July flying down on Texas Gulf Coast provides great soaring conditions for easy long flights. Conditions are very predictable and downwind terrain continuously gives easy landing options with good retrieval access
Morning: Personal Best Recognition, Acknowledgements, Stories and Prizes
Nightly: celebrations, libations, movie night, music jam
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GO LONG 2022 – 31 PILOTS XC STATS & ACHIEVEMENTS
-178 Launches with only 11 refights -27 Personal Best Flights -11,822 Total Miles Flown -52 Flights over 100 miles -Site Record (241) broken 3 times -Longest Distance 308 -No Safety incident or accidents
Hotels Several nice hotels are nearby within 5 miles in the town of Wharton – Holiday Inn Express (979) 282-8300 ($$-$$$) – Express Inn (979) 488-9440 ($$)
VRBO, AirBnB Both currently have a range of options within 10 miles or 30-40 miles in Sugar Land & Rosenberg.
Other There are other places to stay in the small town of Wharton, however the above are places that we can recommend. There are also bigger towns 30-45 miles away (Rosenberg & Sugar Land) with accommodations and downtown Houston is one hour away.