Save the date!
The Applegate Open is back for 2024.
Planned dates:
Registration/sign-in July 1, 2024
Competition days July 2-8, 2024
Stay tuned for more details
No comp events in 2023
There are no comp events this year. Stay tuned to see what 2024 brings
No Applegate Open in 2023
Sorry folks,
The club voted to try a new, shorter, fun event this year instead of the Applegate Open. The event will run June 11-15, 2023. Registration for that event should be open soon. Stay tuned for details on Air Tribune.
https://airtribune.com/events/nexhttps://airtribune.com/wings-over-woodrat-2023/info
Dan Wells
AO2022 is history
Thanks for coming everyone! Hope to see you next year.
Registration is now Open
This year the event runs from Friday June 17th through Thursday June-23, 2022
See the menu for all the details for the Sprint Race, Open Race and the SuperClinic.
Apply here.
We hope to see you there!
The Applegate Open Team
AO 2022 update
Hi Pilots,
It’s a bit snowy on Woodrat Mt. Pilots have been keeping busy with other things while we plan for AO2022. Just a few things to update you on.
The dates haven’t changed. The event runs from June 17 to June 23 with sign-in on June 16th
We have confirmed that Garon Wells and Wells Land will be hosting the event. Same as 2021
Sprint Race and SuperClinic will run on the same dates as the Open race.
We plan on lengthening Sprint tasks a bit to give pilots more time in the air.
The SuperClinic will have one new instructor in 2022. Kari Castle can’t make it this year. We’ll announce her replacement before registration opens.
Top 10 U.S. ranked pilots and local pilots will be offered discount coupons for registration
Registration opens February 1
Dan Wells
Applegate Open Admin.
ao-admin@rvhpa.org
503 804-1077
Dates for AO 2022
Hi pilots,
Thanks to all of you who answered our short survey. There was a lot of support for earlier dates but unfortunately after I sent the survey out, we asked the same question to Tim Hunter who owns the bailout LZ and he responded that the earliest date we could do the event would be mid-June. He has concerns about calving season and how an earlier date for the event could threaten his herd.
Terri submitted our sanctioning request for the Open Race on October 14. To give pilots competing for the National Championship the opportunity to fly in our event as well as the Chelan U.S. Open event we have moved our event dates up and shortened the competition to six days. This will give pilots flying in our event two days to travel to Chelan for the start of their US Open event.
Here are the key dates for the Open Race in 2022
Thursday, June 16: Sign-in and registration
Friday, June 17: Sign in and registration plus practice day
Saturday, June 18- Thursday June 23: Six competition flying days
Thursday June 23: Awards ceremony
We will be asking Garon Wells and Wells Land Vineyard to host the event. You can expect no “mandatory” pilot meeting in 2022. We expect to follow the same procedure as 2021 with materials posted online and optional zoom pilot meetings ahead of the event. Pilots will have to certify they have reviewed the online materials ahead of flying in the competition.
We are looking at options for the Sprint Race and the SuperClinic. Dates and options for those events do not necessarily have to completely coincide with the Open Race. We’ll get that finalized and let you know about those events later this fall.
If you have any ideas to help us improve the Sprint Race and SuperClinic in 2022 we would love to hear from you. Just put your ideas down on an email and send it to AO-admin@rvhpa.org
Registration opens February 1, 2022.
Dan Wells
Applegate Open Admin
ao-admin@rvhpa.org
503 804-1077
It’s OVER!
2021 is over and in the record books.
Hope everyone had a great time and you come back next year.
The Applegate Team
Normal day schedule Sunday June 20th thru Friday June 25th
Important!!! When changes or updates happen posts will be made on the “AO2021-Official” Telegram channel. Be sure to have a look at Telegram each morning to see if anything has changed from the published schedule.
| Time | Wells Land | Phil’s farm | Woodrat Upper Launch |
| 8:00 AM | HQ volunteers arrive at HQ | ||
| 8:15 AM | SuperClinic pilots board three vans | ||
| 8:30 AM | HQ open for Coffee and sales Open Race pilots arrive and get gear ready for transport | SuperClinic bus departs Phil’s for launch in three vans | |
| 8:45 AM | Open task committee departs in dedicated vehicle | ||
| 9:00 AM | Open Race pilots board busses | Sprint task committee arrives to set the day’s task | SuperClinic pilots arrive on launch |
| 9:15 AM | Open Race pilots depart for launch in 4 busses | ||
| 9:30 AM | Sprint pilots arrive and get gear ready for transport | ||
| 9:45 AM | Open Race pilots arrive on launch | ||
| 10:00 AM | Sprint pilot daily task briefing | ||
| 10:15 AM | |||
| 10:30 AM | Open Race pilots daily task briefing | ||
| 10:45 AM | Sprint Race pilot board busses | ||
| 11:00 AM | Sprint Race pilots depart for launch in 3 busses | ||
| 11:15 AM | Earliest Launch Opens for Race pilots Sprint Race pilots arrive on Launch. | ||
| 11:30 AM | |||
| 11:45 AM | Sprint re-briefs if necessary | ||
| 12:00 PM | Earliest Launch Open for Sprint pilots | ||
| 7:00 PM | Headquarters and store closes for the day. Retrieve may still be active. Normal deadline for track uploads |
Normal day schedule Sunday June 20th thru Friday June 25th
| Time | Wells Land | Phil’s farm | Woodrat Upper Launch |
| 8:00 AM | HQ volunteers arrive at HQ | ||
| 8:15 AM | SuperClinic pilots board three vans | ||
| 8:30 AM | HQ open for Coffee and sales Open Race pilots arrive and get gear ready for transport | SuperClinic bus departs Phil’s for launch in three vans | |
| 8:45 AM | Open task committee departs in dedicated vehicle | ||
| 9:00 AM | Open Race pilots board busses | Sprint task committee arrives to set the day’s task | SuperClinic pilots arrive on launch |
| 9:15 AM | Open Race pilots depart for launch in 4 busses | ||
| 9:30 AM | Sprint pilots arrive and get gear ready for transport | ||
| 9:45 AM | Open Race pilots arrive on launch | ||
| 10:00 AM | Sprint pilot daily task briefing | ||
| 10:15 AM | |||
| 10:30 AM | Open Race pilots daily task briefing | ||
| 10:45 AM | Sprint Race pilot board busses | ||
| 11:00 AM | Sprint Race pilots depart for launch in 3 busses | ||
| 11:15 AM | Earliest Launch Opens for Race pilots Sprint Race pilots arrive on Launch. | ||
| 11:30 AM | |||
| 11:45 AM | Sprint re-briefs if necessary | ||
| 12:00 PM | Earliest Launch Open for Sprint pilots | ||
| 7:00 PM | Headquarters and store closes for the day. Retrieve may still be active. Normal deadline for track uploads |