This information package is set out to help you understand more about our value seven night seven day Mt Beauty XC tour. After reading through this package please direct questions/queries to dynamic@netconnect.com.au
Accommodation
Accommodation will be provided for tour participants at holiday homes in Tawonga South from 6pm on 28th December 2007 through to and including night of 4th January 2008.
You will be required to bring along your own bedding (sheets, doona, pillow) as these are not supplied.
Meals
All meals are provided as part of the tour costs. Breakfasts will be continental and provide in the kitchen of your holiday house. Lunch forms should be completed each morning by tour participants and lunches will be placed in eskies to be taken to the flying sites. Evening meals will be in the form of smorgasbords at one of the holiday homes. Special meals can be catered for.
It is suggested you bring along a drinking container to fill with water each day or purchase a couple of litres before heading up to launch. As the weather is normally quite warm you will tend to dehydrate quite quickly – so keep the fluid intake up. Allow yourself 3 litres per day. Eskies (with ice in them) will be provided for storage of your drinking water and soft drinks.
Radio Communication
Due to the fact that many farmers in the area use UHF radios to communicate between themselves and their families it is our chance to promote the sport by being polite and concise with all transmissions – think about what you want to say before you switch the microphone on. We recommend transmiting your height, bearing and distance to/from the launch to your driver regularly. By doing this it makes it much easier for the retrieve crew to keep tabs on you and therefore retrieve you much quicker when you do finally land.
Any offensive language over the radio is deemed a cartonable offence (you must purchase a slab of drinkable beer) for all XC tour participants’ enjoyment!
Maps
We will provide maps for the tour, this way everyone has the same information in front of them when they give their landing location details. This should speed up retrieves.
Tour Leader
This year we will have one Leader on hand to give information, help and instruction where and when required, along with two drivers. He is there for your benefit so feel free to ask all the questions you want.
Rohan Holtkamp
- Learnt to fly a hang glider back in mid 1980 and has been a regular at the competitions ever since.
- Competes on the Australian competition circuit and has competed at a number of competitions in Spain, France, USA, Brazil and Indonesia.
- Has been ranked #1 on the Australian National Ladder and #4 on the World Pilot Rankings.
- Has a number of World and National records to his credit.
Mt Beauty XC tour itinerary
29 th December 2006
9am Theory discussion on out-landings, flying XC, radio calls and thermalling. Collect maps and pay balance of tour costs. Venue at meals/HQ house.
10.30am Load vehicles with gliders, lunch and flying gear then head up to the launch.
12pm onwards Set up and pre-flight gliders. A short briefing will take place prior to commencing launching to determine flight path, possible landing locations, hazards on landings, etc. When everything/everyone is ready and conditions are good we will start launching.
After completing long flights and being retrieved we will head back to our HQ for our evening meal, a few liquid refreshments along with a de-brief on the days flying.
29 th to 31 st December 2007 and 2 nd to 4 th Jan 2008
9.30am Breakfast and morning briefing.
10.30am onwards As per previous day.
1 st January 2007
There may be a few sore heads this morning, so a few sleep in’s are possible. There will be an 11am buffet brunch. For those who are capable, we will then load up and go flying again probably getting a later lunch and launch than the other days.
Accom for the night of the 4 th is included, most pilot will depart the 5 th for the Corryong comp, home or Forbes aerotow comp.
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□ Please reserve me a place on the seven day XC/AIRTIME tour 29th Dec 2007 to 4 th Jan 2008. Cost $1850. Deposit $1000.
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