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Usman Sailplane Grand Prix

May 16 – 26, 2018 Local Procedures

This document adapts the General Procedures of the IGC Grand Prix rules to our local operation

considering the experience, the relationship with the community and the environment.

A. Competition

1. Classes: For this competition only Jantar Standard 1, 2, 3 gliders are allowed.

2. Water ballast is not permitted.

Airfield details

Usman-Sharshki, XUOU

Airfield information:

https://maps.aopa.ru/#lon/39.574270/lat/52.024635/z/11/ll/a/bl/gm/p/9193/mode/r

N052.01'42” E039.40'06”

Elevation 161m AMSL

Frequency: 120,675 MHz

Time schedule

1. Start оnline registration 10.12.17

2. End online registratio 10.02.18

3. Confirmation of pilots in primary entry list 12.02.18

4. Entry fee payment period for primary list pilots 13.02-25.02.18

5. Announcement of places for reserve list pilots 01.03.18

6. Entry fee payment period for reserve list pilots 01.03-15.03.18

9. Publishing of final list of accepted pilots 20.03.18

10. Announcement of wild card 21.03.18

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11. Unofficial Training 13.05-15.05.18

12. Official Training 16.05-18.05.18

13. Scrutineering 16.05-18.05.18

14. First opening briefing 18.05.18

15. Contest flying 19.05 - 26.05.18

16. Public day TBA

17. Prize Giving Ceremony and dinner 26.05.18

Competition officials

Competition director: Nina Shalneva

Referee: Algimantas Jonusas (LTU)

Task setting: Aleksandr Nitovskiy, Nina Shalneva

Meteorologist: Joandi Elmer

Scorer team: Vladimir Karsakov, Alisa Dolgushina

Website: http://sgp.aero/russia2018.aspx

https://www.facebook.com/SGP2018Russia/

Email sgp@glidingsport.ru

Head of the organizing

committee: Lada Balamut

B. Documents to be presented by the pilot at registration

1. Pilot:

a. Valid glider pilot license.

i. Foreign pilots have to validate their pilot’s license for Russia.

All procedure for validation you can find in additional bulletin #3 available

from 1st March.

b. Valid medical certificate.

c. Passport or ID.

d. FAI Sporting license valid for 2018.

e. Proof of personal medical insurance.

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.

f. Complete Entry Form

2. Crew:

a. Proof of personal medical insurance.

3. Sailplane:

a. Certificate of Airworthiness or Permit to Fly

b. Certificate of Registration

c. Logbook

C. Technical requirements

1. Scrutineering

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a. Scrutineering will be conducted in the hangars or tie-down area from the 16 to 18

May 2018.

2. List of instruments that must be removed or disabled

Cloud flying and unauthorized aerobatics are prohibited.

All instruments providing the ability to cloud fly must be removed or disabled,

specially including:

i. Any type of artificial horizon.

ii. Gyro Instruments or other instruments permitting pilots to fly without visual

reference to the ground (e.g., Bohli and Schanz compasses, turn and bank

indicators).

3. There are special requirement for high visibility markings: all gliders should be equipped

with highly visible marking on nose and wing tips.

4. Gliders may be required to carry sponsor logos. This will be fixed prior to scrutineering and

in the same position on all competing gliders.

5. Procedure for checking aircraft mass:

Initial Weighing

This procedure is intended to verify that the take-off mass will not exceed the maximum

mass allowed for this class (or the maximum certified mass of the sailplane if less than this)

The organizers will initially provide the following weighing operation. The results of this

operation will be recorded and made available to the pilot concerned:

a. Glider in take off condition, including any removable equipment such as batteries,

thermos, drinks, tie-down equipment, additional clothing, etc

b. Weight of the pilot with a parachute.

c. Weight of the glider plus weight pilot and parachute should not exceed the maximum

take off mass of the glider.

d. Reference “main wheel weight” in “towing out” configuration with all removable

equipment on board, including parachute and batteries. This reference weigh will be

used as the limit for weighing on contest days.

Daily weighing

a. On all competition days, all of the gliders shall be weighed in the same “towing out”

configuration with all removable equipment on board at the weighing point on their

way to the grid. The main wheel weight determined by the scrutineers will be used as

the reference weight. Gliders, which does not comply with their reference weight

more than + 5\-5 kg, will be penalized.

D. General Flying Procedure

Cloud flying and unauthorized aerobatics are prohibited. Any maneuvers hazardous to

others shall be avoided and may be penalized.

1. Circling in thermals

a. Left circling is mandatory before start is open.

b. After start is open, circling pattern as per:

i. Left within 10 km distance from the airfield (to be explained on briefing).

Noncompliance will be penalized the same as wrong circling direction before

start is open.

ii. Any direction farther then 10km from the airfield

2. Units of measurement will be metric:

a. Altitude in meters (m)

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b. Distance in meters (m) or kilometers (km)

c. Speed in kilometers per hour (km/h)

d. Vertical speed in meter per second (m/s)

e. Mass in kilograms (kg)

f. Temperature in degrees Celsius (ºC)

3. Frequency to be used

a. Official frequency for Launch, Start, in flight, arrival, landing and safety frequency:

120.675 MHz.

b. In case of safety and any other necessity, pilots can communicate with Voronezh

CTR at frequency: 134.5 Mhz.

c. Official frequency must be used during all flight.

4. Carriage of tracking units

a. Tracking units will be supplied by the Organizers to all pilots. Their use is

mandatory.

b. A helicopter, drone or fixed wing aircraft may be used as a radio and data link

platform and for media coverage. Pilots may request these aircrafts to move away

but may not stop them sending and receiving data or taking imagery.

E. Gridding

1. Organization of the grid.

a. There will be a grid of 4 gliders (front) by 5 gliders (depth), centered on the glider

takeoff runway of the airfield.

b. Grid order will be announced each day by the organization.

c. Ground Crew Team will assist gliders with the launch.

d. The movement of crews and vehicles on the airfield will be coordinated through the

Ground Safety Officer.

F. Launch procedure

1. Release

a. There will be 1 release area with different towing pattern depending on runway in

use as shown on the next figures:

b. Release will be at 700 m over the airfield (861m MSL) in the release area.

c. Release signal will be the rocking of the wings of the tow plane.

d. Once released, the glider must turn left and upon visual confirmation of release, the

tow plane will turn right.

2. Re-launch

a. Re-launches will be available if the glider lands at the Usman airfield.

b. Re-launch will be conducted as stated in the SGP Rules number 7.2.1 (version 9).

G. Finish Procedure

1. Arrival announcement

a. Arrivals must be announced on the official arrival frequency 120.65 MHz at

Mandatory Reporting point (or at 5km from the finish point in case of no valid task).

b. The call required is “[call sign] [Mandatory point name / 5km out]. Direct landing \

Speed finish”.

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2. Finish procedures

a. Direct landing must be done according to landing schemas depending on runway in

use

b. Speed finishers will make left or right pattern depending on the runway in use.

Direction of the pattern will be announced on the briefing.

c. All finishes must be done in the following way:

i. All the way between the Mandatory reporting point and the finish line should

be above 190 m QNH.

ii. At least 190 m QNH (to be confirmed at briefing) when crossing the finish

line.

iii. The altitude used for this calculation (and penalties) will be the lowest

altitude indicated by the scoring software between the Mandatory reporting

point and the finish line.

iv. Penalty for flying below the minimum according to the rules (version 9th

series SGP).

d. Pilots must make long landing. Changing direction while landing or rolling is

considered as hazardous maneuvers and will be penalized.

e. Ground Crew Team will be ready to retrieve gliders from the airfield immediately

after landing.

f. The movement of crews and vehicles on the airfield will be coordinated through the

Ground Safety Officer.

H. Outlanding

1. Telephone number of the outlanding office

a. Contact details for outlandings will be provided at the first briefing.

b. Outlandings must be reported by the pilot or crew to the organizers as soon as

practical.

2. Outlanding form (information to be provided)

a. Outlanding forms will be provided during registration and/or briefings. The

information required includes: registration, pilot name, time of landing, coordinates

(lat/lon) of the landing position and number of turn points rounded.

I. Scoring

1. Delay for handling of flight documents

a. The IGC file must be handed in by the competitor as soon as practicable, but not

later than 30 minutes after landing.

b. Outlanding forms must be handed in by the competitors as soon as possible.

2. Handling of IGC files in electronic form

IGC files must be handled by each pilot by uploading the igc file to the official

server\email.

J. Protests

1. Amount of protest fees

Protest fees will be 50 euro. In case of a favorable judgment from the Referee the

protest fee will be returned to the pilot.

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K. Other

Airfield facilities scheme:

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Runway and re-landing:

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Grid schemas:

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Towing scheme and release area:

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Landing and taxing procedures RW12:

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Landing and taxing RW30:

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Finish patterns RW30:

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Finish patterns RW12:

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Reporting turn points: