What happened
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The morning privacy data omitted qualifying went on without incident. At 1630 local time privacy data omitted held a pilot meeting and stated the winds were too high for the stoldrag competition so the waivered event was canceled for the evening. privacy data omitted Also emailed the iic privacy data omitted a list of the pilots who qualified for the privacy data omittedevent, which was to take place on Saturday when the winds would be more favorable. Then privacy data omitted offered the pilots the opportunity to fly short takeoffs and landings (a non-waivered event) during the NOTAM period also known by the aviation community as privacy data omitted. This was voluntary only and only five aircraft at a time. This mitigated the risk of having too many airplanes in the air at any given time. This was done in a controlled environment and privacy data omittedwas on the radio with the pilots at all times. privacy data omitted Was on CTAF just in case anyone mistakenly did not read the NOTAMS and tried to enter the pattern from outside of the area. privacy data omitted Sent a few aircraft away which were not participating in the event over the course of two days.
As the FAA filed it
THE MORNING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ QUALIFYING WENT ON WITHOUT INCIDENT. AT 1630 LOCAL TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HELD A PILOT MEETING AND STATED THE WINDS WERE TOO HIGH FOR THE STOLDRAG COMPETITION SO THE WAIVERED EVENT WAS CANCELED FOR THE EVENING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO EMAILED THE IIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A LIST OF THE PILOTS WHO QUALIFIED FOR THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^EVENT, WHICH WAS TO TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY WHEN THE WINDS WOULD BE MORE FAVORABLE. THEN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OFFERED THE PILOTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO FLY SHORT TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS (A NON-WAIVERED EVENT) DURING THE NOTAM PERIOD ALSO KNOWN BY THE AVIATION COMMUNITY AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THIS WAS VOLUNTARY ONLY AND ONLY FIVE AIRCRAFT AT A TIME. THIS MITIGATED THE RISK OF HAVING TOO MANY AIRPLANES IN THE AIR AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THIS WAS DONE IN A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS ON THE RADIO WITH THE PILOTS AT ALL TIMES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON CTAF JUST IN CASE ANYONE MISTAKENLY DID NOT READ THE NOTAMS AND TRIED TO ENTER THE PATTERN FROM OUTSIDE OF THE AREA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SENT A FEW AIRCRAFT AWAY WHICH WERE NOT PARTICIPATING IN THE EVENT OVER THE COURSE OF TWO DAYS.
NTSB investigation
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