UK Nationals

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The Event:

UK National Hang Gliding Championships in Class 1 and Class 5.

Grant crossinghams pictures

moreof grants pics here: http://picasaweb.google.com/gjcsot/DutchNationals2008?authkey=HBI24V77Bkk

The competition will be scored using the FAI GAP 2002 formula, in either the latest available version of the Race scoring programme with GPS flight verification using CompeGPS, or the CIVL FS integrated programme. This verification software will handle output from Garmin series 12 GPS units, most other Garmin units, Compeo and the MLR unit. Full details of GPS compatability for CompeGPS can be found on Ivan Twose's website but any pilot bringing a GPS unit other than MLRs or Garmin units which connect via a serial port should bring his own GPS-PC interface cable. For units that have a USB connection both cable and drivers should be brought. A full set of competition rules is available here and Appendix A gives the current rules for GPS flight verification. These rules do not conflict with Section 7 of the FAI Sporting Code.

The Open competition has been sanctioned as an FAI Category 2 competition and pilots will earn WPRS ranking points. All pilots must produce a current FAI licence. The entry fee (inscription) will be £90 or €130. Maximum pilot entry is restricted to 100 and 40 of those places are reserved for non-UK pilots on a "first come, first served" basis. UK cheques should be forwarded with entries but foreign pilots may pay in either sterling or Euros at inscription. The fee will cover entry to the competition, a T-Shirt, map, GPS waypoint download, but not transport to launch or retrieve. A local map with the competition turn points marked will be displayed.

In Class 1 Open trophies will be awarded to the top ten pilots and the highest placed UK newcomer; if there are sufficient entries (5 in each class) trophies will also be supplied for the top woman pilot and top Class 5. There will also be team prizes in the flexwing competition.

The UK Class 1 National Champion will be awarded the Alvin Russell trophy and the UK Class 5 National Champion the Johnny Carr trophy. Task prizes may also be awarded.

All pilots will need to have third party liability insurance which includes pilot to pilot cover. UK based pilots will need medical insurance which covers helicopter rescue and aeromed flight cover. This is available from ku.oc.aphb|stropsria#uaeruB ecnarusnI stropsriA, 48 Alexander Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight PO31 7JT - tel/fax [phone].

The Venue:

Chabre, Laragne-Monteglin, Les Hautes Alpes, Provence, France.

Weather:

David from Allez-up has kindly agreed to help with weather forecast during the meet. David and Rachael live all year round in the Hautes Alpes, France, near Laragne and Sisteron where they have renovated their traditional provencal farmhouse and barn to provide quality 4 star accommodation, available either to let as a self catered luxury villa or Gite in the main season or as en-suite B&B rooms at other times.

David's experience from running competitions in Laragne and studying local weather conditions is renowned.

http://www.allez-up.com/Pages/weather.htm

Programme:

• Registration/Inscription - Saturday 2nd August 2008 in the Laragne-Monteglin campsite.
• Task days 3rd to 9th August inclusive. (Weather permitting)

Other Info:

Entries are accepted on a "first come, first served" basis.

	"Nationals" Guest Application Form
	"Nationals" UK Pilot Application Form

These may be posted to the address on the form, or emailed to :- moc.loa|daehteemgh#egdirdlA nhoJ

Rules :-

Accommodation :

Links to other accommodation in the area are shown below.

http://www.camping-monteglin.com/

http://www.allez-up.com/

http://www.ot-laragne.fr/

http://www.leslongs.com/

http://www.chabre2009.com/

http://www.rbgvillas.com/

http://gb.buech.com/page.asp?section=195

Pilot List

The following pilots have been allocated places…

	Pilot	Country	Club	Glider	Paid
3	Graham Phipps	UK	Kernow	Wills Wing T2	Yes
6	Malcolm Brown	UK	Notts Aerotow	Aeros Combat L	Yes
7	Dave Matthews	UK	Southern	Moyes Litespeed S	Yes
8	Bruce Kavanagh	UK	SE Wales	Wills Wing T2	Yes
10	Craig Dolwin	UK	SE Wales	Wills Wing T2	Yes
11	Nigel Bray	UK	Wessex	Wills Wing T2	Yes
12	Justin Needham	UK	SE Wales	Moyes Litespeed S	Yes
14	Steve Penfold	UK	Joint Services	Airborne C4	Yes
15	Gary Wirdnam	UK	Notts Aerotow	Aeros Combat L	Yes
16	Ben Hull-Bailey	UK	Aberdeen	Aeros Combat L	Yes
17	Patrick Buxton	UK	Kernow	Wills Wing T2	Yes
21	Ron Richardson	UK	Southern	Moyes Litespeed RS	At Inscription
22	Tony Stephens	UK	Sky Surfing	Aeros Combat L	Yes
24	Brett Wright	UK	D&S Condors	Moyes Litespeed RS	Yes
26	Richard Lovelace	UK		Aeros Combat L	Yes
27	Wayne Thompson	UK	DSC	Aeros Combat L	Yes
28	Will Greenwood	UK	Southern	Airborne C4	Yes
29	Trevor Birkbeck	UK	Dales	Wills Wing T2	Yes
30	Geoff Brook	UK	Kernow	Wills Wing Talon	Yes
31	Nick Pain	UK	Dales	Aeros Combat L	Yes
34	Tim King	UK	Sky Surfing	Moyes Litespeed	Yes
35	Clive Belbin	UK	Southern	Airborne C2	Yes
36	Tony Brown	UK	Lanark & Lothian	Aeros Combat L	tbc
37	Jason Brown	UK	Cambridge Aerotow	Avian Cheetah	Yes
40	Peter Coad	UK	Kernow	Wills Wing Talon	Yes
45	Steve Kynaston	UK	North Wales	Avian Cheetah	Yes
51	Jimbo Seward	UK	North Wales	Moyes Litespeed S	Yes
58	Lars Bo Johansen	Denmark		Aeros Combat L	At inscription
59	Eitan Koren	Columbia		Wills Wing Talon	At inscription
62	Endre Kovacs	Hungary		Aeros Combat L	At Inscription
65	Jamie Hanlon	UK	North Wales	Moyes Litespeed S	Yes
66	Tibor Borbély	Hungary		Moyes Litespeed S	At Inscription
67	Mark Phillips	UK	D&S Condors	Moyes Litespeed	Yes
69	Geoff McMahon	Ireland		Aeros Combat L	At Inscription
70	Miles Kynaston	UK	North Wales	Moyes Litespeed	Yes
71	Ollie Kynaston	UK	North Wales		Yes
72	Alex Giribet	Spain		Aeros Combat L	At Inscription
73	Ulrich Christensen	Denmark		Moyes Litespeed	At inscription
74	Fabien Garing	France		Wills Wing T2	At Inscription
75	Akira Mutazono	Japan		Aeros Combat L	At inscription
76	Jens Hendrik Badsberg	Denmark		Aeros Discus	At Inscription
77	Kristoffer Nielsen	Denmark		Moyes Litespeed	At Inscription
78	Niels Jorgen Askirk	Denmark		Icaro Laminar ST	At Inscription
79	Shaun O'Neill	Ireland		Wills Wing Talon	At Inscription
80	Tommy Jacobsen	Denmark		Moyes Litespeed S	At Inscription
81	Péter Szász	Hungary		Moyes Litespeed S	At inscription
82	Imre Balko	Hungary		Aeros Combat 2	At Inscription
92	Koos de Keijzer	Holland		Icaro Laminar Z8	At Inscription
94	Amir Shalom	Israel		Icaro Laminar Zero8	At inscription
93	Daphne Schelkers	Holland		Icaro Laminar Z9	At Inscription
96	Jesper Hassing	Denmark		Aeros Combat L	At Inscription
128	Ilan Sallem	Israel		Moyes Litespeed RS	At inscription
110	Balázs Ujhelyi	Hungary		Moyes Litespeed S	At inscription
121	Evgeniya Laritskaya	Russia		Aeros Combat L	At Inscription
162	Dariusz Perenc	Poland		Icaro Laminar Z7	At Inscription