Hi Recent Competition and/or XC Pilots...
For those of you who may be interested, here is a
reminder (or first notice if you have missed it in Airborn magazine), of the
concurrent St Arnaud Paragliding League and paragliding "XC Camp” events being
run during the period Saturday, 11th February to Sunday, 19th February. The league is a Regional Competition,
part of the NZ competition calendar, while the XC Camp is a freer format event
with the aim of creating opportunities to fly cross-country in the company of
others.
Please contact me if you have an interest in
attending and require further information on accommodation etc.
The primary place where I will be publishing
updated information on this event will be the Competitions forum of
the NZHGPA web site.
Cheers
Tim Percival
Tasman Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club
The St Arnaud Paragliding League will be a NZHGPA Regional Competition, giving the opportunity to gain National Ladder (pilot ranking system) points. It is also in the process of being sanctioned as a FAI Category 2 competition, giving the opportunity to gain international WPRS points. Come along just for the XC Camp if you’d prefer to just fly XC without a set task and designated flying time. The events’ HQ will be a rented holiday cottage in St Arnaud.
XC Camp Specifics
General Information for Both Events
Tasman Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club
St Arnaud Paragliding
League and XC Camp
Saturday 11th February to Sunday 19th February 2017
(Incorporating a Tasman Regional Competition)
Saturday 11th February to Sunday 19th February 2017
(Incorporating a Tasman Regional Competition)
(This expands slightly on what has been
published in the November Airborn magazine).
The St Arnaud Paragliding League will be a NZHGPA Regional Competition, giving the opportunity to gain National Ladder (pilot ranking system) points. It is also in the process of being sanctioned as a FAI Category 2 competition, giving the opportunity to gain international WPRS points. Come along just for the XC Camp if you’d prefer to just fly XC without a set task and designated flying time. The events’ HQ will be a rented holiday cottage in St Arnaud.
Here is a location photo:
Paragliding League Specifics
Regional Comp.
Dates: Feb
11 – 13, 2017 (Sat-Mon), with reserve dates in case of bad weather of Feb 17 -
19, 2017 (Fri-Sun). Any bad
weather postponement to the reserve dates will be advised during the week before
on the forum of the NZHGPA website.
Contact: Tim Percival percival@actrix.co.nz 03 548 7397 or 022
646 3864
Task Format: Standard competition
tasks. First Briefing: To be advised on the forum of the NZHGPA website closer
to the day.
Sites: Inwoods Lookout, Mt Murchison,
Mt Robert (walking access, depending on attendees), others to be
advised.
Cost: $5 suggested donation per day,
maximum $15.
Required for
Safety:
PG2 + 20 hours, reserve, back protection, GPS, UHF Radio,
maps.
XC Camp Specifics
Come along just for the XC Camp if you’d prefer to
just fly XC without a set task and designated flying time.
Dates: To be run concurrently over
the days Saturday, February 11 to Sunday, February 19, 2017.
Day format: Fly XC and see how far you can
get. There should be opportunities for comp pilots to over-fly goal on the comp
days. Come for the whole 9 days or just the good days. Lodge your flights in person or by telephone to
the HQ each evening if you wish to enter the friendly XC competition (your best
four XC flights count). Verification by GPS track log or by traditional means
(i.e. take off and landing witnesses) if, say, you forgot to turn your track
logging on.
Sites: Same as
above.
Cost: $5 - $10 suggested donation for
the week.
Required for Safety: PG2 + 20 hours, reserve, back
protection, GPS, UHF Radio, maps.
General Information for Both Events
Accommodation
St. Arnaud is an excellent place for a long weekend
with a variety of accommodation available including good tenting in the DoC
campground, backpackers, and cheap holiday houses and baches for easy rental if
you are a little organised. It has a shop and an all important bar. The events’
HQ this year is a bach/holiday house. The beds of the HQ bach have already been
allocated, but contact Tim if you would like to coordinate with other pilots for
renting a different holiday house in the village.
Sites
The sites we will be using are high sites (up to
1450m ASL), so they make for some very scenic and exhilarating flying around the
St. Arnaud area, which is the northern-most end of the Southern Alps. (The site
records for Inwoods Lookout, Mt Murchison and Mt Robert are 116km, 95km and 91km
respectively).
Traditionally February is a good time for flying
these sites, with fairly settled weather.
Transport
Mt. Murchison requires 4WD vehicles so if you have
one, it would be good to bring it. Vehicles used on forestry access roads must
be equipped with fire extinguishers (be sure to contact Tim beforehand if you
will need to get one for your vehicle).
For more information contact: Tim
Percival, 47A Brook Street, Nelson, ph. 03 548 7397 or 022 646 3864,
percival@actrix.co.nz
