June 20, 2011 - A day of briefings and safety meetings

The start of the Air Race Classic has been delayed to Wed, June 22. Start has been moved to Alliance, NE. Teams are on their own to get to Alliance by Noon on Wed for the start of the race. Meanwhile, we sit here in Iowa City awaiting severe thunderstorms and possible high winds and tornadoes.

Earlier today we briefed the 10 flybys, now reduced to 6.  The weather brief was stressful, with a line of tornadoes approaching Iowa City from the west. The safety meeting, a Wings seminar, stressed avoiding get-there-itis. So now we need to re-group and re-plan. Stay tuned.