British Glider Aerobatic Championships, 2017
- Location
- Saltby
- Dates
- 24th August - 27th August
- Entry deadline: 17th August
- Contest Director
- Nick Buckenham - 07773 768386 TBC
- Chief Judge
- Leif Culpin - 07534 917740
- Airfield Contact
- Club House (01476 860385)
- Levels
- Glider
- Club - £37.50 (BAeA Club Plaque)
- Sports - £97.50 (BAeA Medals)
- Intermediate - £97.50 (BAeA Medals)
- Advanced - £120.00 (British National Championship Trophy)
- Unlimited - £120.00 (British National Championship Plate)
- Competing pilot fee
- £0.00
- Registration
- Wednesday: 18:00
- Thursday: 08:00
- Briefing
All classes at 0830hrs daily
Also: Unlimited 1800 and Advanced 1900 on the 23rd August for unknown figure selection.
- Programme
Electronic copies of Intermediate, Advanced and Unlimited Free Known sequences (Aresti or OpenAero, preferably in ".seq" file format) must be received by the closing date, or the default sequence must be flown
Club (Saturday)
- Known #1
- Known #2
Sports (Friday-Sunday)
- 2 Knowns
- 1 Unknown
Intermediate (Thursday-Sunday)
- Free Known
- 3 Unknowns
Advanced & Unlimited (Thursday-Sunday)
- Full CIVA programme
- Notes
Fee: Pilots are responsible for their own tow fees.
Flight evaluation forms must be filed with the BAeA office by the closing date.
Airfield details
For more information on this airfield pleae visit http://www.buckminstergc.co.uk/about-us/contact-us/
- Name & location
- Saltby , 8nm SSW Grantham
- Contact details
- Club House (01476 860385)
- Notes
Saltby airfield run by Buckminster Gliding Club and is strictly PPR.
See http://www.buckminstergc.co.uk/visitors/ for joining instructions.
- Consumables
- N/A
- Hangarage
- NA
- Maintenance
- None
- Accommodation
Camping facilities, tents and caravans, available on site.
Grantham Tourist 01476 406166
Contest entrants
| Pilots name | Aircraft & registration | Date entered |
|---|---|---|
| Club (BAeA Club Plaque) | ||
| Jan Wozny | Jan Wozny (K21/Swyft) | 15th August |
| Sports (BAeA Medals) | ||
| Guy Roth | G-CKNL (K21) | 8th August |
| Mateusz Borkowski | Any (ASK 211) | 8th August |
| David White | G-CKNL (K-21) | 8th August |
| Harry Entwistle | ? (K21) | 10th August |
| Norbert Eschle | TBC (ASK-21) | 17th August |
| Intermediate (BAeA Medals) | ||
| Charles Baker | G-CKNL (K21) | 26th June |
| Rodolphe Herve | G-CKNL (Ask21) | 18th July |
| Fran mc Loughlin | G - CKNL (Ask 21) | 8th August |
| David Gethin | G-UNKWN (ASK-21 or Swift) | 8th August |
| Advanced (British National Championship Trophy) | ||
| Joel Hallewell | G-CFOX (MDM-1 FOX) | 31st July |
| William Jones | G-CFOX (MDM-1 FOX) | 2nd August |
| Graham Saw | Czech Mate (Letov LF107 Lunak) | 13th August |
| Fliss Jones | G-CFOX (MDM-1 FOX) | 14th August |
| Unlimited (British National Championship Plate) | ||
| Dietmar Poll | G-LUPY (SWIFT S1) | 10th June |
| Paul Conran | G-CFOX (Fox) | 1st August |
| David-John Gibbs | G-LUPY (SWIFT) | 8th August |
Judges & assistants
Below are all judges and assistants who have volunteered to help out at this contest
| Thu 24th August | Fri 25th August | Sat 26th August | Sun 27th August |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leif Culpin, CJ | Leif Culpin, CJ | Leif Culpin, CJ | Leif Culpin, CJ |
| Martin Sandford | Martin Sandford | Martin Sandford | Martin Sandford |
| Michael Corcoran | Michael Corcoran | Michael Corcoran | Michael Corcoran |
| Andy Cunningham | Andy Cunningham | Andy Cunningham | Andy Cunningham |