11 February 2015
Centralines 2015 Central Districts Gliding Championships
Sunday 15th to Saturday 21st February 2015 inclusive with Saturday 14th
available as a practice day
Welcome to
all.
We thank our
sponsors and recommend them to you.
Check in and
daily briefings will be held in the club rooms on the aerodrome at Waipukurau
(there is a map to the airfield on our club web site at http://www.glidinghbw.co.nz/contact-us.html)
The draft programme
is as follows:
1. 10:30am Saturday 14th February - check in and initial briefing starting
at 10:30am. All entrants will be required to fully complete and sign an
entry form if they have not already done so.
2. Saturday 14th
February – practice day - a decision on setting a task will be made on the day
Sunday 15th through
to Saturday 21st inclusive - contest days
3. 10:30am daily briefing –
everyday Sunday through Saturday inclusive unless otherwise advised.
4. Planned
Meals:
a. Sunday
evening – our Club is running a BBQ
b. Wednesday
evening – our Club is running a BBQ
c. Friday
evening - at a location yet to be confirmed
Numbers will be requested and costs confirmed closer
to each planned meal.
5. Further
information will be given at the briefings each morning.
6. For those
that wish to have a filled roll or other items from a local bakery, orders can
be taken at briefing
7. Tow fees,
meal costs and any outstanding entry fees will be invoiced at the completion of
the contest for prompt payment. Actual tow costs will be charged based on the
costs incurred.
Enjoy your
time in Hawkes Bay
Competition Information
1. Grid lines
will be allocated for Sunday and then rotated every flying day for fairness.
First to arrive in each line are to grid on the far side of the runway so the
next glider can go alongside.
2. Contest
Director is Neil Faulknor - 027-496-6372. Text landout co-ordinates to this
number if possible.
3. The Gliding
Hawkes Bay & Waipukurau Club contact phone is 027-288-7522.
4. Aerodrome
phone number is 06 858-8226. Note this is not always manned.
5. Within 5km
of the airfield all traffic will use 119.1
a. Outside this
range use 133.55
b. In Napier Control
call 124.8
c. In Hastings
d. In upper Airspace
call Ohakea on 126.2
e. In the
Dannevirke/Gorge Airspace call Ohakea 125.1
f. Transponders are
mandatory in Napier and Ohakea Airspace
Refer to current airways maps for required frequencies
and airspace requirements. These will also be covered in the briefings.
6. All thermalling
within 5kms of the airfield will be left
hand. Outside this normal thermal rules apply; first into thermal
dictates the direction.
7. Starts are
to be given out on 133.55 within 15 minutes of starting.
8. Ops Normal Normal
9. Do not taxi
or use a motor in rigging or tie down areas.
10. Pilots
without a personal crew must have a vehicle attached to their trailer and keys
identified and available on the designated board.
11. Cloud flying
is prohibited.
12. GPS tracks from a height recording GPS are the only acceptable soaring mechanism. More
than one unit may be accepted at the discretion of the Contest Director. GPS units shall be handed in as soon as
possible on return to the airfield.
13. Pilots
shall announce distance and direction of finish @ 5NM and @ 2NM on 119.1.
14. Pilots may
land straight in as far left as practical or fly through (High Energy). High
Energy finishes must be notified on 119.1.
The minimum altitude for a High Energy finish is 100ft AGL .
15. Waipukurau
Aerodrome is 430ft ASL , radio for
circuits 119.1. All circuits (both left hand [runway 02] and right hand [runway
20]) are to the west of the aerodrome away from the town.
16. Because of
poor mobile coverage, pilots should try to radio the planned out-landing site
co-ordinates in degrees, minutes and decimal minutes.
17. Pilots
shall complete and hand in land out sheets to include land out co-ordinates and
landowner’s name, address and phone number.
18. All
distances are to be given in miles.
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