info page, 1st Annual Ultimate Xtravaganza, FL comp

[Lauren Tjaden]

First Annual Ultimate Xtravaganza

A Cross Country Hang Gliding Competition and International Sporting Event for Flex Wing Pilots

Competition Dates: Saturday, December 17th and Sunday, December 18th (Mandatory pilot meeting 9 AM on Saturday, December 17th )

Location: The nearest town is Groveland, Florida. The competition will take place at Quest Air Flight Park, which is a private airfield also known as Groveland Airport (and sometimes Sheets). Meet Headquarters will be located at the Quest Air office in the main airport building on site. GPS coordinates: lat 28 31.982 long 81 50.800. See directions here: http://www.questairforce.com/directions.html.

Phone Numbers:
Clubhouse 352 429 4440
Quest 352 429 0213
Paul Tjaden 703-727-3423
Lauren Tjaden 703-727-6661

There is airspace to the east and west of Quest Air. The airspace is easy to avoid. There is additional airspace to the south, which is like wise easy to avoid. There will be a current US Sectional posted at a central location. There are high power lines to the north and south of the field, although not nearby. They will be pointed out so that pilots may avoid them.


Registration Opens: Now!

Contest Sanctioning: FAI sanctioned, Level 2

Competition Organizer: Paul Tjaden

Method of Scoring: RACE

Minimum competitor requirements: To be eligible, pilots must have a H3 AT rating (or special permission from the meet organizer), a GPS, and must have successfully aerotowed their glider model in competition conditions previously. In addition, pilots from the United States are required to have a current sporting license from the NAA. Pilots may obtain their licenses online at https://www.naa.aero/html/appsDownloads ... shipSL.cfm . The cost is $39.00 AND WILL BE REIMBURSED TO YOU OUT OF YOUR ENTRY FEE of $50.00. Your license will be checked at registration.

GPS Receivers: Most Garmin GPS models including 12, 12CX12XL, 12map, II, II+, III, III+, 72 76, 76s, MAP 76 and a select subset of eTrex models are required for flight verification during the competition. MLR, Galileo, Compeo, 5030, 5020, Top Navigator are also supported. Pilots may be required to provide necessary hardware, cables, software and knowledge to the scorekeeper to make sure that flights from their instruments can be downloaded.
Pilots are required to register the make, model and serial number of all GPS devices that they intend to use during the competition with the competition scorer. If the device a pilot registered is damaged during the competition the pilot may wish to use an alternative device. Alternative devices have to be registered prior to a pilot launching to fly a round for which the pilot hopes to use the device's track-log for verification.

Pilots
Minimum Competitors: 16
Maximum Competitors: 30

Entry Fee: $50- Please email us at Tjadenhors@aol.com, and we will email you an entry form.

For more information or volunteer inquiries please contact us at:
703-727-3423, or 703, 727, 6661, or e-mail us at Tjadenhors@aol.com


ON BEHALF OF THE
F?D?RATION A?RONAUTIQUE INTERNATIONALE
Organizing National Aero Club: National Aeronautic Association 1815 N. Fort Myer Drive, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22209

These local regulations are to be used in conjunction with General Section (http://www.fai.org/sporting_code/scg.asp) and Section 7A of the FAI Sporting Code (http://www.fai.org/hang_gliding/documents/sc7). The sections of the FAI Sporting Code override, in cases of direct conflict, these local regulations.

[selbaer]

I just talked to Paul,

If it is neccesary my girlfriend and I would sign up.

We are not expirenced comp pilots at all. It would be the first one. But you have to start somewhere, don't you?

i think a small comp like this would be just fine

winx