We cannot keep it a secret any longer. The Easter Comps. is absolutely definitely on this year, and will be held at Chinchilla, which is a favoured spot for many in the gliding scene. On two previous Easter comps at this site, we have flown tasks around the 300 km mark 8 days in a row. Make sure you put in your leave application form at work tomorrow! There are many pilots who flew their first ever 300 km flight at an Easter Comps, and then did another the next day, and then another the next day, and then ....... Friday April the 13th is a practice day. Saturday the 14th is the first competition day, with a compulsory briefing at 10 AM. There will be 8 competition days, finishing on Saturday the 21st. Chinchilla aero club is catering and looking after the camping arrangements, and they are proven performers. This is a very friendly comp, and everyone normally camps on the airfield, where they have hot showers, electricity, good meals and cold drinks. Launching will be by aerotow. If anyone from a winch club needs an aerotow endorsement, that can be organised on the practice day, but please tell us ahead of time. Tasks will be either post or assigned area, with everyone handicapped. There will be a minimum scoring time, so a person in a shortwinged Kookaburra will fly the same duration at the same time of day as a Nimbus 4. This is a dry comp - water ballast is not permitted, as filling time takes away from time enjoying the great company which is traditional at this comp. Verification will be by all the normal electronic means, including Garmin traces. Colour film is also acceptable, as well as gate starts. This is a great first comp for people just getting into cross country. We will encourage you, we will provide mentors if requested, but please tell us ahead of time, so we can sure you are looked after and made welcome. I already know there will be a big turn out from Kingaroy and Warwick. Kingaroy seem to have a mistaken belief they will be able to win the two seater part of the comp by bringing over every glider in their hangar, and we wish them luck! I believe there are likely to be a few people from interstate also, and we welcome them all. I am the primary contact at this stage, and will forward all information on to the appropriate members of the organising team. We do know how to run a comp, but we would appreciate volunteers to fill various positions. We need numbers urgently, so we can be sure we have sufficient towplanes. We haven't prepared an entry form yet, but the contents and costs will be pretty much "as per normal". If you are coming I would like your: Name, glider type, rego, number of people (i.e. sharing glider, or crew) We will require some type of indication that you are a GFA member, and a cross country pilot. We will accept a current competitors licence, or a log book endorsement from your CFI. Because of the late organisation, we will not be mailing details out to clubs. Could you please check the email list above. If anyone in your club is not listed, please forward this message on to them. If they do not have email, please ring them and give them the details. My contact details: Michael O'Brien 12 Playfair Street Tarragindi 4121 Ph 07 3892 3473 (H) [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. -- * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information.
