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Photos by Kathy Duncan-Stymeist & Aric Wilmunder High-speed, high-adrenaline cross-country competition Teams and their planes on the tarmac prepared for the first day of soaring with the Mt. Shasta volcano adding to the amazing vistas. Dwarfed by their planes, typical cross-country aircraft have 5-meter wingspans—over 16 feet. Excerpt from the cross-country soaring log for Team Dust Devils, Sunday, June 17th: “Montague is renowned for massive thermals … the kind that cause you to fear for...

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