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Pay Entry Fee Here: $350 (includes $100 Wilotree Park Fee) http://ozreport.com/2019GreenSwamppay.php
Fill out Waivers: http://ozreport.com/onlinewaivers.php or http://ozreport.com/waivers.php

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The weather turns soarable in February/March in Florida and Wilotree Park is a great place for cross country flying.

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Flying site

Wilotree Park (Sheets airfield) is located one mile south of Groveland in Florida, United States. Groveland itself is situated in Lake County, in the center of the state. The surrounding area is dominated by pasture lands intermixed with treed swamps and some residential areas.

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Event info

Pay Entry Fee Here: $350 (includes $100 Wilotree Park Fee) http://ozreport.com/2019GreenSwamppay.php
Fill out Waivers: http://ozreport.com/onlinewaivers.php or http://ozreport.com/waivers.php

Click "View more" below (if there)

The weather turns soarable in February/March in Florida and Wilotree Park is a great place for cross country flying.

This is a Sport Class only event. There will be advanced pilot mentors to help with small groups of pilots.

Hang 3 rating (or hang 2 with instructor recommendation) with aerotow sign off is a requirement . Aerotow practice and sign off is available before the competition. Tows outside the competition days are paid for separately.

Live tracking with Flymaster trackers provided.

Helpful instructions: http://ozreport.com/2019GreenSwamphelpful.php

Aeortow fee: $425 (due on check-in at Wilotree Park) (If paid by PayPal there is an additional fee of $13)

• Daily Prizes
• Event Tee-shirt
• Medical Emergency Service
• Food and drink for Competition Opening/Ceremony
• Weaklinks
• Flymaster Tracker
• Live Tracking
• On-line Turnpoint Coordinates
• On-line airspace file
• On-line task maps
• Free Wi-Fi
• Evening Parties and Entertainment
• Weather Briefing on Pilots’ Phones
• Task Sent to Pilots’ Phones
• Access to Professional Retrieval Coordinators (Retrieval Goddess’s Retrieval Service)
• Wilotree Park (includes access to clubhouse and amenities - e.g. swimming pool, kitchen, pool table, etc.)
• Camping available
• Help with finding accommodations

Flying site

Wilotree Park (Sheets airfield) is located one mile south of Groveland in Florida, United States. Groveland itself is situated in Lake County, in the center of the state. The surrounding area is dominated by pasture lands intermixed with treed swamps and some residential areas. Flatlands at about 100 ft MSL.

The airfield is a grass runway field with north/south and east/west runways. One can easily find it on the east side of State Hwy 33 two miles south of the intersection with state highway 50.

The field is surrounded by trees. Plenty of extra landings areas in all directions off the runway especially to the north. Take-off and landing will be in generally the same location, whatever is appropriate for the winds at that time.

Paradise Airsports is a year-round hang gliding flight park located at Wilotree Park.

The flying season is best in April and May or September and October. Quite flyable in summer, but rain in the afternoon. Some flying from November through March.

Average weather forecast for May: Low 65 degrees, high 89 degrees, rain: 3.1 inches. Software edged thermals, 300 – 500 fpm. Spaced a few miles apart. Cloud base from 3,000’ to 8,000’. Average around 4,000’ – 5,000’. Wind direction varies considerably.

The record distance made from Wilotree Park 283 miles, the East coast record, held jointly by Jonny Durand, Jr and Dustin Martin. First 200+ mile flight on the east coast was made by Davis Straub, 212 miles. Numerous 100+ mile flights to the north and south are made there, for example, 125 miles to the Florida Ridge flight park.

Take off Wilotree field
GPS (Degrees): Lat: 28° 31' 58.320'', Lng: -81° 50' 48.180''

East/west runway: Length: 1780 ft, Width: 155 ft
North/south runway: Length: 2000 ft, Width: 115 ft
Launch method: Dragonfly aerotowing.

Selection and entry fee

Entry fee- $350 (includes $100 Wilotree Park fee)

Aeortow fee -$425 (due at check-in)

Payment details and methods: http://ozreport.com/2019GreenSwamppay.php

After the registration please follow your status on the Pilots tab. Here is an explanation of statuses:

Missing Requirements – Registered but we have not received (and reviewed) signed waivers and medical forms nor received payment.

Waiting for payment – Registered and received and reviewed signed waivers and medical form but not payment.

In progress – Registered and received payment but not signed (and reviewed) waivers and medical form.

Confirmed – Registered and received and reviewed signed waivers and medical form and payment.

Waiting list - (this is the default that Airtribune sets automatically when you register) probably we haven't yet set you as "Missing Requirements," which we do unless we see that you have done more than register. But, while we've never had a Waiting List before, who knows, we may have one in the future and you may be on it.

Prize fund and scoring categories

Sport Class only trophies and daily prizes from our sponsors.

General schedule

Saturday, March 23rd, 2019 - Check in Day
Check-in 10 am to noon, 1 pm to 4:30 pm, outside under the tent near club house. Please arrive in time for check-in and later for meeting with mentors.

Get together, 6:30 pm, Saturday, March 23rd, near the club house at the picnic tables. Mentors meet their first small groups afterward.

Safety Briefing, 9 am Sunday, March 24th.

First pilot briefing, 10 am, Sunday, March 24th.

Sunday, March 24th through Saturday, March 30th - Competition flying days.

Evening, Saturday, March, 30th - Awards ceremony

Daily schedule

11:00 Pilot meeting
12:00 Launch
19:00 Track log download, if needed
20:00 Scores

Accommodation and Activities

Accommodations: http://ozreport.com/accommodationsquest.php

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How to get here

Wilotree Park, nee Sheets field is about two miles south of Groveland, Florida, on highway 33. It is a left turn at a busy bend in the road (be careful). Headquarters is the club house, first building on the right.


Groveland, Florida United States

Plane

The nearest international airport is Orlando. From there you take a car to Quest Air hang gliding club.

Car

It take about 1 hour driving from Orlando. Take highways 528, Florida's turnpike and FL-50 to get to Sheets airfield. This route is about 42 miles.

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Organizers

The Oz Report
Belinda Boulter
Meet Organizer
Davis Straub
Meet Organizer/Meet Director

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Tasks and results

Task 1

24 Mar, 2019

Class 1 Sport, Class 4, Class 5 — Open distance

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25 Mar, 2019

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26 Mar, 2019

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Task 4

29 Mar, 2019

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Task 5

30 Mar, 2019

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