>>    ignored his vacation request.  This is a problem because he's a ferry pilot
>>>    for one of the two seat gliders.  That means I need a very-qualified pilot
>>>    to ferry the other glider over from FRR to W99 and I need a ferry pilot
>>>    from W99 back to FRR.  (Chris Carswell?  Chris Zaboji?)
>>>    - I don't think we have a trailer suitable for transporting the
>>>    Gator and all the crap that we usually bring to W99.  I suppose we could
>>>    rent a nice UHaul trailer, or maybe Shane could score one. I'll try
>>>    to remember to measure the Gator when I'm at KFRR this Saturday so we know
>>>    how much room we need.  The enclosed trailer was nice, because there was
>>>    less stuff that we had to worry about strapping down.  Could also put out a
>>>    call to the membership list to see if anyone has a big enough trailer.
>>>    - If we can't find a UHaul trailer big enough for the Gator, maybe
>>>    we don't need the Gator after all.  We've always had a Gator for towing
>>>    gliders around, and sometimes a glider lands short on the grass runway, and
>>>    there's not enough manpower to push that glider back to the starting
>>>    point.  Gator is also useful for if we have to operate off of 13,
>>>    for bringing everything down there
>>>    - At present, it doesn't seem like we have enough interest for the
>>>    Discii to go to W99. Rob Jacobsen? Is this true?
>>>    - We've never aerotowed the PW-5 over, but I don't see why not.
>>>    Seems easier than tearing it down and putting it into a trailer, especially
>>>    since I'm short a few trailer hitches for this WoT.  Counterpoint is
>>>    that you need another very-qualified ferry pilot, and you add an additional
>>>    person to the cannibal/missionary problem
>>>    - If your vehicle has a trailer hitch and you didn't indicate it on
>>>    the WoT Application, please let me know right away!
>>>    - If you don't have a trailer hitch, but you do have a roomy SUV and
>>>    you don't mind driving the ferry pilots, I could really use you as the
>>>    ferry-pilot-migrator. Please volunteer!  This means you drive to W99 on
>>>    Sunday evening, wait for us to ferry over, the ferry pilots get into your
>>>    SUV, and you drive back to FRR.  Then you have to drive back to W99 again. I
>>>    still think you guys should take all your stuff and your cars over to W99
>>>    Sunday morning, set up your tents, then get ferried/driven back to KFRR,
>>>    and do the ferry flight Sunday afternoon, so that you're not having to set
>>>    up tents at midnight.  Same number of trips, different order and timing.
>>>
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