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Welcome!

• We are so proud to welcome you

and to host the Grand Prix France 2016– It’s a huge challenge for our club.

– We will do our best for sport and fun!

• Please pay attention to :

– Our neighbours,

– This new gliding airfield,

– Airspace

• The future of gliding in Brittany depends on the Grand Prix France 2016 !

Grand Prix France 2016

Schedule

• Unofficial training– 1st of June 2016

• Official training– 2nd & 3rd of June 2016

• Scrutineering– From the 2nd of June 2016, 9:00– To the 4th of June 2016, 10:30

• Official competition– From the 4th to the 11th of June 2016– Griding : from 09:00– Briefing : 10:30– Daily podium just after the arrival

• Reserve day– Sunday 12th of June 2016

• Prizegiving ceremony– Saturday 11th of June – 19:00

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Organisation

• Contest director & Task setting :– Philippe de Péchy : +33 6 14 48 38 76

• Referee :– Iain Baker

• Ground safety officer & Airspace :– Stéphane Chitrit : +33 6 77 80 34 92

• Tow pilot leader:– Gérard de Péchy : +33 6 09 73 65 93

• Griding and weighing :– François Bourgeon : +33 6 85 60 76 53

• Office and treasurer :– Patrick Duchesnay : +33 6 08 51 82 19

• Scoring :– Céline de Péchy : +33 6 35 27 04 03

• Bar & Catering:– Marie Vallée : +33 6 60 99 66 30

• Outlanding office :– see task sheet

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Official Documents

• Rules, local procedures, turnpoints and airspace

files can be downloaded :o http://sgp.aero/france2016/event-information/documents

o All competitors are supposed :• To know the rules, local rules and the self-briefing before the

first offcial task,

• To upload turnpoints and airspace database into navigation system.

• To be able to provide the original IGC file from his flight recorder(s).

– The organisation won’t download the flight from your recorder!

You have to do it by yourself with your own tools.



Mandatory Requirements• Pilots:

– Valid glider pilot license or permit-to-fly in France

– Valid aero medical

– FAI licence

– FFVV licence (can be subscribed during the check in)

• Glider:

– Liability insurance

– Valid airworthiness or permit-to-fly in France

– FLARM (compétition mode not active)

– High visibility markings (wings and fuselage, 20cm wide)

• Equipements :

– IGC approved flight recorder

– Moving map showing special airspace

– Up-to-date aero map

– Conversion table FL<->Altitude QNH

• http://ffvv.org/files/2011/01/6-np41a-conversion_niveaux_de_vol.pdf

– VHF transceiver

– Parachute

– Mobile phone with european SIM card : the organisation will widely use SMS to send

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Saint-Sulpice (LFSS)

• A new beatiful airfield dedicated to gliding

o A 15-year dream

o Only 5-year old

• Its tiny dimensions requiere to be very careful while moving glider on the ground.

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Dimensions

• Usable between fences (yellow arrows) : 870m x 110m

• Official runway : 770m x 80m

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Fences

• A fence is all around the airfield

o The fence is 2m high.

• The only access by car is on point A

• A special entry for pedestrian is on point B

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Standard landing pattern for gliders

• Always southern side

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Access

• For safety and security reasons, the restricted aera is only allowed to people with a badge :

o Competitors and their crew members + family

o Organisation

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Briefing Room

• The briefing room is in the hangar

• Informations will be displayed on the windows of the club house, in the hangar

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Car Park

• Cars must be parked in the red aea.

• Please, always let a free way for trailer! (red dot)

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Camping & Conveniences

• The bar is in the club house.

• Camping : no electricity, a single shower in the club house

• Two WC in the club house

• Two external WC

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Ballast : Water point

• The only water point is between the two main doors of the hangar.

• Flow meters are available.

• You can fill directly your wings or use canisters.

• We recommend you to fill your canisters during the evening to avoid queue

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Glider and Trailer Park

• If you often derig your glider , please use the west aera, else the east one.

• When the west and east aeras are full, you can leave your glider in the middle.

• Be carful not to get in the way of another trailer in case of need to go on an outlanding retrieve.

• Do not leave any stake or tool on the ground if your glider is not parked.

• You can let your car between trailers, but it’s highly recommended to let it in the offical car park.

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Griding : Runway 09

• Three gliders share the same row number.

• This row number allocation will not change during the contest, but the front row number will change

each day.

• During the gridding the first glider on the row puts its left wing at the row number bollard

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Grid 09

• 15 minutes before the first take-off all the gliders will be moved backwards to maximise the

take-off runway length.

• Keep calm and be careful!

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Landing 09 during launching

• Use the north part of the runway.

• Land long and roll outside of the runway (don’t strike the fence)

• Stand by and wait the help of the organisation. Listen to the radio.

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Griding : Runway 27

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Griding : Runway 27

• 15 minutes before the first take-off all the gliders will be moved backwards to maximise the

take-off runway length.

• Keep calm and be careful!

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Landing 27 during launching

• Use the north part of the runway.

• Land long and roll outside of the runway (recommended near the hangar)

• Stand by and wait the help of the organisation. Listen to the radio.

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• You've crossed the finish

line: the task is completed.

You will be scored even if

you land in a field.

• Take your time and think

about other gliders

• Always long landing

• Warning : fences and cars!

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• You've crossed the finish line: the task

is completed. You will be scored even if

you land in a field.

• Take your time and think about other

gliders

• Always long landing

• Warning : fences and cars!

• Warning :

you may be blinded by low sun !

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Safety

• Avoid flying above the public at low altitude


About the Tows

• Silence radio• Release only when the tug

rocks the wings.– Early release penalty : 1 minute

• No pull up after release.– Pull up release penalty : 1

minute

• It’s totally forbidden to gearup during the tow at lowaltitude.– Highly dangerous, not only for

you but for the tow pilot too !


Take off 09 – Emergency procedure

• The tug will always

turn 90° left at the

end of the runway.

– You won’t be high.

• If the cable breaks

or in case of

emergency release,

land in one of the

yellow fields.

– Don’t try to come back on the runway.


After landing

• We will assist you to move your glider

– Golf cars or Kubota with organisation team

• Try to use your own car only for gridding



How to find the airfield

• Try to find Bain-de-Bretagne (the only town with a lake), then the west side of the Teillay forest.

• In between, you will see the telecom tower.

• The airfield is just south of the telecom tower.

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La Dominelais airfield

• La Dominelais private airfield is only 5km South of Saint-Sulpice airfield.

• Runway : 700m

• Aero retrieve is not possible

• Any landing on this airfield will be an outlanding


Task Area



Airspace

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Altitude AMSL

Airspace


Name Class Min alt Max altStatus during

task

Consequence if

penetration while

active

Comments

CTR Angers D SFC 2500ft Active Penalties

CTR Rennes D SFC 1500ft Active Penalties

CTR StNazaire D SFC 2500ft Active Penalties

D244 Carrière de Voutre Warning SFC 2000ft Variable None

P22 Chinon P SFC 3400ft Active Penalties

Para les Ecotays Warning SFC 4500ft Active None

R 278 Vannes R SFC 2500ft Active None Radio contact mandatory with VANNES INFO or A/A if no AFIS

R 279 Vannes Para R 2500ft FL145 Active Penalties Considered as always active

R12 Mont Saint Michel R SFC 3000ft Active Penalties

R146A R 4500ft FL115 Variable Penalties Daily status, see tasksheet

R147 R 800ft 1500ft Disabled Penalties Always off during task time

R149 R 800ft 2000ft Disabled Penalties Always off during task time

R151 R SFC 3100ft Active Penalties

R245 R SFC FL090 Variable Penalties Daily status, see tasksheet

R28 R SFC 2500ft Active Penalties

R49 R 3000ft FL065 Active Penalties

R506 R SFC FL115 Variable Penalties Daily status, see tasksheet

R56 R 800ft 2500ft Inactive Penalties Always off during task time

R57 R 800ft 1800ft Inactive Penalties Always off during task time

R574A R SFC FL55 Variable Penalties Daily status, see tasksheet

R574B R FL55 FL75 Variable Penalties Daily status, see tasksheet

R597 R SFC 2000ft Variable Penalties Daily status, see tasksheet

R94 R SFC FL075 Active Penalties

TMA Iroise4 D 4500ft FL195 Active Penalties

TMA Lorient1 D 2500ft FL195 Active Penalties

TMA Nantes1.1 D 2500ft 3500ft Active Penalties

TMA Nantes1.2 D 2500ft 3500ft Variable Penalties Daily status, see tasksheet

TMA Nantes2 D 3500ft FL55 Active Penalties

TMA Nantes3 D FL55 FL115 Active Penalties

TMA Nantes4 D 2500ft FL065 Active Penalties

TMA Rennes1 D 1500ft 3500ft Active Penalties

TMA Rennes2 D 3500ft FL065 Active Penalties

TMA Rennes3 D FL065 FL115 Active Penalties

TMA Rennes4 D 2500ft FL115 Active Penalties

TMA Tours3.1 D 1800ft 3500ft Active Penalties

TMA Tours4 D 3500ft FL195 Active Penalties

TMA Tours5 D FL065 FL105 Active Penalties

TMA Tours6 D FL095 FL195 Active Penalties

ZRT Loudeac ZRT 4500ft FL65 Variable None Daily status, see tasksheetPenalEes if disabled and R146A acEve

ZRT Nantes ZRT 3500ft 4500ft/FL55 Variable None Daily status, see tasksheetPenaliEes if disabled

ZRT Rennes ZRT 3500ft 4500ft/FL55 Variable None Daily status, see tasksheetPenaliEes if disabled

* E, F, G Active None

* A, B, C, D, P Active Penalties


ZRT Rennes & Nantes

Carte de l’espace aérien hors dérogation

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ZRT Rennes & Nantes

• For the Grand Prix, two special dispensations have been granted to allow flying in the TMAs

near the airfield:

� ZRT Rennes

� ZRT Nantes

• When activated, all competitors can fly in the ZRTs without any clearance.

• The ZRT Rennes and the ZRT Nantes can be activated separately.

• Each ZRT is composed of two areas with different altitudes. But each is only one airspace.

• The task sheet will display :

� The daily status of each ZRT : active or disabled

� The daily QNH and the altitude of FL55

• Warning :

� Commercial airplanes will fly only 500ft above : be very careful!

� Other traffics may fly in the ZRT : see and avoid !

� If the R506 is active (ie forbidden), the 506 has the priority above the ZRT.

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ZRT LOUDEAC

Carte de l’espace aérien hors dérogation

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ZRT LOUDEAC

• Thanks to the French Navy, a dispensation has been granted to allow flying in the lower part of

R146 :

� ZRT Loudeac (unofficial name)

• When activated, all competitors can fly in the ZRT without any clearance.

• From 4500m above sea level to FL65

• The task sheet will display :

� The daily status of each ZRT : active or disabled

� The daily QNH and the altitude of FL65

• Warning :

� Rafales can fly just above the ZRT !

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Altitudes

• Before take-off :– Set the display of your altimeter and flight recorder to 95m

• It has no influence on your flight record.

• The flight analysis software of the scoring team will apply an offset to your altitude records so your takeoff altitude will be(95m).

• In flight :– AMSL altitudes : check your altimeter

– Flight Level : • The organisation will define the official QNH of the day.

• The task sheet will display the QNH and the daily sport altitudes of FL55 and FL65

• Here is the official conversion table of Flight Level :– http://ffvv.org/files/2011/01/6-np41a-conversion_niveaux_de_vol.pdf


Airspace Files

• Can be downloaded here :

– http://sgp.aero/france2016/event-information/documents

• Available formats :

– OpenAir *.txt

– SeeYou, LXNav *.cub

• Only one file for the contest aera

– It includes the ZRT and airspace with variable status


Turnpoint Files

• Can be downloaded here :– http://sgp.aero/france2016/event-information/documents

• Available formats :– SeeYou, LXNav *.cup

– Cambridge *.dat

– Zander *.wpz

• Each turnpoints has a 3-digit ID in its name– Easier to identify

• There are 999 points in the database– It should be no problem with your modern navigation tools.

– Else it’s the pilot responsibility to extract a sublist that suits yourneeds.



Radio Procedures

• A unique frequency : 127.350 MHz– Take off, start, arrival, landing, safety, etc

• During take off– Silent except for safety : speed up, slow down, downwind, final, etc

• Arrival– At 10 km to the finish line :

• « [Contest Number] 10 km»

– The organisation will reply by giving you the wind speed and direction.

– At report point (3km to finish line) :• « [Contest Number] Report point, speed finish» :

if the pilot expect to cross the finish line at the required altitude and use the standard landing pattern.

• « [Contest Number] Report point, direct landing north» : if the pilot expects to be too low

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Grand Prix Start Procedure

• The following radio messages will be made by the Organisers:– At least 20 minutes before the opening of the start line: "The Start Line will

be open at y Hour and the maximum start altitude is z m or zz ft " (altitude expressed

in QNH).”

– At 10 minutes before the start: "The Start Line will be opened in ten minutes. The

maximum start altitude is z m or zz ft. Pilots must be behind the Extended Start line

in 9 minutes”.

– At 5 minutes before the start: "The Start Line will be opened in five minutes,

the maximum start altitude is z m or zz ft. From now, turns to the right are prohibited

in the start Area . Pilots must be behind the Extended Start line in 4 minutes.“

– At 3 minutes before the start: "The Start Line will be opened in three minutes. Pilots

must be behind the Extended Start line in two minutes".

– At 2 minutes before the start: "The Start Line will be opened in two minutes. Pilots

must be behind the Extended Start line in one minute".

– One minute before the start: "The Start Line will be opened in one minute”

– 30 seconds before the start: "The Start Line will be opened in 30 seconds "

– 10 seconds before the start: "Start in 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Go !"

• The maximum ground speed while crossing the start line is 170km/h.

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Grand Prix Start Tips

• Be behind the extended start line1 minute before the opening of the start line.

• Turn only left in the start area 5 minutes before the openning.

• The start line must be crossed in the right direction.

• If you start too early, don’t go back !– Highly dangerous : day

disqualification.– The early start penalty is much

weaker.

• Be fair and relax in the first thermal after the start !


Grand Prix Turnpoint Tips

• In the green zone : OK

• In the orange zone, you

will get a 300-second time

penalty.

– Sometimes, it’s useful !


R=1km

rounded but penalty

R=0,5km

rounded

no penalty

About the finish penalty


Useful tip for the finish line!

• The top of the tower is 50m above the airfield

and nearly on the finish line!


Safety

• Red card if jumping the fence :

– There could be a car, a bus or a family on the road


Reminder about SGP rules

• IGC SGP Rules V7.1, §6.1.3

– “The organisers may give two tasks on the same day

provided all competitors complete the first task. If they

intend to do so they shall announce their intention at

the first briefing of the day.”

• Get ready!



Scoring

• The IGC file must be handed in by the competitor as soon as practicable, but not later than 30 minutes after landing.

• IGC files must be handled by each pilot in any of the following electronic means:– Highly recommended : by attaching the IGC file(s) in an email sent to

the following address : [email protected]– In a USB memory stick or memory card (SD or Micro-SD format only)– Attention : the organisation won’t download the flight from your

recorders! You have to do it by yourself with your own tools.

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WiFi

• A free hotspot is available in the club house and

the briefing room

– piv-club


Tracking

• Each competitor will get tracking device.

– The use is mandatory.

• Turn on the device 5 minutes before the take off.

– Press to power button for 5 seconds.

– Let the unit in the pocket of the cockpit or if possible on

the canopy.

• Turn off the device after your last landing of the day.

– Press the power button for 10 seconds.

• Please charge the battery of the device yourself

every night

– 4 hours needed


Power button


Safety

• Safety is paramount.

• Gliding is only a funny game.– You must be able to say « STOP »!

• Low circling and outlanding patterns will be automatically monitored– The organisation will know if you break safety limits

• Do your own flight– Do not follow the mistake of others.– Make your own choices.

• Mid-air collision– Always watch out!– Be a gentleman in the air: no aggressive flying (be careful when

entering/leaving the thermal)– Do not take any risk with the fences, cars and neighbours

around the airfield– Red card if dangerous flying!

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HAVE SOME NICE FLIGHTS!


We’re waiting for you every evening!

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