Invitation to Nordic HG open 2001
The Nordic HG Open 2001 will be in Iceland
this summer.
The competition days are 4th to 8th july
2001
This is a formal invitation to all Nordic hang
glider pilots to participate in the Nordic hang gliding open championship 2001
(class1 weight shift hanggliders only). This is a open competition so it is not
limited to Nordic pilots, all pilots are welcome.
FAI competition calendar: http://events.fai.org/hgpg/details.asp?id=1524
Nordic HG 2001 site: http://sdfr.tm.is/nordic2001
Local rules for the competition: http://sdfr.tm.is/nordic2001/localrules.html
The Nordic Hang Gliding Open 2001 will be
in Iceland 4th-8th of July 2001.
It is a FAI cat-2 event so pilots in the
top 2/3 will get points in FAI-WRPS.
Currently there are number of pilots from
the Nordic nations on the HG-WPRS list:
Denmark 1 pilot ranked
Finland 11 pilots ranked
Iceland 5 pilots ranked
Norway 17 pilots ranked
Sweden 3 pilots
ranked
To be able to participate in FAI cat-1
competitions (Worlds or Europeans) you must be on this list! But to
participate in Iceland, you do not need any ranking.
Contact persons in Iceland.
Agust Gudmundsson, email: ag@tm.is tel: +354-897 9882
Arni Gunnarsson, email: arni@hp.is tel: +354-861 6161
Flying in Iceland
Its great to fly in Iceland.
Iceland is 103.000 sq.km as compared to
Denmark which is only 43.000 sq.km.
The main takeoff for the Nordics is at mt.
Burfell which is located in the south center of Iceland. Its all surrounded by
black sand (great for thermals). Normal tasks are 50-80 km from this takeoff.
All flights will be at mountain or hill takeoffs.
Gap formula is used for scoring, and GPS
(garmin) is required for flight verification.
We use Race 2000 for competition
calculation and CheckIn for GPS flight verification.
Travel to Iceland
There are number of ways to travel to
Iceland.
Easiest is by direct flights.
We have arranged a free glider and harness
transport both ways from Copenhagen to Iceland and back to Copenhagen.
Airline tickets for Atlanta Airlines are
available at Samvinn Travel in Iceland.
Please contact Hlin Hlodversdottir tel:
+354-569 1037 email:
Samvinn travel web site is: www.samvinn.is
The price is 14.900 ISK (+landingfees) one
way
We have number of seats (15)available 3rd
july 2001 with
this airline and there are number of flights
available back.
The fligths are tuesdays and thursdays:
CC 900 KEF - CPH 09:00 - 14:00
CC 901 CPH - KEF 15:30 - 16:35
Please book this now!!
Other travel possibilities are Icelandair
3-4 flights a day from
Copenhagen and at least 1 flight a day to
Oslo and Stockholm.
Web site www.icelandair.is
Also there are number of flights open from
UK (Glaskow, Heatrhow, Stanstead) with (www.atlanta.is)
(www.go-fly.com)
Glider transport
There is a free transport for gliders and
harness for pilots. The transport is from Copenhagen airport to Iceland and
back after the competition. The transport is free for both passengers of
Samvinn travel (Atlanta airlines) and others that travel with other airlines. A
letter will be sent to all competitors that confirms the free transport to show
to the airport personnel.
Gliders will be picked up at the airport
in Iceland and transported to the competition site. Atlanta uses Boeing 767 so
glider must be packed short.
NJA: (Hvor kort er kort?)
Retrieval
A bus and a truck for gliders will be
available and included in the competition fee for retrieval. If we have a bad
weather the bus will be used for tourist activities but there will be some
additional charge for participants
Accommodation at the competition
We will stay at a small village on the
south coast. The village name is Hella and is centrally located. There are 2-3
restaurants, good swimmingpool, 3 gas stations and a supermarket.
We have booked number of cottages at the
tenting area. There pilots can choose if they want to use their own tents, stay
in cottages in sleeping bags or have made up beds. Included in the facilities
is a shower,
indoor cooking facilities, barbeque grill,
washing machine and more.
More info on web site http://www.arhus.is but please note we have
already booked all available cottages for the competition period and reserved
place for tents.
Car rentals
Info on car rentals in Iceland can be
among other places be found at
http://www.randburg.com/is/index/shipping.html
Usually Bonus (Budget) car rental is the
most economical one but others are fine.
Most of the rentals use price per day
including 100km and then fixed amount for each km above 100km per day.
GSM
GSM network covers most of Iceland. The
state telephone company Landssiminn has the largest coverage. Phone cards can
be bought at petrol stations and many other places.
NJA: (Prøv
telefonen med et kort fra en anden operatør end din egen, den kan være spærret
af din normale operatør. Det er ærgerligt hvis det ikke virker med et
taletidskort på Island.)
Radios / GPS.
In the competition we will use Airband
radios 122,7 Mhz as the competition channel. Radios are not required BUT
the use of GPS is mandatory but cameras are not accepted for flight
verification.
Sporting license
This is a FAI cat2 competition which
requires valid sporting license.
NJA: (Husk at få FAI licensen fornyet.)
Insurance
Legal limit for insurance is USD 50.000
for third party liability.
NJA: (Det koster 100,- Dkr at få udvidet den danske
ansvarsforsikring, til at dække Island.)
Contact persons
Agust Gudmundsson, email: ag@tm.is mailto:ag@tm.is tel: +354-897 9882
Arni Gunnarsson, email: arni@hp.is mailto:arni@hp.is tel:
+354-861 6161