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Cross-country and Competition News Standard Class Nationals - Change of Venue 3rd July The Standard Class Nationals 2009 has changed venue. The dates remain the same (8th – 16th August), but the competition will now be held at Lasham. There are likely to be spare places available. If you have flown a regionals before and have a standard class glider, you may enter online by going to www.gliding.co.uk/nationalsentry. Any spare places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. If you have already entered, you will already have been sent an email and, if payment is required, you will be contacted directly by Lasham. Eastern Regionals - Date Change 15th April 2009 UPDATED 5th May PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS COMPETITION HAS BEEN CANCELLED Competition Rulebook 13th March 2009 The 2009 Competition Rule Book is now available. Click here to download it. Junior Championships 2009 20th February 2009 The Junior Championships take place on 22-30 August 2009 at Dunstable. If your 26th birthday falls after 2009, you are eligible to enter. Although you must have a Silver badge and FAI Sporting licence to fly in the competition, you don't need to have them at the time of entry, as long as you complete them before the competition (should you be offered a place). Entries should be in by 30th April - entries arriving after that date will be added to the end of the list. The entry list will be published about 4 weeks later. There are 2 ways to enter: If you have flown in the competition before, you may use the online form, found here. If you have not flown the competition before, you must print off this pdf form, and post it, as you must get a sponsor (preferably your CFI) to sign it. Competition Flying Development 16th February 2009 Following a successful day at Bicester on 8th February, the northern contingent have thrown down the gauntlet and we will now be running parallel Comp-ette events (see news item 1st January 2009 below) at Pocklington and Lasham on 25/26 April. The weekend will feature comp tasks when possible, and in between we'll have tips from British team members, coaches and other pundits on how to fly faster. For those who attended the extremely successful day at Bicester, this is the chance to put it all into practice. There will be an entry fee of £10 to cover prizes. The Compette is booking up fast, but a small number of places remain if you're quick to email interest to Liz Sparrow ebertoya@iee.org There will be some two-seater spaces available at each venue. 2009 Nationals Entry Lists 6th February 2009 The Nationals Entry Lists are now available. Click the link below for each class; 15 Metre Nationals It is with regret that the 20 Metre Two Seater Championship has been cancelled due to lack of support. Entrants are reminded that they need a current FAI Sporting Licence to compete, and this may be applied for online here. Details of dates when deposits/payments are due to host clubs are available by clicking here. You may still enter a Nationals if you have not done so - if no places are available, you will be placed at the end of the reserve list. Enter online here. 2009 National Entries 30th January 2009 Pilots are reminded that Nationals Entries are due in by the end of 31st January. To apply online and to see dates of events, go to www.gliding.co.uk/nationalsentry. In order to apply, you must have flown at least one regional rated competition. Competitions in France 30th January 2009 The Aero-club du Poitou invites UK pilots to join them at the Poitiers-Biard airfield for the two-seater European Cup from August 2nd-15th. Full details are available are here. The Aero-club d’Issoudun is holding its third annual Standard Libelle Cup from 4th to 13th July. More information is on the club's web site. 2009 BGA Waypoint List 22nd January 2009 Amendment List 12 to the BGA Waypoint List will be finalised in mid March. With less than two months to go, could CFIs and task setters review the list to see if they would like any new points added (or any existing ones deleted, perhaps due to airspace changes.) Please look not only at points in your local area, but also those useful in cross-country flying from your site. The list exists to serve the BGA community. If you or your club think that a new point could be useful, then ask for it. As long as it is not very close to an existing BGA point, or near sensitive airspace, it will be considered. The existing list can be accessed here and more information about requesting changes can be found here. Improve your Competition Flying in 2009 1st January 2009 Make a new year's resolution to improve your competition flying this year by putting the following dates in your diary: Ratings for 2009 2nd December 2008 The provisional ratings list to prioritise places for the 2009 Nationals is now online. You can find out how to check you rating, including the protest procedure, and download the full list with all the details by clicking here. Alternatively, if you just want to see where you are on the list, a quick version of the list is available by clicking here. 2009 Junior Team 23rd October 2008 The vote for the 2009 British Junior Team is now complete. The Competition takes place in Rayskala, Finland. The team will be; Andy May, Tom Smith, Mike Collett, Will Ellis, Charlie Tagg, Shaun McLaughlin. First two reserves - Stuart Carmichael, Will Chappel. 2009 British Teams 23rd September 2008 In 2009, the European Championships take place in Orel, Russia and Nitra, Slovakia. The teams are as follows: Un-flapped classes, Orel, Russia: Flapped classes, Nitra, Slovakia: The Women's World Gliding Championships take place in Szeged, Hungary. The team will be: Gill Spreckley, Rose Johnson, Liz Sparrow, Ayala Liran, Kay Draper, Hannah Hay. The team for the Junior World Championships will be announced in the next few weeks. UK Qualifying GP, Places Still Available 19th August 2008 Following the completion of the preliminary registration for the UK Qualifying Grand Prix and the closure of the deadline for overseas pilots, we are now in the position of having 3 spaces left for UK pilots. The current reserve list and/or any other UK competition pilot who may wish to enter are now invited to complete the entry on line and pay the entry fee of £ 250. Entries will now be taken on a first come first served basis regardless of IGC ranking. If you are interested and have not already registered, please add your details to the competitors web site http://gp.lasham.org.uk and make a payment of £ 250.00 to the Lasham Office by credit card over the phone during office hours, tel 01256 384900. The public site www.gp2008.co.uk has now had over 30,000 page views and contains over 100 pages of information about both the public day on the 6th of September and the GP pilots. This event promises to be the biggest public gliding spectacle ever seen in the UK. With the weather in August having been so poor and the long range forecast being favourable for early September, this could be the event of the year to be at. Competition Rulebook 22nd May 2008 The 2008 Competition Rule Book has been updated. The main change is a change to the rating system. Click here to download it. UK Grand Prix 11th May 2008 The UK Qualifying Grand Prix will be held at Lasham from 1st to 7th September. The winner and runner-up will qualify for the World Sailplane Grand Prix Final to be held in late 2009. More details are on the Lasham GP site. The event is likely to receive a considerable amount of media attention culminating in a public day on Saturday, 6th September. The public day is expect to attract in excess of 5000 spectators to see the Grand Prix, a series of air displays, and ground based activities and exhibits. More information about the public day will follow shortly. During the week of competition, each competitor will be tracked in real time so that the races can be followed by an even larger world audience live over the web. Prospective entrants are invited to register their interest in participating no later than June 15th. Sporting Code Update 19th April 2008 There is a new version of the IGC Sporting Code, the rules for world and continental soaring championships. You can download the update from the IGC section of the FAI web site. Nationals Entries 2nd April 2008 There are a few places still available in some of the Nationals classes; 18 Metres, 15 Metres, Standard, 20 Metre and Open classes. In order to apply for a place, you must first apply via the BGA website by clicking here. Competition Rulebook 27th March 2008 The 2008 Competition Rule Book is now available. Click here to download it. 2008 Waypoint Database 20th March 2008 The 2008 Waypoint Database is now available by clicking here and following links. Women Pilots' Development Weekend 2008 15th February 2008
The women’s development group ran three very successful weekends during 2006 and 2007 which were designed to help pilots move their cross country and competition flying forward to the next level. The group is now planning another event for early 2008 with one major difference to the earlier events – having a Y chromosome will not disqualify you from participating! All pilots, male or female, who have flown in a rated competition (regionals or nationals) and who want to improve their skills are invited to the competition development weekend at Sutton Bank on 5-6th April. Run in conjunction with the BGA coaching operation, the weekend will offer a ground school and practical flying designed to improve competitiveness. This is a great opportunity to learn from current British team members, who will be supporting the event. There are only 25 places available so, if you want to hone your skills ready for the new competition season with BGA coaches and members of the British gliding team – still the world’s number one – as well as, hopefully, enjoying some good flying in the process, contact Liz Sparrow to book your place. Trophy Rules 7th February 2008 The BGA Competitions Committee has published revised rules relating to flights counting towards any BGA award or trophy. The revised rules can be found here. Junior Championships 2008 1st February 2008 The Junior Championships take place on 2-10 August 2008 at Nympsfield. If your 26th birthday falls after 2008, you are eligible to enter. Although you must have a Silver badge and FAI Sporting licence to fly in the competition, you don't need to have them at the time of entry, as long as you complete them before the competition (should you be offered a place). Entries should be in by 31st March - entries arriving after that date will be added to the end of the list. The entry list will be published about 4 weeks later. There are 2 ways to enter: If you have flown in the competition before, you may use the online form, found here. If you have not flown the competition before, you must print off this pdf form, and post it, as you must get a sponsor (preferably your CFI) to sign it. Nationals Entry Lists 1st February 2008 The Nationals Entry Lists are now available. Click the link below for each class; 15 Metre Nationals Entrants are reminded that they need a current FAI Sporting Licence to compete, and this may be applied for online here. Details of dates when deposits/payments are due to host clubs are available by clicking here. You may still enter a Nationals if you have not done so - if no places are available, you will be placed at the end of the reserve list. Enter online here. Sporting Code Update 24th December 2007 The FAI have published an update to Annex A of the Sporting Code. As well as being the source of rules for world and continental soaring championships, Annex A also includes the updated IGC handicap list. You can download the document from the FAI web site. Ratings for 2008 30th November 2007 The provisional ratings list to prioritise places for the 2008 Nationals is now online. You can find out how to check you rating, including the protest procedure, and download the full list with all the details by clicking here. Alternatively, if you just want to see where you are on the list, a quick version of the list is available by clicking here. 2008 Nationals Entries 21st November 2007 The Nationals Entry application forms are now available. Entries must be received by 31st January 2008. You can apply online and renew your FAI licence at the same time by clicking here, or you can download the postal application form for nationals and for the FAI licence. Separate online FAI licence application/renewal can be done here. World Championship Teams 29th October 2007 The teams for the 2008 World Championships have been decided as below. The Standard and Club classes are going to Rieti, Italy and the 15 metre, 18 metre and Open classes are going to Lusse, Germany. In addition to these teams, Sarah Kelman and Gill Spreckley will be offered places by the IGC in the Standard and Club classes as the respective current Women's World Champions. Club Class: Pete Masson, Gee Dale World Championship Team Voting 16th October 2007 The results of the team vote, from which the teams will be selected for the 2008 World Championships in Italy and Germany, are as follows; Club Class: 1) Richard Hood, 2) Pete Masson, 3) Gee Dale, 4) Jay Rebbeck, 5) Dave Draper, 6) Jon Meyer The voting panels will be sent the transparent votes by email shortly, and the teams will be announced here shortly. Team Voting 24th September 2007 The vote for the 2008 World Championship teams is now underway. All those that have finished in the top 20 in a nationals in the last 2 years should have received an email with details of voting. Voting closes on 12th October 2007 - you must submit a valid vote by then to be eligible for the team. If you believe you should have received an email, but have not, email webmaster@gliding.co.uk. Competition Dates 24th September 2007 Please note that the dates of the 18 Metre Nationals and Junior Championships have been amended. The 18 Metre Nationals will be run from 17th-25th August 2008, and the Junior Championships from the 2nd-10th August 2008. Click here for the full calendar. Sporting Code Update 21st June 2007 An update to the Sporting Code for next season has been issued by the IGC. A copy can be downloaded from the FAI website. The revised code will become active on 1st October 2007. Badge Claim Turnpoints 30th May 2007 Although any point can be used as a turnpoint when submitting a badge claim with logger evidence, it would greatly help the BGA Badge Secretary if pilots planning badge flights could try to only use official BGA turnpoints as this makes checking claims much easier. If you do use a point that is not on the official BGA list, you must include its latitude and longitude in the declaration. The BGA turnpoint list is here. Registration Form 30th March 2007 A new version of the competition registration form is available here. 2007 Waypoint Database 2nd March 2007 The 2007 Waypoint Database is now available by clicking here and following links. Competition Rulebook 14th February 2007 The 2007 Competition Rule Book is now available. Click here to download it. (N.B. latest update version 28th February 2007) Nationals Entry Lists 7th February 2007 The Nationals Entry Lists are now available. Click the link below for each class; 15 Metre Nationals Entrants are reminded that they need a current FAI Sporting Licence to compete, and this may be applied for online here. Details of dates when deposits/payments are due to host clubs are available by clicking here. You may still enter a Nationals if you have not done so - if no places are available, you will be placed at the end of the reserve list. Enter online here. Junior Championships 2007 25th January 2007 The Junior Nationals take place on 18-26 August 2007 at Tibenham. If your 26th birthday falls after 2007, you are eligible to enter. Although you must have a Silver badge and FAI Sporting licence to fly in the competition, you don't need to have them at the time of entry, as long as you complete them before the competition (should you be offered a place). Entries should be in by 31st March - entries arriving after that date will be added to the end of the list. There are 2 ways to enter: If you have flown in the competition before, you may use the online form, found here. If you have not flown the competition before, you must print off this pdf form, and post it, as you must get a sponsor (preferably your CFI) to sign it. |
