58th COUPE AÉRONAUTIQUE GORDON BENNETT WORLD DISTANCE GAS BALLOON CHAMPIONSHIP DATE, PLACE & LAUNCH PERIOD: The launch place will be located at Vichy city (racecourse). Depending weather permission, the gas balloon will be launched on August 29 after 16h00 UTC. A delay to August 31 may be used if necessary to assure a safe and successful race (time window fixed by the event director). CROSS BORDER RACE: 20 GAS BALLOONS representing several countries (France, Poland, Austria, Russia, Germany, UK, USA, Spain, Italy and Switzerland) are registered. 2 pilots are available on board in each balloon. The winner will be the team covering the greatest distance. Be aware that GAS BALLOON endurance can exceed 70h and the flying height of a gas balloon is generally above the inversion layer (do not mix up with Hot Air balloon which have a couple of hours endurance and flies near the ground). Calling a gas balloon (Charlière) as a hot air balloon (Montgolfière) may give a wrong information and then may lead other pilots to a misunderstanding. SUPPORTS: In order to help ATCs dealing with the specific conduct of the flight and the rules of that race, DGAC has created different supports. Please refer to: http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/ballons-a-gaz-charlieres.html the FILM: La GORDON BENNETT pour l ATC: presentation the GAS BALLOON booklet; the «reflex» sheet; GAS BALLOON poster. http://www.gordonbennett2014.org / window «LIVE TRAFFIC» will allow a direct following of the race. 1
INSTRUCTIONS: Evolution in French Airspace will be limited to FL195 (exceptions in Appendix I). All flights will be carried out under Visual Flying Rules (Night and Day). VFR NIGHT flight may be undertaken: in non-controlled airspace Class G. with clearance before entering Class D, C. separation will be ensured between IFR and VFR night flight. traffic information will be provided between Night VFR / Night VFR. Radio contact and Transponder Mode S are compulsory to obtain ATC clearance before 30 minutes prior any transit in Controlled airspaces (Class D, C, Military area) and to cross the border. The radio message will contain the following information: «Gas Balloon/ call sign (registration mark) / Gordon Bennett race/ Position: FL or altitude (in feet) / Speed (in knots) / estimate entry zone at (location of report point) / estimate route (heading in degrees) and estimate exit zone at (hour and location) / squawking (7000 or given by former ATC) / request to transit (airspace name)» EQUIPMENTS: 2 VHF sets / TRANSPONDER Mode S/ GPS/ Aeronautical maps and documents with ATC com Frequencies / Strobe and beam LIGHTS / life survival equipment for OVERSEA flight/ ELT /Oxygen supply. RECOMMANDATIONS: The individual FPL will be filled in and communicated in time to : Lyon Saint Exupéry : LFLLZPZX phone (33) 4 82 90 92 75 / fax : (33) 4 82 90 92 79, or Paris Le Bourget : LFPBZPZX phone: (33)1.48.62.53.14/ Fax : (33)1.48.62.65.04 ITEM 18 / RMK/ 58th GORDON BENNETT GAS BALLOON RACE The crews will make sure that the flight plans (FPL) are transmitted to the organizations and also addressed to the ACC and the Military Air Operations Centre at the AFTN addresses in Appendix II. With a minimum 5 hours notice before LAUNCH, the organizer will notify any change of number of balloons and registrations, and confirm if possible the expected track. (appendix III, National Aviation Authority Focal Point contact). The crews will make sure that the flight plans (FPL) are closed before landing (using radio with controller) or just after landing by phone, number «AZUR - FPL closure» (33) 810 437 837). 2
RACE COORDINATORS: For any questions or ATC enquiries BEFORE or DURING the race, contact: Flight Director s phone * : (33) xxxxxxxxxx / fax (33) xxxxxxxxxx Pascal JOUBERT : mobile phone (33) 7 86 13 99 14 ** office phone (33) 1 58 09 45 04 email : pascal.joubert@aviation-civile.gouv.fr alternative email : pascal.joubert@live.com Michèle BENNAVAIL : (33) 6 86 77 76 04 ** email : michele.bennavail@aviation-civile.gouv.fr Alternative email : bnvl@free.fr * The phone numbers will be later communicated and directly transferred to ATCs ** This phone numbers are valid only during the race 3
PARTICIPANTS: CALL SIGN NATIONALITY TEAM F-PPGB F-PPSE F-PALL SP-BMZ FRANCE POLAND Vincent LEYS / Christophe HOUVER Eric DECELLIÈRES / Hervé MOINE Benoit PELARD / Benoit PETERLE Krzysztof ZAPART / Mateusz REKAS Jacek BOGDANSKI / Wojciech POLEWICZ D-ORZL AUSTRIA Gerald STURZLINGER / Thomas HERNDL D-OABD D-OTLI D-OWBJ D-OENH D-OGYN D-OCFT D-OBCW RUSSIA GERMANY UK Sergey GRISHIN / Leonid TYUKHTYAEV Nikolay GALKIN / Stani FUODORFF Wilhelm EIMERS / Matthias ZENGE Himke HILBERT / Dominik HAGGENEY Heinz-Otto LAUSCH / Marion LAUSCH Paul SPELLWARD / Colin BUTTER Chris WOOD / John ROSE EC-MAK SPAIN Anulfo GONZALEZ / Angel AGUIRRE HB-QKF HB-QPJ HB-QHP N257P D-OMFE SWITZERLAND USA Kurt FREIDEN / Roman HUGI Walter GSCHWENDTNER / Ernst TSCHUPPERT Nicolas TIECHE / Laurent SCIBOZ Philip BRYANT / Andy CAYTON Mark SULLIVAN / Cherry WHITE 4
CALL SIGN NATIONALITY TEAM I-OECM ITALY Enzo CISARO / Giovanni AIMO 5
Appendix I: Airspaces Specific Restrictions COUNTRY AIRSPACE NAME RESTRICTION FRANCE FIR PARIS forbidden from FL115 and up Over Large Airport TMA avoid Paris, Marseille, Lille, Lyon, Nice, Toulouse, Strasbourg, Rennes, Nantes and Bordeaux 6
Appendix II: AFTN contacts COUNTRY AFTN ADRESS FAX Number FRANCE LFMMZRZX Aix ACC LFBBZRZX Bordeaux ACC LFEEZRZX Reims ACC LFFFZRZX Paris ACC LFRRZRZX Brest ACC LFPJZXVB CNOA Lyon (33) 4 42 33 79 89 (33) 5 56 55 63 68 (33) 3 26 84 62 45 (33) 1 69 57 65 70 (33) 2 98 37 34 04 (33) 4 78 14 31 86 7
Appendix IV: ACC contacts: COUNTRY FRANCE FIR contact for clairances SIV SEINE : Seine info 118.050 MHz, 120.325 MHz or 134.875 MHz SIV BALE: Bale info 135.850 MHz SIV STRASBOURG : Strasbourg info 119.450 MHz MARSEILLE INFO: 120.550 south of MTL, 124.500 north of MTL MARSEILLE CONTROLE: 126.700 Mhz SIV NICE: Nice info 120.850 or 125.575 Mhz SIV PROVENCE: Provence info 124.350 or 127.725 Mhz SIV LYON: Lyon info135.525 ou 135.200 Mhz SIV MONTPELLIER: Montpellier info 134.375 or 136.625 Mhz SIV BASTI : Bastia info 124.725 Mhz SIV AJACCIO: Ajaccio info 119.825 Mhz SIV CLERMONT: Clermont info 122.225 120.675 120.500 or 119.375 Mhz SIV GENEVE : Genève info 126.350 Mhz SIV AQUITAINE: Aquitaine info 120.575 Mhz SIV BIARRITZ: Biarritz info 119.175 Mhz SIV PYRENES: Pyrenees info 126.525 Mhz SIV LOURDES: Lourdes info 120.3 Mhz SIV TOULOUS : Toulouse info 121.25 Mhz SIV IROISE : 119.575 Mhz SIV RENNES: South: 134.0 Mhz; North: 126.950 Mhz SIV DEAUVILLE: 120.350 Mhz SIV NANTES: (East) 3.1-3.2: 119.4 Mhz; (Centre) 2.1-2.2-2.3: 120.125 Mhz (West) 1.1-1.2: 122.8 Mhz 8
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