05 December 2014
Dear fellow pilot
Wow, it is December already with only with just over
two months until the Central Districts Championships to be held from Waipukurau
Aerodrome from Sunday 15th
to Saturday 21st February 2015 inclusive with Saturday 14th
available as a practice day.
The airfield at Waipukurau has been booked and we
already have some committed entries. The contest director will be Neil Faulknor
with weatherman, task setter and scorer Graham White. Towplanes are organised.
A number of quality daily prizes are being put together.
Again, gourmet BBQs will be organised with plenty of
food. New season apples will be available free to all pilots, crews and
helpers.
While like much of New Zealand, the westerlies have
been a common occurrence in the last month with plenty of gentle wave, some
strong thermal days have been in between. Good local convergences have also
formed at times.
It looks like we may be heading for a dry summer with
plenty of strong thermals from the dry fields.
We can again offer great hospitality and if the
weatherman is correct, fantastic flying conditions of mainly thermals but also
convergences and occasional gentle wave in February.
There are plenty of accommodation choices to suit
every pocket from camping on the aerodrome itself to cabins at local camping
grounds, motels and hotels etc. Being only 30 minutes from Hastings, there are
plenty of options for after hours activities and the other half.
Plan your flying break now in an area with some
paddocks larger than airfields if on the odd occasion you have need of one.
We aim to have a friendly reporter coming to give the
sport some free publicity which will hopefully highlight the soaring clubs in
the Central Districts area.
We need support from all clubs to help revitalise the
sport. Please pass this on to all your members.
Further information is available at http://cdchamps.blogspot.co.nz/ (this website) and
this will be updated as time progresses.
So, put the dates of this contest (Sunday 15th to Saturday 21st February 2015 inclusive with Saturday 14th available as a practice day) on your calendar and plan for a great fun trip to Hawkes Bay this summer.
So, put the dates of this contest (Sunday 15th to Saturday 21st February 2015 inclusive with Saturday 14th available as a practice day) on your calendar and plan for a great fun trip to Hawkes Bay this summer.
Further good news is that there is no increase in the
entry fee from last year. An entry form is attached and also available from www.glidinghbw.co.nz/links It
would be a great help if you can give us the earliest possible indication of
entry.
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