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The Air Sailing Sports Class will take place July 23 - 28 2007.  Practice Day is July 22.  July typically provides strong thermal conditions, with occasional summer wave.  The course area includes some of northern Nevada's best high desert soaring terrain, with course options to the north and east as well as the more typical runs south. 

Who Should Attend
What to Bring
Cost
Contact
   
  Objectives
    This is a great contest for beginning racers as well as those who want to enjoy strong competition in a relaxed and fun-filled atmosphere.
 
   
  Who Should Attend
   

Any pilot with cross country experience who wants to compete in an SSA sanctioned contest. Per the current SSA rules each entrant shall meet one or more of the following experience requirements:

  • Have a Pilot Ranking Score (Rule 5.2.1) greater than zero.
  • Present evidence both of having completed a previous National soaring contest and of recent cross-country soaring experience.
  • Present proof of having earned the FAI Silver Badge.
We will be using reverse preferential entry. The higher you are on the Pilot ranking list, the lower your preferential entry number.  In other words, if you haven't flown a contest before, you have the highest possible preferential entry. We also intend to have experienced pilots available to act as mentors for those pilots with no or little competition experience. We also intend to have daily meetings that will enhance the knowledge of the novice contest pilot.  Experienced contest pilots will be available Saturday, July 21 for additional help. Preferential Entry Deadline is May 1.
   
  What to Bring
   
  • Proof of SSA membership
  • A valid pilot’s license with Private or Commercial Glider privileges (foreign pilots may present the equivalent license or certification from their country)
  • An airworthy glider that meets the rules of the class you plan to enter
  • All the paperwork that makes the glider legal to fly (Registration, Certificate of Airworthiness, etc.)
  • A parachute for each seat in the glider, packed within 120 days of the scheduled end of the contest
  • Proof that you own the glider, or written permission from the owner (on the SSA Pilot Registration Form)
  • If you will be a minor on the first scheduled flying day (practice or competition), permission of your parent or guardian (on the SSA Pilot Registration Form)
  • Proof of liability insurance coverage for the glider (a photocopy of the first page of the policy is the best form of this)
   
  Cost
    Contest fees are $335 which includes 5 tows and oxygen for the week.
   
  Contact
 

John Sinclair or register online on the SSA webpage.

   
     
     
     
     
     
 
   
   
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