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LAST TASK DAY is the 25th. Pay Entry Fee Here: https://hang-glider-racing-association.company.site. $400 (includes $100 Wilotree Park Fee) or $300 if flying Paradise Airsports Nationals (park fee waived), $500 after March 10th; This gets you confirmed for a spot in the competition.
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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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Live trackers supplied
The organiser will supply Live trackers to you, for safety and scoring
Prize funds and scoring categories
- Open Class
- Rigid Wings
- Sport Class
Contacts
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Meet Organizer
- Stephan Mentler
- team@hgrac.com
Downloads
- Local Rules
- Florida Airspace (Flytec format)854X6nz9zbs
- Florida Airspace (Google Earth)
- Digifly waypoints
- Loading waypoints and making routes
- USHPA Rulebook
- Pilot aero tow checklist
- 100 waypoints (Flytec Element)
- FAR 103
- Pilot Briefing
- Goals
- CIVL GAP
- Truncated Digifly waypoints
- Waypoints Text Version
- CIVL Sporting Code 7A
- CIVL Section 7 Common Code
- FAI General Section Sporting Code
- All USA Open AIr airspace text file
- All USA AIrspace Flytec format
- All USA Google Earth Airspace
- Pilot Briefing Content
- Risk Management Plan
Event info
LAST TASK DAY is the 25th. Pay Entry Fee Here: https://hang-glider-racing-association.company.site. $400 (includes $100 Wilotree Park Fee) or $300 if flying Paradise Airsports Nationals (park fee waived), $500 after March 10th; This gets you confirmed for a spot in the competition. NOTE that entry fees DO NOT include tow fees.
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Flatland competition in Florida where the weather is so good so early.
This is a CIVL category 2 competition
Check-in on Sunday, April 18th. Closing Date April 25th (not 27th)
Live tracking with Flymaster trackers provided.
The competition is USHPA and CIVL sanctioned so USHPA NTSS and CIVL WPRS points will be awarded
Maximum 125 pilots minus participants in the Worlds.
• Daily Prizes
• Event Tee-shirt
• Food and drink Saturday evening
• Weaklinks
• Flymaster Tracker
• Live Tracking
• On-line Turnpoint Coordinates
• On-line airspace files
• On-line task maps
• Free WiFi
• 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
• Beer and wine available at nominal cost
Selection and entry fee
Aerotowing fee - $350 (If paid by PayPal there is an additional fee)
Aerotowing before the official practice day is an additional $35/tow.
Non US pilots can register at any time and we allow up to 100% non-US pilots.
After the registration please follow your status on the Pilots tab. Here is an explanation of statuses:
Registered – Registered but we have not received entry fee payment.
Confirmed – Registered and received payment.
Prize fund and scoring categories
Daily prizes are given out from the sponsors.
Depending on the number of entrants there may be prize money.
General schedule
Unofficial Training Days: Wilotree Park provides year round instruction and opportunities to fly cross country and learn the region. Aerotowing is the primary mechanism for propelling hang gliders aloft. Attendees that are not aerotow certified are advised to arrive no less than one week early to receive aerotow training.
Registration (check-in): 9AM – noon and 1 PM – 4 PM, Sunday April 18th.Wilotree Park Club House
Mandatory Safety Briefing: Monday, April 19th, 9 AM. Wilotree Park Club House
Official Flying Days: Monday, April 19th through Sunday, April 25th.
Closing ceremony and prize giving: 8 PM, Sunday, April 25th Wilotree Park Club House
Daily schedule
11 AM: Pilot briefing /Task briefing
12:30 PM: Take-off window opens:
All day: Scoring office opens
10 PM: Provisional results
Accommodation and Activities
Lodging is available at the flight park (rooms fill up fast so make reservations early), RV hook-ups, and plenty of shaded tent camping, first come first served. Goto https://www.wilotreepark.com for rates and to make reservations.
We have group rates available at the Holiday Inn Express and Hampton in Claremont. Contact the hotels directly;
Holiday Inn Express - https://www.guestreservations.com/holiday-inn-express-clermont/booking?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzNiYsKzX7gIVTvDjBx0IXwHGEAAYASAAEgLDb_D_BwE
Hampton Inn - https://www.guestreservations.com/hampton-inn-and-suites-clermont/booking?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIp5q8pK3X7gIVv_zjBx0cDgASEAAYASAAEgLmNvD_BwE
http://ozreport.com/accommodationsquest.php
How to get here
Wilotree Park/Sheets airfield is about one and a half mile south of Groveland, Florida, on State 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.
Downloads
- Local Rules
- Florida Airspace (Flytec format)854X6nz9zbs
- Florida Airspace (Google Earth)
- Digifly waypoints
- Loading waypoints and making routes
- USHPA Rulebook
- Pilot aero tow checklist
- 100 waypoints (Flytec Element)
- FAR 103
- Pilot Briefing
- Goals
- CIVL GAP
- Truncated Digifly waypoints
- Waypoints Text Version
- CIVL Sporting Code 7A
- CIVL Section 7 Common Code
- FAI General Section Sporting Code
- All USA Open AIr airspace text file
- All USA AIrspace Flytec format
- All USA Google Earth Airspace
- Pilot Briefing Content
- Risk Management Plan
Waypoint files
Organizers
Contacts
-
Meet Organizer
- Stephan Mentler
- team@hgrac.com
Socials
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Tasks and results
Task 1
21 Apr, 2021
Class 1 — 73.7 km — Race to goal
Task 1
21 Apr, 2021
Class 1 Sport — 36.9 km — Race to goal
Task 2
22 Apr, 2021
Class 1 Sport — 27.2 km — Race to goal
Task 2
22 Apr, 2021
Class 1 — 49.7 km — Race to goal
Task 3
23 Apr, 2021
Class 1 Sport — 51.7 km — Race to goal
Task 3
23 Apr, 2021
Class 1 — 78.1 km — Race to goal
Task 4
25 Apr, 2021
Class 1 — 67.0 km — Race to goal
Task 4
25 Apr, 2021
Class 1 Sport — 21.5 km — Race to goal