Kaimai Speed Challenge
More Kaimai challenge flying
To submit your results send to Edouard at gnzawards@xtra.co.nz to be scored.
Results so far...
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Come and find out…
Aims
- Have fun
- Achievable task, any QGP rated pilot should be able to finish
- Reduced possibility of land-outs
- Increase pilots speed on task
- Low cost
- Possible NZ record
Date and Venue
- Matamata Airfield
- Track logs will be accepted at another time during this period
- A Go or No Go will be posted on the website on Friday morning depending on the forecast weather
- Tow charges pilots responsibility
Task
- Kaimai Road Crossing to Tirohia spur & return
- Distance – 100.7kms
- Suitable for a NZ out & return record attempt
- No controlled airspace required
- All on the ridge
- Simple scoring procedure
Rules
The rules are made to be as simple as possible. The contest will be open to all gliders and all pilots. All that is required is a logger.
- Any glider, anytime and any pilot.
- No classes, gliders will be handicapped based on the BGA handicap list.
- Loggers will need to met the same standard as required in Regional Contests
- Multiple track logs will be accepted for either the glider or a pilot or both…therefore a club glider can be used by a number of club pilots during the day.
- Start height not above 3000ft.
- Start line is 2.5km in radius. Note a start line that wide won't be valid for a record.
- Maximum height on task not above 4500ft...or else you'll bust airspace.
- Water ballast allowed.
- Day prizes only for those who fly on the day.
- A running score will be kept during the spring which will allow pilots to fly the task from other launch sites or on other days and submit by e-mail to the scorer.
- Contest Director’s decision is final
- Gliders must have current CoA, and parachute.
Contact David Jensen, Tim Bromhead or Eduoard Devenoges for any more information.
Keep in mind the NZ record is 163kph for a Standard Class glider, 172kph for an Open Class glider, 108kph for a World Class and there isn’t one for a Female 15meter glider. So it should be a breeze to beat these…
