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Competition Details


Comp dates: 19th to 25th February 2012
 
Entry Fee:

$150

Includes registration, T shirt and presentation night dinner & Manilla Skysailors membership for the comp.

 
Min. Requirements:

Valid HGFA membership
Inland experience with intermediate rating
Recently repacked parachute
Vario
GPS (for scoring - with data PC connectivity)
UHF Radio

 
Comp HQ: Royal Hotel in the middle of town
 
Registration: From 5 pm to 8pm 18th of February (Saturday evening)- in the Royal Hotel
 

Comp Organisers:

Monica Barrett/ Newcastle Hang Gliding Club

 

Meet Director:

Monica Barrett

 
Trophies Awarded for:

Open
Best Of The Rest
Floater

 
Daily Morning Briefing:

The first briefing will be at Comp HQ at 9:00am. Please be sure to attend the first one as YOU will be voting in the task and safety committees. The time for subsequent daily briefings will be set dependent on the conditions.

 
Committees:

The task committee will be selected from experienced pilots flying in the competition. This committee will be made up of 3 pilots of which at least one will be representing the floater class. We will also have a safety and complaints committee.

 
Launch protocol:

You can launch any time after the launch window opens

 
Scoring system:

Tasks will be scored from your GPS units using See You. You will be required to hand in your GPS each day. (Please ensure that your name is on your GPS!)

GPS reminder: Please bring a lead for connecting your GPS to the scoring PC.