3rd Junior World Gliding Championships 2003 Nitra / Slovakia Bulletin No.1 / November 2002 This is the first information for all FAI members concerning the 3rd Junior World Gliding Championships. IMPORTANT: Please take into account especially the first deadline (for preliminary entries). This is January 15, 2003. Location of the Event Airport Nitra (ICAO code LZNI) 48°16'47"N; 018°08'02"E, WGS84 Elevation MSL 135m/433ft MSL Time Schedule Preliminary entries due 15 Jan 2003 Final entries due 31 Mar 2003 Reserve pilots may be accepted 01 May 2003 Deadline for approval of new GNSS FR 31 Mar 2003 Unofficial training 30 Jun to 02 Jul 2003 Registration (from 10 AM to 6 PM daily) 03 to 04 Jul 2003 Official training 03 to 05 Jul 2003 First official Team Captains briefing 04 Jul 2003, 8 PM Configuration change closes 04 Jul 2003, 6 PM Opening Ceremony 05 Jul 2003, 6 PM Contest flying 06 Jul to 18 Jul 2003 Farewell party 18 Jul 2003, 8 PM Reserve day for flying 19 Jul 2003 Closing and Prize Giving Ceremony 19 Jul 2003, 10 AM The organiser is offering the possibility to have a training camp along with a contest during the period from 18/4 to 26/4 2003 when another pre competition will be held at the site. The name of the contest is PRIBINA CUP 2003. All necessarily information can be find in the separate bulletin for this competition. The airport is open for other training purposes at any time before the contest, provided that there is an agreement with the organiser. Competition Officials Director of the Championships Vladimir Foltin Deputy Director Dominik Jancik Task Setter Dominik Jancik Chief Scorer Frantisek Cagala Meteorology Alexander Cerba International Jury (if appointed by IGC) President Alfred Gai, GER Members Jaroslav Vach, CZE Tadeas Wala, SVK Stewards (if appointed by IGC) Chief Steward Bob Bickers, GBR Steward Denis Flament, FRA Addresses for Correspondence and Entries For all official matters as entries contact: Slovensky Narodny Aeroklub Letisko Vajnory 831 07 Bratislava SLOVAK REPUBLIC Tel.: +421 2 43712511 Fax: +421 2 43711611 E-mail: rlcsna@nextra.sk For all local matters contact: Aeroklub Nitra JWGC 2003 Dlha 108 94907 Nitra SLOVAK REPUBLIC Tel.: +421 37 7334805, +421 37 Fax: +421 37 7334805 E-mail: info@nitra2003.sk Please, note that according to FAI rules entries can be accepted only from the NAC on the official entry forms. Please send the preliminary entries, using the form enclosed with this bulletin, to reach us by January 15, 2003. The official entry forms for the final entries will be sent with the next Bulletin. These must be returned to reach us by March 31, 2003. Each entry will be accepted only when the entry fee (see below) has been credited to the account of the Aeroklub Nitra. Entry Fee The entry fee is 399 EUR (14% increase due to inflation) per participating glider and covers all operational costs during the Championships except aero tows. The entry fee must be paid in full by bank transfer to: Bank: SLOVENSKA SPORITELNA, a. s. NITRA, SLOVAK REPUBLIC Name of account: Slovensky narodny aeroklub, AEROKLUB NITRA DLHA 108, 949 07 NITRA, SLOVAK REPUBLIC Number of account: 0232058148 Bank Code: 0900 Swift Code: GIBASKBX by March 31, 2003 at the latest. Camping fee at the contest site camping area is free of charge during the event. General and Local Competition Rules The FAI Sporting Code General Section and Section 3 with its Annexes will apply. Final version of the Rules and additional Local Regulations will be attached to Bulletin and distributed, after their approval by IGC, to all NAC and competitors concerned. Below we inform you in advance of some important matters: 1. Each NAC may enter up to 2 pilots and 1 reserve pilot to each class. It is the intention of the organiser to accept all reserve pilots as additional competitors, provided that this will be approved by IGC and if number of entries per class, including all reserve pilots, will not go over 50. Regarding this issue all NAC concerned are requested to fill reserve pilots if they have interest to have 3 pilots per class. 2. The number of entries will be limited as follows: * maximum number of gliders in the class - 50 * maximum number of gliders in all classes - 100 If some class does not have at least ten participants from at least five NAC compete on the first Championship day, the contest will take place but no Champion will be declared. 3. The present World Champions are automatically qualified and will be admitted in addition to the above quota. (They must, however, be entered by the NAC). 4. Reserve pilots will be admitted after April 30, 2003 if vacancies exist and provided that entry fees for the officially entered pilots have been received correctly. 5. The rules concerning the visibility of contest numbers will be strictly observed. If two contest numbers are identical or easily confused (e.g. "India, India" and "one, one") the competitor who entered later will be required to change. 6. Documentation will be by GNSS only. All flight recorders, which have received IGC approval for championships by March 31, 2003, will be admitted. This applies to both primary and secondary flight recorders. 7. The Organisers will provide diskettes with the co-ordinates of the departure / turn / position control points, and restricted areas in the required formats, but it is the responsibility of the competitors to load these into their flight recorders or other navigational equipment. 8. The Championships will be held in the following classes described in the main body of Section 3 of the Sporting Code, Chapter 7.: - Club Class (index span according to the "Index List" is 96 < Club Class < 106. Sailplane with index less than 96 are allowed too, but will be scored with handicap 96) - Standard class 9. Weight limits (maximum take-off mass): Club class - No ballast is allowed, even if it is non disposable in flight. Standard class - Water ballast is allowed. Maximum take-off mass is 525 kg. 10. It is the intention of the Organisers to use GNSS flight path tracking equipment to follow the progress of the pilots on task. If not enough units are available for all competitors, they will be given to the leading pilots in each class. Competitors A competitor must be a citizen or resident of the country of the entering NAC and satisfy the conditions of the FAI Sporting Code, Gen. l Section 3.7 on citizenship and representation, and must: * Have flown at least 250 hours as a pilot in command, of which at least 100 hours must have been flown in a sailplane; * Hold a FAI Sporting Licence with a current FAI stamp; * Hold a pilot licence issued or endorsed by the authorities of the country in which the sailplane is registered; * Know, understand and abide by the FAI Sporting Codes and the Rules and Regulations issued for the event. Accommodation A list of hotels and tourist links will be attached to the next bulletin and is already available on the site www.nitra.sk Insurance Third party insurance not excluding competitions is required for each participating glider. The required coverage is 1 000 000 USD for gliders. Personal medical insurance is required for all team members, covering accidents and sickness, including any local hospital costs and the costs of transport back to the team member's home country. Documentary proof of insurance shall be made available to the Organisers in Slovak or English. The required insurance will be available for purchase at the contest site. Public Relations For the official programme we need photographs and a brief summary of the careers of the team captains and pilots. Please supply us with these latest with the final entries. Official Home Page All Bulletins and information concerning the 3rd Junior World Gliding Championships are available on the Internet. The address of the official home page is: http://www.nitra2003.sk Enclosed (to NAC only): - Preliminary Entry Form Page 1 from 1