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Dear flying friends,

In 2012 the Open Belgian Hang Gliding Championship will again be organised at Laragne from July 15th until July 21st. We chose Laragne because we expect a number of new pilots and want to offer them the best possible conditions for XC flying.

The competition will be an FAI 2 competition, thus awarding you with points for the world ranking.

The competition will be led by William Sterckx, Vice President of the Belgian Free Flight Federation. And of course we hope for the cooperation of a lot of volunteers.

The following categories will be scored:

  • Open Belgian Championship Class 1 (all flex wings)
  • Open Belgian Championship Class 5 (all rigid wings)
  • Belgian Championship Class 1. The best Belgian pilot with a flex wing will be awarded with the title of Belgian Champion.
  • Belgian Championship Class 5 (at least 6 participating pilots needed)
  • Sport Class Championship (for kingpost gliders)
  • Female Classification
The participants of the Sport Class will also be accounted for in the Class 1 rankings. This leaves the theoretical possibility of a kingposted glider pilot becoming Belgian Champion.

To attract and help new pilots (and it looks as there will be many), we will work with a "coach" this year. This coach is a experienced pilot who will assist the new pilots, meaning he will analyze the task with those who are interested. And in the evening he will also lead a debriefing. Michel Blockx is keen to accept this task.

The registration fee is €80.
Registration closes on Saturday night, July 14th, 2012.
There will be a retrieval service for an extra fee of €50. Please bear in mind that entries for the retrieval service are limited. First come, first serve...

Schedule:

  • Final registration: Saturday, July 14th 19h00 (Ruben)
  • General briefing: Saturday, July 14th 21h00 (includes electing the pilot committee)
  • Task Days: July 15th - July 21st
Daily schedule:
  • Every day at 10h briefing at Campging Monteglin regarding whereabouts.
  • Tasksetting asap (pilot committee goes together in one car)
  • Start at noon.