Originally Posted by kevenoco

This is a good question and I'm interested to hear the results. I consider myself fortunate to live in Houston, TX. I think this area is a hotbed for pattern flying, and Houston seems like it's right in the middle of it. It's also right in the middle of District 6 although it may not look so on a map, but if you consider where the majority of the D6 contests are held then it's a great location.

There are many designers in D6 as well: Bryan Hebert (Valiant, Shinden, Patriot, Alferma), Mark Hunt (Pentathalon, Insight), Mike Harrison/Lance von Nostrand (Symphony, Aries) and many other really knowledgeable pattern technical experts (Ron Bar, Earl Haury, Don Ramsey, Andre Bouchard, & Glen Watson to name a few). And of course there is great competition here. We've been sending in Brett Wickizer to represent us at the Worlds the last several years, but there are many more great pilots in all classes.

Here's the contest situation

Within 3 hours:
2 right here in Houston (Space City & Jetero)
1-2 San Antonio, TX area

Within 4 hours:
1 Dallas
2 Crowley, LA
1 Baton Rouge, LA

You can check out Don Ramsey's D6 Pattern Page for the contest info.

[link=http://pages.suddenlink.net/donramsey/]http://pages.suddenlink.net/donramsey/[/link]

Keven