viking glide operational procedures self briefing viking glide operational procedures self briefing
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Viking GlideViking GlideOperational ProceduresOperational Procedures
”Self briefing”Self briefing”
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Ekeby Airfield
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A BriefingB C SEE YOU CaféD Comp officeE Camping BF BAR and restaurantG SaunaH Swimming poolI Camping AJ Technical inspectionK WaterL Glider parking
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Main Entrance
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The individual position in
each line is not important!
GRID
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Towplanelanding
GlidersRelanding
Launch
Grid
Launch 05
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Towplanelanding
GlidersRelanding
Launch
Grid
Launch 23
Opening of start line:
• “To all competitors in the xx class, last ordinary tow has departed, the start line will open in 20 minutes at XXXX”
• “To all competitors in the xx class, the start line will open in five minutes at XXXX
• “To all competitors in the xx class, the start line is now open”
Airspace
Ekeby
Arrival 10 km: “Comp.no 10 k + direct landing or speed
finish” Arrival 2 km: “Comp.no 2 k +
direct landing or speed finish”
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Finish 23
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Finish 05
Speed > 180 km/h
Speed Finish 05
Speed < 180 km/h
Direct Landing 05
• It is not enough to have sufficient energy for a safe pattern!
• You must also have some spare energy for collision avoidance!
SPEED FINISH
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Non-s
topp
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rea
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Non-s
topp
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Landing after speed finish
• Speed finish with full circuit is prefered
• Taxi at low speed towards parking area at pilots discretion
• Land at the south–east boundary
• Never land inside a moving glider
• Stay in the glider if a 4-wheel MC arrives to tow you off the runway
Direct landing
• Landing with full circuit is prefered!
• Make a long landing
• Land at the north-west boundary of the runway
• Stay in the glider if a 4-wheel MC arrives to tow you off the runway
FLIGHT SAFETY
• Look out• Make safe out landnings• Look out• Don’t press it to hard• Look out• Leave the thermal 100 m below the cloud base• Look out• Your flight is not over when you have passed
the finish line• Look out
Grid during practice days
• Each class will get own rows at grid• First grid will close at a time given at breifing• Second grid will be open for 20 minutes after last
launch in the first grid• Free grid positions at the second grid• First launch in the second grid will start 15
minutes after closing the second grid• Third grid will open for 20 minutes after last
launch in the Second grid