2016 Central Districts Gliding Championships
Saturday 13th February (practice day), competition Sunday
14th February to Saturday 20th February inclusive
Welcome to
all.
We thank our
sponsors including SBS Bank, Centralines, Alpha Domus Winery and the Noetzli
Family Winery and recommend them to you.
The draft programme
is as follows:
1. 10:30am Saturday 13th
February - initial briefing if
flyable starting at 10:30am.
If wet, nothing formal will be arranged. A decision on setting a practice task
will be made on the day. All entrants will be required to fully complete and
sign an entry form if they have not already done so.
2. Sunday 14th through to Saturday 20th inclusive
- contest days. 10:30am daily
briefing – everyday Sunday through Saturday inclusive unless otherwise
advised.
3. Planned
Meals (subject to confirmation):
a. Sunday
evening – our Club is running a Gourmet BBQ at the airfield
b. Wednesday
evening – our Club is running a Gourmet BBQ at the airfield
c. Friday
evening - at a location yet to be confirmed
Numbers will be requested and costs confirmed closer
to each planned meal.
There are a
number of supermarkets, bakeries and cafes in Waipukurau for other food
requirements.
4. Further
information will be given at the briefings each morning.
5. Glider
trailers - the paddock next to the clubhouse is available for trailer parking.
All trailers are to be parked in there or parked immediately to the north of
the gliding hangar rather than scattered around in aircraft maneuvering and parking areas.
6. Please
ensure that the area where aircraft cross the drive where the concrete pad
is remains clear of parked gliders and
vehicles at all times.
7. For those
wishing to camp on the airfield at Waipukurau Airfield, please contact prior to
arrival Ross McDonald, aka Roscoe, phone 021 262 9550 and tell him you are
coming for the gliding competition. The camping cost charged by the Aeroclub is
$15 per night per person. They normally charge us this and it is added to the
pilots competition account. Please advise Gliding Hawkes Bay & Waipukurau
Club Treasurer John McConville of the number of nights you have camped.
8. Tow fees,
meal costs, camping costs and any outstanding entry fees will be invoiced by
e-mail after 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 and further afield.
Keep the
weather gods happy by having some refreshments for them each evening at the
friendly aeroclub bar which is scheduled to be open at least from 5pm to 7pm
each night.
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. This is for general club inquiries only.
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 CFZ use 125.8
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 5km 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 only on 133.55 within 15 minutes of starting.
8. Ops Normal calls on 133.55
hourly or on request in format “Yankee
Papa, Leg Two, ops 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. 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.
15. When landing,
please consider other aircraft traffic and land to give maximum room to other
aircraft and vacate the runway and surrounds as soon as possible.
16. 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.
17. Because of
poor mobile coverage, pilots should try to radio the planned out-landing site
co-ordinates in degrees, minutes and decimal minutes.
18. Pilots
shall complete and hand in land out sheets (see below) that include land out
co-ordinates and landowner’s name, address and phone number when available.
19. All distances are to be given in miles.
CD Gliding Contest
Land Out Information
Please complete and return to the competition director
Pilot:……………………………..….
Glider: ZK-G…………….
Landowner’s name:
……………………………………………..
Address:
………………………………………………………….
Phone Number:
…………………………
Latitude:
……………………… Longitude: ………………...…
Date: …… February
2016
