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9th FAI Junior World Gliding Championships Local Procedures v1.2

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9th FAI Junior World Gliding

Championships

Narromine, Australia

1 – 12 December 2015

Local Procedures

Version 1.2

8 November 2015

Version Date Changes

1.0 7 Sept 2015

1.1 11 Oct 2015 Reference SC3 and Annex A versions (1 b)

Sporting limit to airspace clarified (2 c)

Penalties for no supplementary oxygen above 10,000ft (4c)

Communication with Air Traffic Services (5 d)

Start line closures (6 g)

Other minor changes

Appendixes added

1.2 8 Nov 2015 Change to launch/start radio frequencies (5 c, 6 h)

Change to stewards and jurors (1 f) Change lines in the right hand margin show all changes since version 1.0


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1. Championship Details

a. Name of the Event 9th FAI Junior World Gliding Championships

b. Rules The Championships will be run in accordance with the FAI Sporting Code – Section 3

- 2015 Edition (SC3) and Annex A - 2015 Edition and these local procedures. In the

case of discrepancies between SC3 and Annex A, and the local procedures, the local

procedures will apply.

c. Location of event Narromine Aerodrome (YNRM), Mitchell Highway, Narromine, NSW.

Coordinates 32°12′52″S 148°13′29″E

d. Contact details Please send all general correspondence to [email protected]

e. Competition website www.jwgc2015.com

f. Time Schedule Entry period starts: 1 Mar 2015 Entry period ends: 30 Aug 2015 Reserve pilots accepted: 30 Sept 2015 Deadline of approval of new GNSS FR device: 30 Sept 2015 Airfield closed for training flights: 30 Nov 2015 Registration period: 23 – 29 Nov 2015* Technical inspection (scrutineering): 23 – 26 Nov 2015* Unofficial training: 23 – 26 Nov 2015 Official training: 27 – 29 Nov 2015 Configuration change closes: 29 Nov 2015 First official Team Captain briefing: 26 Nov 2015 19:00 First briefing with safety briefing: 27 Nov 2015 Opening ceremony: 30 Nov 2015 18:00 Contest flying: 1 – 12 Dec 2015 Farewell party: 12 Dec 2015 Closing ceremony and prize-giving: 13 Dec 2015

*Later booking dates for registration and technical inspection may be agreed on request

h. Organisers and officials Championships Director Adam Webb [email protected] Deputy Director/Operations Terry Cubley [email protected] Safety Officer Lisa Turner Task setting/Admin Beryl Hartley [email protected] Task setting Paul Matthews Scorer Tim Bates Chief Steward Rob Moore (AUS) Remote Steward Brian Spreckley (GB) International Jury Max Stevens (NZ) Remote Juror Peter Ryder (USA) Remote Juror Rick Sheppe (USA)

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.jwgc2015.com/




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2. General information

a. Classes As per SC3 paragraph 5.6 b, the classes for the championships will be:

Club Class

Standard Class

b. Control point file format The official control point file for the competition will be provided on the

documents section on the competition web page. This file will be provided in

.cup (SeeYou) format.

c. Forbidden airspace The official airspace file will be available on the competition website in

OpenAir format.

Competitors should note that the competition forbidden airspace includes a 1

km lateral and 500ft vertical sporting limit around all prohibited airspace.

Penalties will be applied for infringement of this sporting limit zone at a rate of

1pt per meter laterally and 1pt per meter vertically, or an outlanding at the

point of entry should actual airspace be breached.

In the absence of forbidden airspace specifying otherwise, the absolute

altitude limit the competition area is FL 175, including the 500ft sporting limit.

All Class A and Class C airspace is prohibited for all gliders, as well as all

activated and deactivated military restricted areas unless otherwise printed on

the task sheet.

Dubbo Airport is in the task area, and is within a CTAF(R) area where

broadcasting is mandatory. This airspace is not forbidden however pilots

entering must be aware of their responsibility as Regular Passenger

Transport (RPT) flights operate into this airport. More information on Dubbo

CTAF(R) is contained in Appendix C.

d. Additional safety rules i. Mobile phones are allowed to be switched on during the flight to support

possible search and rescue (SAR) operations. In such cases mobile

phones may not be used for communication other than for search and

rescue. Penalties may apply for misuse of mobile phones.

ii. In case of a serious accident, any competitor who observes or becomes

aware of the accident shall immediately communicate the information to

the competition director directly or through other competitors or their

Team Captain and carry out every action useful for the SAR operations. If

the accident implies rescue action by one or more competitors, the

competition director, once informed of the fact, will announce the

cancellation of the task by radio.

iii. Additional safety rules may be given in daily briefings and will be provided

in writing to the team captains. These rules are to be considered part of

the local procedures.


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e. Pilot medical fitness Flying in Australia has many physical safety challenges including heat,

dehydration, flying at altitude. Pilot medical fitness in Australian conditions is

crucial as poor medical fitness can be a danger to other competitors.

Pilots who are deemed not to be medically fit will in the discretion of the safety

officer be prohibited from competing until such time as they do meet medical

fitness requirements. This is an Australian gliding regulation. The safety officer

may request a pilot to attend a medical doctor for physical assessment to

determine if they are medically fit to fly.

3. National Teams

a. Entry fee The entry fee is set as AUD$845 (which is 600Euro as at 26 March) and is

payable in Australian Dollars to the bank account as detailed on the entry form.

b. Number of allowable entries per NAC A maximum of three entries per class for each NAC, not including the current

world champion in each class if they still meet the age requirement.

c. Total number of allowable entries and number of entries per class A maximum of 50 entrants per class.

d. Flying in Australia All glider pilots in Australia must be members of the Gliding Federation of

Australia and hold a Glider Pilot Certificate. This is easy to obtain and the on-line

application for an Australian GPC can be found here.

http://www.glidingaustralia.org/component/com_chronoforms/Itemid811/viewform

General information for foreign pilots flying in Australia can be found here.

http://www.glidingaustralia.org/GFA-Ops/foreignpilots.html

e. Additional documentation required In addition to those required in Annex A 3.5.3, the following documentation must

be presented as registration:

i. Maintenance release for glider (or foreign equivalent),

ii. Parachute packing slip,

iii. Third Party insurance cover (see 3.g below),

iv. Personal Medical insurance/cover (See 3.h below),

v. Sporting Licence registered with FAI,

vi. Car airfield registration (obtainable on arrival from Narromine Gliding

Club).

f. Documents to be carried: The following documentation must be carried on board the sailplane:

i. Maintenance release for glider (or foreign equivalent),

g. Third party insurance cover The glider must be covered by Third Party Liability Insurance for not less than

AUD$1M per event during the competition and practice period.

http://www.glidingaustralia.org/component/com_chronoforms/Itemid811/viewform

http://www.glidingaustralia.org/GFA-Ops/foreignpilots.html


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h. Personal medical insurance Personal medical insurance is required for all team members, (including team

captains, pilots, crew, managers etc) covering accidents and sickness, including

any local hospital costs and the costs of transport back to the team member's

home country.

i. Proof of insurance Documentary proof of all insurances must be provided in English, in the form of

original documents or copies and will be checked during the scrutineering and

registration.

j. Team captain contact phone All team captains must be contactable via an Australian (+61) telephone number.

SIM cards with Australian numbers are available from stores in Narromine.

4. Technical Requirements

a. Mounting of equipment GNSS FRs and other electronic equipment must be securely mounted in the

sailplane. Moving map navigation aid not mounted in the instrument panel must

be attached in such a way that the pilot’s external visibility is not reduced. Knee

mounted PDAs are strictly prohibited.

b. Additional equipment A functioning FLARM configured to function in Australia must be carried and

remain powered on for the duration of all competition flights. Please note

European PowerFLARM units do not work in Australia.

FLARM devices will not be provided by the organisers.

Competitors are responsible for providing their own connection cables for GNSS

flight recorders and computers to enable downloading the IGC files from FRs.

Pilots or their crew are required to carry out such downloads. Organisers will not

download the IGC files from FRs.

The airfield area has wireless network connection which allows competitors to

upload IGC files to the designated website.

c. Supplementary oxygen Use of supplementary oxygen is mandatory above 10,000 ft QNH. This is

Australian flight law and a safety matter. Gliders not fitted with a serviceable

oxygen system will be monitored and penalised if recorded above 10,000 ft QNH.

Flight without oxygen above 10,000 ft QNH will be considered a safety issue and

may be subject to a safety penalty (minimum 100 points).

Facilities to refill oxygen cylinders will be available at Narromine. Please ensure

your bottle fitting is compatible with the fittings provided in Narromine, or bring

your own compliant adaptor fitting.

The Competition site will have available the European fitting DIN-477 and USA

Fitting CGA 540.

d. Tow ropes All tow ropes are provided by the organisers. Use of any other tow ropes is

prohibited.


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e. Prohibited instruments The following instruments must not be carried on board or must be neutralised by

the competitor.

i. Bohli, Schanz, KT1 or any other gimballed compass, turn indicator

ii. Artificial horizon

iii. Any other instrument that may be used for cloud flying is prohibited or

must be proven to be disabled

iv. Further instruments not allowed – if any – may be specified at

scrutineering

f. Carriage of GNSS data transmitters for public displays Competitors may be required to carry GNSS data transmitter devices for delayed

real-time public display during competition flights.

g. Procedures for checking aircraft mass Gliders in both classes will be weighed at scrutineering and a reference

maximum weight obtained in tow out configuration. This weight will be measured

at the main wheel, with the glider attached to the car as the glider would be towed

out to the grid.

All gliders will be weighed on their way to the grid on every competition day in

their tow out configuration. Penalties will not be applied provided the glider weight

is reduced to that demonstrated at scrutineering

Gliders may also be weighed on the grid at the discretion of the championships

director in either the tow out configuration, or launch configuration. Penalties will

apply for glider that exceed the applicable reference mass/MTOM.

Non-disposable ballast can only be added according the manufacturers manual

(e.g. flight manual).

i. Club Class:

No disposable ballast permitted and MTOM limited to the Maximum

certified Take Off Mass without water ballast according to Sporting Code

Section 3 IGC Procedures for Handicapped Classes clause 1.5.

ii. Standard Class:

The Maximum Take Off Mass for all standard class gliders will be 525kg

or the MTOM limited on the TCDS, whichever is less.

h. Registration markings Gliders at technical inspection will be required to comply with registration marking

requirements of either the country of registration or Annex A 4.3.1

If multiple gliders hold the same competition number, the glider registering first

will keep the competition number and other gliders must alter their competition

number to be unique.

5. General Flying Procedures

a. Units of measurement Unless stated otherwise,

• Distances will be expressed in kilometers (km)

• Heights in feet (ft) above ground level (AGL)

• Altitudes in feet (ft) Above Mean Sea Level (AMSL) and Flight-Level (FL).

QNH will be given on the task sheets


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• Speed in kilometers per hour (km/h), with the exception of wind velocity which

is expressed in knots (kt)

• Vertical speed in feet per second (kts)

• Mass in kilograms (kg)

• Headings or radials in degrees true.

Note that the above are the measurements that will be used by the organisers.

Aircraft instruments using alternative measurements are acceptable but pilot

radio reports must use the above units.

b. Official Competition time All times stated will be in Australian Easten Daylight Savings Time (AEDT) unless

otherwise specified. AEDT is UTC +11hrs.

c. Radio frequencies The following radio frequencies are to be used during the Championships:

i. Contest Frequency

The contest frequency will be 122.025MHz. Gliders shall monitor this

frequency for start and during task when in proximity of other gliders not

on their team frequency.

Competition site operations call sign “Narromine Ground” will be used for

flight safety purposes.

ii. Narromine CTAF

Narromine Airfield Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF) is

126.700MHz. This frequency must be monitored and necessary calls

made:

During launch

When flying in the vicinity of Narromine Aerodrome (within 10nm at a

height that may conflict with other traffic)

When returning for a relight

In the tow vehicle whenever moving the glider on the airfield

On the final glide within 10nm Narromine airfield

During landing, until the glider and crew are clear of all runways.

iii. Team Frequencies

Team frequencies will be assigned by the organisers and will be updated

in a separate document. Team frequencies must only be used for

communicating with other team members.

d. Air Traffic Services Radios must not be used to contact Air Traffic Services, except in an emergency.

This does not include communicating with other airspace users in CTAF and CTAF-R

areas.

6. Competition Procedures

a. Briefings All pilots and team captains must attend the initial safety briefing at 09:30 on 27

November 2015 at the main briefing room.

Team captains must attend an initial briefing on 26 November at 19:00 in the

auditorium.


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Daily briefings will occur as follows unless notified otherwise by the Contest

Organisers:

Team Captains at 9.30am

Pilots at 10.00am

b. Adding and discharging ballast on the grid The discharging of ballast on the launch grid, before a cancellation of the competition

day may only be carried out with permission of the Competition Director, his deputy,

chief marshal or a steward. Water or other ballast must not be added on the grid

without the glider being re-weighed.

c. Contest airfield boundaries Contest site boundaries are indicated in the figure in Appendix A.

d. Release areas and heights The standard release height is 2000 ft AGL. Release areas and towing patterns will

be described during the daily briefing.

e. Motor Gliders Motor gliders may self-launch or launch by aero tow. All self-launching gliders must

follow the designated launch pattern and the engine must be switched off in the

release zone, at or below the standard release height 2000 ft AGL or other height

fixed at briefing.

Pilots of self-launching gliders must speak to the Tug Master after each day’s briefing

and obtain advice as to the release areas and the designated launch patterns for the

day’s operation.

f. Thermalling close to Narromine airfield All thermalling turns will be to the right within 10 km of Narromine airfield.

g. Start points As per Annex A paragraph 7.4.2, the start point will be a start line, length 10km,

centred on the start point. Each class will have a different start line on each contest

day.

The start line will close at the end of legal daylight, when all competitors are

accounted for, or at a pre-determined time announced at briefing and printed on the

task sheet.

h. Radio procedures for announcing the start The start shall normally be opened 30 minutes after a launch has been offered to the

last sailplane in the class that is currently being launched. This time period may be

reduced to 20 minutes if the distance from the centre of the release area to the Start

Point or Start Ring is less than 15 km.

Start opening times for each class will be announced on both the competition

frequency and Narromine CTAF twenty, ten and five minutes prior to the opening

time. These calls will include the time until the start opens and the time of opening in

minutes past the hour. An announcement will also be made when start line is open.

Examples of these calls are given below:

i. “The club/standard class start will open in TWO ZERO minutes at time

FOUR FIVE” – e.g. if it is currently 13:25, the start gate will open at 13:45.


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ii. “The club/standard class start is now open”

i. Altitude procedures for the starts Maximum start altitudes may be specified, as detailed in Annex A paragraph

7.4.4.

j. Outlandings A competitor who has landed out should advise their Team Captain who must

advise the organisers without delay by either entering the information into Low

Crop, or providing a completed outlanding form to the competition office. This

must be done prior to the retrieve crew departing the contest site. Non-

compliance with this may be penalised. This is a safety issue as the task may be

over very remote areas and the safety of pilots and crew is paramount to the

contest organisers.

Pilot or crew must report their safe return to Narromine to the contest organisers,

using either LowCrop or by reporting to the competition office.

k. Search and Rescue (SAR) If a competitor has not reported in as having had a safe outlanding or airfield

finish by the designated Search and Rescue (SAR) time, the contest organisers

will be required to commence SAR operations. The SAR time will be last light

plus 30 minutes.

l. Satellite trackers Use of a satellite tracker such as SPOT is strongly recommended. Mobile

phones signal is unreliable in much of the Narromine task area and there are few

houses. Use of satellite phones is an alternative safety feature. If a pilot is using

a SPOT tracker it is requested that the Safety Officer be granted access to follow

the tracker which shall be used for safety purposes only.

Further details regarding outlanding retrieve procedures will be given at the initial

briefing.

m. Aerotow retrieves Aerotows from fields are permitted only at the discretion of the Competition

Director who shall consult with the Tug Master, and where possible the pilot must

gain the permission of the land owner. Aero tow retrieves will be permitted

provided the glider has landed on an airfield or in a suitable field that is safe to

tow out of and that allows the tug and the glider to be back within the limits of

legal daylight + 30 min. All aero tows of competing gliders shall be provided only

by the organiser, except in situations when the organiser delegates this activity to

another aerotow operator. In case the aero tow retrieve is to be used, suitable

points in the outlanding report have to be filled in before handing in to the

Competition Office. All costs associated with the aero tow retrieve are to be

borne by the competition pilot including in instances where the tow pilots arrives

at the location and then deems it to be unsuitable for a retrieve.

n. Finish points As per Annex A paragraph 7.7.2 all finish points will be a ring. The radius of this

ring will be 3km, unless otherwise stated on the task sheet.


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See Appendix B for details of typical approaching directions.

o. Finish Heights As per Annex A paragraph 7.7.2, a minimum finish altitude will be specified daily

on the task sheet. This may be different for each class.

p. Finish procedures Radio calls must be made at 20km and 10km from the airfield, and whenever

required in order to communicate separation with other aircraft. Circuit joining

calls must also be made following the finish ring being crossed as per the

examples below.

Whenever possible final turnpoints will be positioned in such a way as to allow

straight in landings.

Example radio calls are given below for a straight in approach on to runway 22:

i. 20km: “Narromine Traffic, Glider Alpha Nine, 20km.”

ii. 10km: “Alpha Nine, 10km.”

iii. After finish: “Alpha Nine, Final, 22 left”

q. Landing procedures See Appendix B for the landing procedures.

r. Handling of flight documentation Flight Log file in IGC format from the primary GNSS FR shall be delivered to the

organisers within 60 minutes after landing, by uploading via the link on the

competition web page. This can be done using the wireless network of the

Narromine airfield area.

In case of outlanding, the Flight Log file shall be delivered without unnecessary

delay when returning to the competition site. The deadline for Flight Log delivery

is fixed at 9h00 a.m. the following day.

The pilot shall retain daily Flight Logs in their primary and secondary GNSS FRs

until preliminary results are published.

7. Protests

a. The amount of the protest fee The amount of the protest fee is AUD$200

8. Prize-giving

a. Requirements for flags, discs and tapes Each team must provide 1 flag + 1 to 3 flags (approx. 200 x 100 cm) depending

on the maximum number of pilots in the same class. In addition, each team must

bring a copy of their national anthem on a CD disc or an audio file.


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Appendix A - Contest site boundaries The contest site is the area within the blue outline below.


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Appendix B – Landing directions and procedures The below diagrams indicate procedures for landing in typical finish directions. More details

will be provided daily at briefings.


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Appendix C – Dubbo CTAF(R) Dubbo Airport is located approximately 40km east of Narromine Airport, and is within the

task area. Dubbo Airport is served by many regular passenger transport (RPT) flights every

day and is a security controlled airport. While tasks will not be set directly over Dubbo, there

is a chance that pilots will fly within the vicinity of Dubbo area.

The area within 10nm (18.5km) at a height that may conflict with traffic arriving or departing

Dubbo airport is a CTAF(R), meaning that carriage and use of radio to 134.00MHz in this

area is mandatory. While this area is not forbidden, increased vigilance and radio use is

required. Calls should be made when entering or leaving this area, or when required to

coordinate with other traffic.

The following is an example of a radio call that should be made when flying within the Dubbo

CTAF(R)

“Dubbo Traffic, Glider Alpha Bravo, 10 nautical miles to the south east, 8,000ft.”