Saturday 22nd February
(practice day), competition Sunday 23rd February to Saturday 29th
February inclusive
Welcome to all.
We thank our major sponsor Centralines.
The draft programme is as follows:
1. 10:30am
Saturday 22nd February - initial briefing if flyable starting at 10:30am. If unsoarable, 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. Limited aerotowing will be available on Saturday.
2. Sunday 23rd
through to Saturday 29th inclusive - contest days. 10:00am daily briefing – every day
Sunday through Saturday inclusive unless otherwise advised.
3. Planned Meals (subject to confirmation):
a. Sunday evening – our Club is running a BBQ
at the airfield
b. Wednesday evening – our Club is running a BBQ
at the airfield
c. Friday evening - at a location yet to be confirmed
or a BBQ at the airfield
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 Ross
Macdonald prior to arrival. His cellphone number is 021 262-9550,
e-mail address ross.mac@xtra.co.nz 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. A sheet will be provided in
the club house for this.
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 6pm each night. Please note it is a cash only bar (no credit
cards or EFTPOS available).
Competition Information
1. Grid lines will be allocated for Sunday and then
rotated every flying day for fairness. First to arrive in each line is to grid
on the far side of the runway so the next glider can go alongside.
2. Contest Director is John Etches, phone 021 980 610.
Text landout co-ordinates to this number if possible. All co-ordinates are to be in Degrees: Minutes:
Decimal minutes.
3. The Gliding Hawkes Bay & Waipukurau Club
contact phone is 027-288-7522. This is
for general club inquiries only.
4. The Waipukurau Aerodrome phone number is 06
858-8226. Note this is not always manned.
5. Within 5 nautical miles 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 5 nautical miles 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. Unless being SPOT or otherwise tracked by the
competition director, Ops Normal calls on 133.55 hourly or on request in format
“Yankee Papa, Leg Two, Ops Normal” are
required.
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 at 5 nautical miles and at 2
nautical miles 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 nautical miles.
