Dear fellow pilot
We invite you to enter the 2019 Central Districts
Championships to be held at Hood Aerodrome from Sunday 3rd to Saturday 9th March 2019, inclusive with Saturday 2nd available as a practice day.
This year the event is being hosted by three
organizations, the Masterton Soaring Club, the Wellington Gliding Club and Hood
Aerodrome (Masterton District Council).
It has been several years since the CD’s have been held at Hood, and we
intend to use the occasion to show off the sport to the public, and enjoy the
outstanding facilities the aerodrome offers.
The Wairarapa, is well known for wave and thermal and convergences and of course is just up the road from the
new Greytown Soaring Centre. Another huge
advantage is the uncontrolled airspace.
The competition will be run out of the Wairarapa Aero
Club, which is well set up with rooms, kitchen, bar and swimming pool. Camping is available at the club and as well
there are plenty of accommodation options available in the towns nearby to suit
all budgets. We will be having a couple
of barbeques to welcome everyone, both at Hood and down at the Greytown Soaring
Centre with its new Training Centre
We intend keeping
the same tone to the competition as it has become known for –a good fun contest
with an emphasis on helping new pilots gain experience. The Wairarapa is blessed with lots of big
paddocks, and quite a few airfields. If
you have no crew, that is no problem - others will help as required.
To help with planning of towplanes, early advice of
entry is much appreciated. You can save $40 on the entry fee if you enter and
pay on or prior to 31st January 2018. An entry form is attached and also
available on the web site www.nzsoaringsolutions.co.nz
or www.soar.co.nz . Further information, turnpoints etc will be available
at the same sites and will be updated as time progresses.
We are hoping for a great turnout, this competition
has seen a revival in the last few years.
Please encourage your friends and families and especially new pilots to
come and enjoy the safe skies, large paddocks and huge smooth airfield we have
here at Hood.
We look forward to seeing you at Hood in March 2019!
Contest
Convener
Michael O'Donnell
for the Masterton Soaring Club & Wellington Gliding Club
for the Masterton Soaring Club & Wellington Gliding Club
