I'm glad the SIG Contest wasn't one week later. A little after 5:00pm this past friday a major wind storm swept over SIG FIELD, causing considerable damage. Thankfully none of you were there and no one was hurt.
The northern most hangar (the one with the SIG sign on the front) lost a large part of its metal roof. Luckily the Spacewalker II airplane inside was unhurt.
The "Spacewalker" trailer that is registration/scoring headquarters was blown down by the pond south of Hazel's house. I had cleaned it out Monday and parked it alongside the north end of the triple hangar (where Ed Prohaska's car was during the contest). That's where it usually spends the off season. The wind evidently (according to the tracks) blew it out of it's chocks and out onto the runway, then switched direction sending the trailer down into the gully by the pond. Miraculously it stayed upright and was not damaged.
The local farmer had begun to cut hay and had brought a hay wagon out to the field on tuesday. It was found on the runway, upside down, in splinters.
The "trash barrels" used at the contest (open top 55 gallon steel drums) that had been put away behind one of the hangars were scattered all over the airport.
Hazel lost 2 trees in her yard. Torn off at the ground.
One of Hazel's "yard sheds" was blown completely off its foundation.
All in all, it could have been a lot worse. I'm thankful you all weren't on the field, as the wind storm came up in a matter of seconds.
Mike
Topic: Photos from the 30th Annual Sig C/L Championships (Read 4807 times)