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2004 Australian Junior Nationals - "JoeyGlide 2004"
Overview: The Gliding Federation of Australia have endorsed the setting up of the first ever dedicated Junior Nationals. Although the FAI national championships have been held for many decades, very few of them have contained a �junior� prize and never has there been a separate tournament - until now.
Dates: Monday December 6th- Sunday Dec 12, 2004
Location: Temora NSW
Temora has been chosen for the following reasons; * It is in the middle of excellent cross country area * The weather at this time of year is likely to produce good reliable flying * It is semi equi-distant from southern Qld, NSW, Vic and SA. * Temora township offers a variety of accommodation from super luxury expensive motels (the type that I can�t afford), to camping on the airfield with a good range of budget pubs in between. * Temora club have offered to assist with the event.
Eligibility: To be eligible, you need to be less than 26 years of age as at the completion of the contest (8 December 2004). To be able to compete, you need to have completed the following; * Solo, * Silver C certificate * Cross Country rated by suitable instructor level * Sufficient flying standard and currency to be able to fly a glider in the range as per below with or without water ballast. * Access to glider / car combination that meets the range below.
Junior Pilots who are just shy of this are encouraged to express their interest in flying the contest in a high performance two seater with an experienced sports coach.
Previous contest experience is not required, though naturally encouraged.
Contest Format: Contest to be held over a 1 week format with a champion(s) to be determined at the end of the week assuming a minimum of 4 contest days.
The contest is proposed to be a single class handicapped event based only on glider performance with (suggested) glider range limited between Jantar 2/3 and Ventus 1. Included in this class / contest is expected to be a number of medium - high performance two seaters in the range of Twin Astir to Duo Discuss / DG1000 / Janus.
Tasking format is expected to be assigned area and / or POST task. The organizers reserve the right to make an assigned area into either small circles (i.e. traditional speed task) or wedge shapes depending on the days conditions.
Water ballast may be used.
Pilot Pairs may be allowed (i.e. where two pilots share a glider on alternate days for the week)
Two prizes are expected to be awarded; (a) Australian Junior Champion, based on cumulative points at the completion of the contest, handicapped only by the gliders performance level. Handicap format proposed is FAI Multi class nationals handicapping system. (b) Australian �Joey Cup / Weight for Age� Handicapped Champion. This award shall be based on the above score, averaged per day, further modified by a formula that shall include the age and experience (in flying hours) of the contestant. I.e. the aim is to recognise the best performance for their respective experience levels so that even the least experienced competitors in the field have an even chance of winning.
Scoring: Scoring will be by data logger only. If organizers and entrants cannot borrow enough IGC approved loggers (i.e. Collibri�s, Cambridges etc..) then at our discretion, we may allow Garmin�s as primary loggers.
Contest Objectives: * To award the prize of Australian Junior Champion as well as 1st and 2nd runners up * To award the �Joey Cup� handicapped prize. * To set up and establish the beginnings of a robust Junior Nationals that ideally will grow to self perpetuate itself for years to come (much like the current British system) * To use this contest as the primary selection criteria for GFA endorsed Australian entrants to the Junior World championships. * To reserve for International juniors so as to have some high standard foreign competitors to test our best. * To have a contest with a better balance between fun and seriousness than FAI or Sports Class Nationals. * To include respected sports coaches in similar performance two seaters to coach less experienced pilots in the air and all (who want it) on the ground. * To encourage juniors who are just short of the experience level who want to enter, to follow the development plan below so that they are at this level by the time of the contest. * To keep costs for competitors as low as reasonably possible. * TO HAVE FUN!
Expressions of Interest: Although it is a little early yet to take formal entries (i.e. we haven�t worked out costs yet), we would appreciate expressions of interest as early as possible so that we know who and how many to plan for. When expressing your interest, please also advise your preference for flying; whole week yourself, flying as part of a pilot pair (i.e. sharing a glider) and / or flying in a high performance two seater with an experienced competition instructor. Please also indicate your experience approximate level.
Please forward your expressions of interest to the following; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or By phone on 0413 444 614
Mitchell Turner Contest Director
Best Regards, Adam Woolley
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