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Swiss League Cup 16./17.2.

Swiss League Cup: Flims, Meeting 10:00

Martin Scheel, 15. February 2019
Nach sehr, sehr langem Studium der Previtemps und anderer Thermikprognosen haben wir eine "Abstimmung" im Ligachat gemacht und uns für Flims entschieden. Treffpunkt 10:00 an der Talstation https://goo.gl/maps/QJ7CdPui6v92 Wir werden am Crap Sogn Gion starten. Landeplatz Flims. Bitte beachtet, dass es am Sonntag starken Heimreiseverkehr haben wird (wenn möglich mit ÖV anreisen). Achtung: Sehr wichtig, dass das Profil auf der Webseite aktuell ist! Danke! Regio- und XC-Piloten: Herzlich willkommen, wenn dein Profil auf der Webseite aktuell ist. Auswertung: Wir werden mit den neuen Flymaster-Trackern arbeiten. Meteo: Das ausgesprochen starte Omega-Hoch bereitet uns in der ganzen Schweiz wolkenfreies und ziemlich ruhiges Wetter mit Subsidenz. Problematisch ist, dass es in den tieferen Lagen noch kühl ist, bis 2000m herrscht eine Isothermie. In der Grafik habe ich die Temperaturen um 14 Uhr (Samstag) einiger möglichen Orte eingetragen. Im Westen ist es schlechter. Adelboden ist lokales Fliegen möglich, die Locals halten aber einen Task für unwahrscheinlich. Grindelwald oder Flims (oder Regiofliegen)? Grindelwald ist zentraler, Flims besser. Bei der Abstimmung wurde knapp für Flims entschieden. **************************** Swiss League Cup : Flims, Rencontre 10:00 Après une très, très longue étude du Previtemps et d'autres prévisions thermiques, nous avons fait un "vote" dans le "Ligachat" et décidé pour Flims. Rendez-vous à 10h00 à la station de la vallée https://goo.gl/maps/QJ7CdPui6v92 On va décoller a Crap Sogn Gion. Lieu d'atterrissage Flims. Veuillez noter qu'il y aura beaucoup de trafic à retourner le dimanche (si possible user les transports publics). Attention : Très important que le profil sur le site web soit à jour ! Je vous remercie ! Scoring : Nous travaillerons avec les nouveaux trackers Flymaster. Météo : L'anticyclone Omega très forte nous donne un temps sans nuages et assez calme avec Subsidence dans toute la Suisse. Il est problématique qu'il fasse encore frais dans les basses altitudes, jusqu'à 2000m il y a un isotherme. Dans le graphique, j'ai entré les températures à 14 heures (samedi) de certains endroits possibles. Dans l'Ouest, c'est pire. Le vol local à Adelboden est possible, mais les Locals pensent qu'une task est improbable. Grindelwald ou Flims (ou Regiofliegen) ? Grindelwald est plus central, Flims mieux. Lors du vote, Flims a été choisi.
British Winter Open 2019 - Roldanillo

Debriefing

Philipp Bethge, 6. February 2019
A small swissleague team of 6 met in Roldanillo to participate in the new British Winter Open. With the FAI Triangle site record broken both before and after the event, we were a bit unlucky with 2 of 7 tasks cancelled. Phil G. was able to put himself in the top ranking after a fast and furious Task1 where the last 8km to ESS proved to be very difficult as the Pacific Wind pushed in early and many topguns were left scratching and drifting with the wind. Unfortunately, Youri had to deal with a technical issue that forced him to land. The pace was set for more fast racing the next days with various creative task designs from race director Pal, including a large Enter cylinder on task 4 that send us on a valley crossing right after take-off to be able to race the convergence line in the east. Task 5 was also interesting with the weakest conditions all week and very little sun for our one-way race to Piedechinche. Task 6 was cancelled due to rain and the final task saw us flying a cylindrical 51km task around the Goal of Zarzal-Norte. I got anxious when realizing my good position after the last climb and left on a 16km glide to goal with 1:10 which did get me into ESS fast but I couldnt make goal and dropped in the overall. Nevertheless it feels great to be in front of the gaggel and I am super happy with my new equipment. Congratulations to the winners Juan Sebastian Ospina and Kristy Cameron. Overall a fantastic comp and good preparation for the coming season. Swiss Pilots: Phil G (18th, Albino M. 39th, Philipp B. 46th, Youri P. 55th, Kevin P. 58th, Chris B. 88th
CIVL Meeting

Minutes of the CIVIL Meeting 2019

Michael Sigel, 4. February 2019
Dear Pilots On Thursday and Friday the annual FAI Hang Gliding & Paragliding Commission (CIVL) Opening took place in Lausanne and on Saturday and Sunday the Plenary Meeting 2019 was held in the same place. It was a meeting without fundamental changes and mostly consisted of adjustments that make sense. However, the following points are interesting for us: 25b - Proposal PG Committee XC Ballast Pilots must comply with the weight limitations set by the glider airworthiness standards. Weight can be measured at take-off or landing at the request of the organisers. Pilots may carry jettisonable ballast only in the form of fine sand or water. A pilot must avoid dropping ballast at any time or in a manner likely to affect other competing gliders or third parties. 25c - Proposal Bureau Leading points Go back to 1.4 leading points and define leading points for the Worlds in the local regulations. 26b - Proposal HG&PG Committee XC Distance Measurements and Tolerances For tolerances: o For Cat 1, set the tolerance to 0.1%. o For Cat 2, recommend a tolerance of 0.5% to allow pilots to still use equipment that calculates distances on the FAI sphere 26d - Proposal HG&PG Committee XC Safety Committee Safety Committee should only include pilots with local experience, and should not be made up only of pilots expected to achieve high ranking in the competition, but should also include pilots expected to finish lower in the rankings. Every Safety Committee pilot must be on radio. 26e - Proposal HG&PG Committee XC Time Points The best time is defined as the time of the fastest pilot over the speed section who also reached the goal. 33a - Proposal Portugal - Records & Non FAI comp - From now on it is possible to have several reserve dates for competitions -> A Competition Organiser may specify several sets of dates as reserve dates for the competition. 33b - Proposal Brazil Records-GAP - A flight timed from take-off to landing. Landing must be completed by twilight or sunset time, according to local air laws (night flying is prohibited) Note: FAI does not recognise duration as a category for hang glider records - Declared records shall be informed to the pilots NAC via email or other electronic communications. - For the guidelines: In case there is a very slow takeoff due to wind strength/direction change, stable conditions or a similar weather difficulty the meet Director can adopt an Air Start Time announcement. The following details must be followed: a) Air Start must be announced at the pilot’s briefing; b) Starts will be made at the hourly 15minute intervals (i.e. 13:15, 13:30, 13:45, etc).; c) The meet director will announce the race start time via radio at least 15 minutes before the actual race start. 33d - Proposal Switzerland Junior To include the pilot’s age in the current or in a new WPRS ranking system prior to Dec 2019. 34b – Bid France World PG XC May 22nd – June 5th, 2021 in Northern Alps (Chambery) 39a – Anti Doping Program Please read carefully. Penalties can become really serious! https://www.fai.org/anti-doping
Monarca Open, Valle de Bravo Mexico

Debriefing

Youri Pitteloud, 21. January 2019
Parmi les nombreuses nationalités présentes, j'étais malheureusement le seul suisse à participer à cette open mexicain. Par contre, j'ai eu le plaisir de découvrir que le niveau des pilotes est très élevé. Pour ma part, le début de la compétition a été difficile avec une première manche manquée. Après un début de course rapide avec de très bonnes lignes, je me suis retrouvé seul, piégé dans l'ombre de grosses formations nuageuses, et j'ai dû poser à mi-parcour... Après cette erreur, j'ai volé la deuxième manche avec beaucoup trop de réserve, ce qui m'a coûté un mauvais classement intermédiaire. Ces deux manches m'ont probablement servi de calibrage, car mes résultats sont devenus beaucoup plus satisfaisants. Pour la première fois, je remporte une manche (la 4ème), ce qui m'a donné des ailes et m'a encouragé pour la suite :). La dernière manche a été épique. Les organisateurs nous avaient préparé une boucle de 91 km. Après le premier quart de la manche, un épais voile de cirrus a rendu les conditions très faibles est compliquées. A la suite d'un lourd travail à basses altitudes, j'ai eu la chance de terminer la manche avec 25 autres pilotes. Finalement, j'obtiens une 9ème place au classement général et j'ai la joie de faire un podium en catégorie D. Sous la direction de Nicky Moss, l'organisation de la compétition était impeccable avec des manches très variées. Bravo à Mitch Riley (USA), pilote de la X-Alps, qui remporte cette compétition. Google translate :) Among the many nationalities present, I was unfortunately the only Swiss to participate in this open Mexican. On the other hand, I had the pleasure to discover that the level of the pilots is very high. For my part, the start of the competition was difficult with a first run missed. After a quick race start with very good lines, I found myself alone, trapped in the shadow of large cloud formations, and I had to land halfway ... After this error, I stole the second run with too much reserve, which cost me a bad intermediate ranking. These two rounds probably served as a calibration because my results became much more satisfying. For the first time, I won a task (the 4th), which gave me wings and encouraged me for the rest :). The last round was epic. The organizers had prepared a loop of 91 km. After the first quarter of the round, a thick veil of cirrus made the conditions very weak and complicated. After heavy work at low altitudes, I had the chance to finish the round with 25 other drivers. Finally, I get a 9th place in the general classification and I have the joy of making a podium in category D. Under the direction of Nicky Moss, the organization of the competition was impeccable with very varied tasks. Congratulations to Mitch Riley (USA), driver of the X-Alps, who wins this competition.
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