Self Briefing Edition 15/05/2018 www.sgp.aero/france2018
Welcome! We are so proud to welcome you and to host the 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!
Schedule Unofficial training Until the 31st of May 2018 Official training 1st & 2nd of June 2018 Scrutineering From the 1nd of June 2018, 9:00 To the 3th of June 2018, 10:30 Opening ceremony 2 nd of June 2018 18:00, at the Dugesclin s tower in Grand-Fougeray Official competition From the 3th to the 9th of June 2018 Griding : from 09:00 Briefing : 10:30 Daily podium just after the arrivals Reserve day Sunday 10th of June 2018 Prizegiving ceremony Saturday 9th of June 19:00 3
Organisation Contest director & Task setting : Philippe de Péchy : +33 6 14 48 38 76 Referee : Angel Casado 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 4
Official Documents Rules, local procedures, turnpoints and airspace files can be downloaded : o http://sgp.aero/france2018/event-information/documents o All competitors are supposed : To know the rules, local procedures 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. 5
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) with OGN registration 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 A smartphone and a Facebook account, to receive the messages sent by the organisation 6
Saint-Sulpice (LFSS) A recent airfield dedicated to gliding o A 15-year dream o Only7-year old Itstinydimensions requiereto beverycarefulwhilemovingglideron the ground. 7
Dimensions Usable betweenfences(yellowarrows) : 870m x 110m Officialrunway:770m x 80m 8
Fences A fenceisall aroundthe airfield o The fenceis2m high. The onlyaccessby car ison point A A specialentry for pedestrian ison point B 9
Standard landing pattern for gliders Always southern side 10
Access For safetyand securityreasons, the restrictedaeraisonlyallowedto people witha badge : o Competitors and their crew members + family o Organisation 11
Briefing Room The briefingroom isin the hangar Informations will be displayed on the windows of the club house, in the hangar 12
Car Park Cars must beparkedin the redaea. Please, alwayslet a free wayfor trailer! (reddot) 13
Camping & Conveniences BAR WC The bar isin the club house. Camping : no electricity, a single showerin the club house TwoWC in the club house Two external WC 14
Ballast : Water point The onlywaterpoint isbetweenthe twomain doorsof the hangar. Flow meters are available. You canfilldirectlyyourwingsor use canisters. Werecommendyouto fillyourcanistersduringthe eveningto avoidqueue 15
Glider and Trailer Park If youoftenderigyourglider, pleaseuse the westaera, elsethe eastone. Whenthe westand eastaerasare full, youcanleave yourgliderin the middle. Be carfulnot to getin the wayof anothertrailerin case of needto go on an outlandingretrieve. Do not leaveanystakeor toolon the groundif yourgliderisnot parked. You canlet yourcar betweentrailers, but it shighlyrecommendedto let itin the officalcar park. 16
Griding : Runway 09 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 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 17
Grid 09 15 minutes before the first take-off all the gliders will be moved backwards to maximisethe take-off runway length. Keep calm and be careful! 18
Landing 09 during launching Use the northpart of the runway. Land long and roll outsideof the runway(don tstrikethe fence) Stand by and waitthe help of the organisation. Listento the radio. 19
Griding : Runway 27 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 20
Griding : Runway 27 15 minutes before the first take-off all the gliders will be moved backwards to maximisethe take-off runway length. Keep calm and be careful! 21
Landing 27 during launching Use the northpart of the runway. Land long and roll outside of the runway(recommended near the hangar) Stand by and waitthe help of the organisation. Listento the radio. 22
s Arrival - West 23 Finish line Minimum altitude
Direct Landing 09 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! 24
Arrival - East Finish line Minimum altitude s 25
Direct Landing 27 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! 26
Safety Avoid flying above the public at low altitude 27
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 gear up during the tow at low altitude. Highly dangerous, not only for you but for the tow pilot too! 28
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. 29
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 30
How to findthe 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. 31
La Dominelais private 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 32
Paragliding- La Noé Blanche Paragliding activity Two sites in La Noé Blanche Winch launch up to 700m AMSL Only 7km West of Saint-Sulpice Two dedicated non penalty zones are in to the airspace file to help the pilot to remind to watch out. 33
TaskArea 34
Airspace Altitude AMSL 35
Airspace Name Class Min alt Max alt Status during task Consequence if penetration while active Comments * E, F, G Active None * A, B, C, D, P Active Penalties CTR Angers D SFC 2500ft Active Penalties CTR Poitiers D SFC 2500ft/4000ft 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 GPF2018 Altitude Max S FL105 FL400 Active Penalties Added to the file Nantes Partie 4 E 2500ft FL065 Active None Deleted from the file (no penalties) P22 Chinon P SFC 3400ft Active Penalties Para les Ecotays Warning SFC 4500ft Active None PARAGLIDING WINCH LA NOE BLANCHE Warning SFC 3000ft Active None Added to the file. Watch out Paragliding winch. Poitiers2 E 2500ft 4000ft Active None Deleted from the file (no penalties) Poitiers3.1 E 4000ft FL115 Active None Deleted from the file (no penalties) Poitiers3.2 E 3500ft FL115 Active None Deleted from the file (no penalties) Poitiers4 E 2500ft FL065 Active None Deleted from the file (no penalties) Poitiers5 E 3000ft FL065 Active None Deleted from the file (no penalties) R105B R SFC 5000ft Active Penalties R12 Mont Saint Michel R SFC 3000ft Active Penalties R146 A R 4500ft FL115 Variable Penalties Daily status, see tasksheet R147 R 800ft 1500ft Disabled Penalties Always off during task time. Deleted from file. R149 A, B, C, D, E R 800ft 3000ft Disabled Penalties Always off during task time. Deleted from file. R151 R SFC 3100ft Active Penalties R239 R SFC 5000ft Variable Penalties Daily status, see tasksheet R245 R SFC FL090 Variable Penalties Daily status, see tasksheet R270 R FL115 FL240 Active Penalties Deleted from the file (too high) R278 Vannes R SFC 2500ft Active Penalties Considered as penaley zone.radio contact mandatory with R279 Vannes Para R 2500ft FL145 Active Penalties Considered as always active R28 R SFC 2500ft Active Penalties R280 R SFC 1750ft Active Penalties R49 R 3000ft FL065 Active Penalties R506 A,B R SFC FL115 Variable Penalties Daily status, see tasksheet R56 R 800ft 2500ft Inactive Penalties Always off during task time. Deleted from file. R57 R 800ft 1800ft Inactive Penalties Always off during task time. Deleted from file. 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 R7A Tours CMLP R FL105 FL195 Active Penalties Deleted from the file (too high) R7B Tours CMLP R FL115 FL195 Active Penalties Deleted from the file (too high) 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 Rennes 5 E 2500ft FL115 Active None Deleted from the file (no 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 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 36
ZRT Rennes & Nantes 37
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 tasksheetwilldisplay : The dailystatusof eachzrt : active or disabled The dailyqnh and the altitude of FL55 Warning : Commercial airplanes will fly only 500ft above: be very careful! Othertrafficsmayflyin the ZRT : see and avoid! If the R506 or R239 are active (ieforbidden), theyhave the priorityabovethe ZRT. 38
ZRT LOUDEAC 39
ZRT LOUDEAC Thanks to the French Navy, a dispensation has been granted to allow flying in the lower part of R146 : ZRT Loudeac When activated, all competitors can fly in the ZRT without any clearance. From4500m abovesealevelto FL65 The tasksheetwilldisplay : The dailystatusof eachzrt : active or disabled The dailyqnh and the altitude of FL65 Warning : Rafales canflyjustabovethe ZRT! If the R506 or R239 are active (ieforbidden), theyhave the priorityabovethe ZRT. 40
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 The maximum altitude allowed during the competition is FL 105. 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, FL65 and FL105 Here is the official conversion table of Flight Level : http://ffvv.org/files/2011/01/6-np41a-conversion_niveaux_de_vol.pdf 41
Airspace Files Can be downloaded here : http://sgp.aero/france2018/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 42
TurnpointFiles Can be downloaded here : http://sgp.aero/france2018/event-information/documents Available formats : Only *.cup You can use a conversion software if needed Each turnpoints has a 4-digit ID in its name Easier to identify There are 975 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 your needs. 43
Radio Procedures A unique frequency : 123.250 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 44
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. The maximum altitude while crossing the start line will be set daily. 45
Grand Prix Start Tips Be behind the extended start line 1 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! 46
Grand Prix Turnpoint Tips In the green zone : OK R=0,5km rounded no penalty R=1km rounded but penalty In the orange zone, you will get a 300-second time penalty. Sometimes, it s useful! 47
About the finish penalty 48
Useful tip for the finish line! The top of the tower is 50m above the airfield and nearly on the finish line! 49
Impossible d afficher l image. Safety Red card if jumping the fence : There could be a car, a bus or a family on the road 50
Reminderabout SGP rules IGC SGP Rules V9.0, 6.1.3 Only one Race may be flown per day. IGC SGP Rules V9.0, 6.1.3 On the last designated competition day, the organisers shall give an additional 1 point bonus to the winner of the day. IGC SGP Rules V9.0, 7.2.1.f However a competitor landing back may also elect to be relaunched after the start line has been opened. He may then be released directly in the Start Area at the nominated start altitude (see rule 7.3.2 h). If several competitors require a relaunch they shall be offered a launch in the same order as they landed back 51
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 : scoring@planeur-bretagne.fr 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. 52
Internet at the airfield The ADSL connexion is slow. That s why the WiFi will be used only by the organisation. The airfield is covered by a very good 4G mobile network. There is no more roaming fees in Europe. Please use your own data plan! 53
Information to competitors The organisation will send information to the competitors using a Facebook group. Gridding Change in timing Important note Etc Please send your Facebook id to the organisation. Share your pictures, videos, feelings, etc! 54
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! 55
We re waiting for you every evening! HAVE SOME NICE FLIGHTS! 56