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The Flytec Race & Rally is back! We will follow the Quest Air Open, starting at Quest and flying (hopefully) north toward some of our favorite airfields in Georgia and South Carolina including Moultrie, Americus and Vidalia.
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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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- Jamie Shelden
- naughtylawyer@gmail.com
Event info
The Flytec Race & Rally is back! We will follow the Quest Air Open, starting at Quest and flying (hopefully) north toward some of our favorite airfields in Georgia and South Carolina including Moultrie, Americus and Vidalia. Late spring in the southeast generally brings southerly winds driving us toward the north and we plan on aggressive tasks between 80-200km each day. We have arranged to have goal and tow out of dozens of beautiful small airfields as well as a whole fleet of Dragonflies following pilots on course each day and then towing them all up again the following day. If you missed out on our last Rally in 2012, now’s your chance to come join the traveling flying circus once again.
Selection and entry fee
Here is the deal: We accept “bids” by email (to naughtylawyer@gmail.com) from now until the end of February. The minimum bid is $250. The average cost of an entry into the competitions is about $300, so if your bid is the lowest, you could save $50 and help the boys out in Mexico. I don’t have many bids yet and your chances are good to win of the entries, so hurry up and send in your bid. Make sure you specify which competition entry you’re bidding on. The highest bid for each of the competitions wins one entry into that comp. If your bid is the winner, you donate your winning bid price to the team via the USHPA website at http://ushpa.aero/donation_usteam_form.asp and The Foundation for Freeflight will match your donation. So, if your winning bid is $289, the team gets $578 – everyone wins!!
Skill requirements
USHPA Advanced (H4), XC, TURB, AT or foreign equivalent. Pilots must have previously flown in a USHPA aerotow competition or have written approval (acquired prior to registering) from the meet director. Pilots must have successfully aerotowed their glider model in competition conditions at least 10 times. USHPA advanced rating (H4) and USHPA membership with aerotow sign-off required minimum 7 days prior to the start of the meet. The meet director/safety director reserves the right to remove (without refund) any pilot who does not demonstrate the appropriate aerotowing skill.
Membership requirements
U.S. pilots must be full members of the USHPA for insurance purposes. International pilots may obtain temporary membership (appropriate membership forms will be available at meet headquarters during check-in).
Prize fund and scoring categories
General schedule
May 18-23 - Competition flying days.
May 18, 2015 Prize giving and closing ceremony.
Daily schedule
08:00 - 09:00 Meet Director / Task and Safety Committee meetings
09:00 - 10:00 Pilots' briefing / Previous task official results / Task definition
Noon: Ordered launch and task
16:30 - Scoring office opens
Accommodation and Activities
Each day we will be staying in a new town, so check at HQ for accommodation.
How to get here
Fly into Orlando. Head west on Florida's Turnpike (a toll road). Get off at Exit 272, Hwy 50 (Clermont). Continue west to Groveland and Highway 33.
Groveland, FL 34736, USA
Groveland 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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Contacts
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General questions
- Jamie Shelden
- naughtylawyer@gmail.com