Flight Challenge Cup Gliding 2018 08.04. - 19.04.2018 Prievidza - Slovakia
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Currently we have 79 aircraft at home and 15 reported outlandings. The weather was good on the first day of competition. Only the stronger headwind on the south arm of the track checked the tactical and pilot skills of the competitors. The same wind, on the contrary, was well used on the northern part of the track, as it blowe to the eastern slopes of Vtáčnik and Mala Fatra. We are waiting impatiently for the total results that will be known after uploading and processing data from all loggers.
Several club-class pilots already arrived back to our airport, and we are expecting a glider from other classes any minute. You can view a more accurate status of individual aircrafts in our competition monitor or track their real position through the OGN network on the glidernet site.
The starts ended just before the fourteenth hour. The last one to start was the CAR of the combined class. Take-offs took place without complications, despite the strong strokes of the wind from the east, so it was blown perpendicular to the track. According to the words of several towing pilots "it was a a rough fight". From the mountain Vtáčnik was formed a wave and take-offs ran through a rotor, which reached into small altitudes just above the ground. Respect and thanks to all the towing pilots!
Start line for combi class will be opened at 14:15
start line for 15m class will be opened at 13:39
Club class is completly in the air. Start line will be opened at 12:59
First towing plane just started and the first glider in the air was EM
We are over the first briefing together with the official opening of the competition. The Opening Ceremony was attended by the Deputy Mayor of Prievidza, Ĺuboš Maxin, Mayor of city Bojnice and member of regional governing body František Tám and vice-chairman of the regional governing body Richard Takáč. After their speeches, the director of the competition, Jozef Horňák officially declared the FCC2018 as opened!
In case you still need to pay competition fees, you can do it today in the office of the aero club.
Good morning! Grid will be on RWY 22.
