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WGC2017 Benalla Program Is Part of Gliding Australia, the Magazine of Design & Publishing Services the Gliding Federation of Australia Inc 34th WORLD GLIDING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 BENALLA 8 - 22 JANUARY 2017 wgc2017.com PROGRAM COMPETITOR LISTING Nano3 - IGC Flight Recorder - 3 axis accelerometer FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE GFA - 3 axis gyroscope Dear Friends ALL GLIDER AVIONICS - 25 hour battery life - Vario As President of the Gliding Federation of Australia, I welcome you all to the skies of Benalla for the 34th World - All in one system backup Gliding Championships of 2017. I look forward to sharing our skies with pilots from around the world. We have an PowerFlarm Flarm Mouse excellent team of experienced and dedicated volunteers who have been working for months to prepare facilities and For the competitive pilot, equipment for your arrival. I am sure that you will enjoy our great Australian hospitality and welcome when you LXNav’s Flarm Mouse is arrive in Benalla, and of course our excellent soaring conditions. the sleekest IGC approved My wish is that you will fly safely and take home great memories of your time in our beautiful country. option on the market MANDY TEMPLE The Soaring Engine GFA PRESIDENT by G Dale AUSTRALIAN TEAM CAPTAIN A gliding handbook for beginners and CHAMPIONSHIP DIRECTOR seasoned pilot’s alike. When it comes to seeing With everyday On behalf of the organisers of the 2017 World Gliding Championships WELCOME TO every craft in the sky, Aeolus Sense language and clear at Benalla, I welcome all participants and their supporters to our town GLIDING CLUB OF VICTORIA PowerFlarm has no rival. The most affordable standalone diagrams, G’s 30+ and what we believe will be a great and memorable competition. The The Gliding Club of Victoria is proud to be the host club of the 34th With ADS-B and a max range AHRS on the market years of experience weather is always impossible to predict, but whatever nature provides, FAI World Gliding Championships. of over 10km, you’ll always - 3-axes gyro, accellero & magno! flies off the page I am sure you will find the organisation, the town of Benalla, and the We welcome all competitors, crew, team members and family to our be the first to know - IAS, TAS, Altitude, Vertical Australian gliding community will be working very hard to ensure you club and wish you all success in your endeavours. speed, Ground speed ... We hope your time spent with us is enjoyable and safe. and many more features have every opportunity to fly and demonstrate the full range of your soaring skills. It has taken a few years in the preparation, but each of JOHN SWITALA you have also put in many hours and dollars or euros to get here. We PRESIDENT GLIDING CLUB OF VICTORIA FREE SHIPPING quote [email protected] hope you leave fully challenged, fully satisfied and with wonderful Gliding_Australia with order memories. on-line store swiftavionics.com.au TERRY CUBLEY REIGNING WORLD GLIDING CHAMPIONS 33RD FAI WORLD GLIDING CHAMPIONSHIPS Leszno, Poland 2014 15 METRE CLASS 1. Sebastian Kawa Diana 2 POL 2. Wolfgang Janowitsch Ventus 2a AUT 3. Jean Denis Barrois ASW 27b FRA Sebastian Kawa 15 M Class Champion 2014 18 METRE CLASS 1. Karol Staryszak ASG29 POL 2. John Coutts JS1 B NZL 3. Lukasz Wojcik JS1 C POL OPEN CLASS 1. Michael Sommer EB29 GER 2. Andy Davis JS1 C GBR Karol Staryszak ��������� ��������� 18 M Class Champion 2014 3. Killian Walbro JS1 C FRA ������� ������� Michael Sommer Open Class Champion 2014 2 34th FAI WGC wgc2017.com GLIDING AUSTRALIA www.glidingaustralia.org GLIDING AUSTRALIA www.glidingaustralia.org 34th FAI WGC wgc2017.com 3 GFA seek Sponsors The Organisation Scientific et Technique Internationale du Vol à Voile (OSTIV) Congress is held simultaneously with the World Gliding Championships at the same site and addresses all scien- tific and technical aspects of soaring flight including motorgliding, hanggliding , paragliding, ul- tralight sailplanes and aeromodeling. Opportunity for presentation and discussion of papers is given in the following categories: Scientific Sessions: Meteorology, Climatology and Atmospheric Physics as related to soaring flight. Technical Sessions: Aerodynamics, Structures, Materials, Design, Maintenance and Sailplane development. Training and Safety Sessions: Training and Safety, Coaching, Health and Physiology. Joint Sessions: Scientific and technical topics, reviews or news, presented in an informative and entertaining way for the broader interest of the World Gliding Championships and OSTIV. Topics on instrumentation, electronics, safety, statistics and other system technologies will be included in the sessions for which the application of the technology is most relevant. GFA is hosting the next OSTIV conference at Benalla in January 2017. We are seeking a sponsor for the event. Minor sponsorship is available at the $500 level and a naming sponsor at the $3000 level. Please send EOI to Chair of Marketing and Development John Styles [email protected] 20 GLIDING AUSTRALIA www.glidingaustralia.org WGC_Benalla -a.indd 20 7/18/2016 9:29:56 AM CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE OSTIV CONFERENCE PILOT & TEAM REGISTRATION & TECHNICAL INSPECTION The OSTIV Congress will be held in the Benalla Performing Arts Centre (BPAC) near the club house at Benalla Airfield. Featuring major 31 DECEMBER 2016 – 4 JANUARY 2017 international contributors, the congress will provide a fascinating insight into the development of gliding and the latest meteorological and technical advancements. Everyone is welcome. There is no charge to FIRST OFFICIAL TEAM CAPTAIN BRIEFING attend. 4 JANUARY 7:00PM Program of OSTIV Congress is available to download as a PDF at tinyurl.com/jg4h38o or just go along to BPAC. MANDATORY SAFETY BRIEFING WGC2017 BENALLA 5 JANUARY 9:30AM TASK AREA West Wyalong OFFICIAL TRAINING Booligal 5 - 7 JANUARY OPENING CEREMONY 8 JANUARY 5:00PM CONTEST FLYING 9 - 21 JANUARY Coolamon FAREWELL PARTY 21 JANUARY EVENING Moulamein CLOSING CEREMONY AND PRIZE-GIVING 22 JANUARY 11:00AM FOLLOW ALL THE ACTION AS IT HAPPENS Results will be posted daily at wgc2017.com & soaringspot.com Video news at facebook.com/wgc2015 LIVE TRACKING tv.glidingaustralia.org wgc2017.com/live!/tracking wgc2017.com YouTube channel @WGC2015 glidingaustralia WGC2017 Benalla LEARN MORE ABOUT GLIDING IN AUSTRALIA Wedderburn PROGRAM & FIND A GLIDING CLUB NEAR YOU Benalla COVER PHOTO BY JENS TRABOLT, NORDIC www.glidingaustralia.org GLIDING MAGAZINE OF JAN W ANDERSEN IN HIS EB29 Dartmouth Dam Sean Young GLIDING FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIA Editor www.glidingaustralia.org [email protected] Membership enquiries [email protected] Adriene Hurst GFA OFFICE Deputy Editor [email protected] Tel: 03 9359 1613 C4/ 1-13 The Gateway Broadmeadows VIC 3047 WS Media WGC2017 Benalla Program is part of Gliding Australia, the magazine of Design & Publishing Services The Gliding Federation of Australia Inc. ABN 82 433 264 489 (GFA). Opinions expressed in Gliding Australia are not necessarily those of the publisher, nor does the publisher give [email protected] assurances or warrants that the information published is accurate. All rights reserved. Reproduction is strictly Thornton forbidden without the permission of the publisher. © The Gliding Federation of Australia 4 34th FAI WGC wgc2017.com GLIDING AUSTRALIA www.glidingaustralia.org GLIDING AUSTRALIA www.glidingaustralia.org 34th FAI WGC wgc2017.com 5 BELOW: Jan W Andersen flying from his home club in North Zealand WHAT GLIDER IS THAT? 40 km NW of Copenhagen, Denmark. Photo by Jens Trabolt, Nordic Some contestants are shipping gliders to Benalla that have never been Gliding Magazine seen in Australia before. It will be interesting to see how these gliders, flown MIDDLE: Michael Sommer in his EB29 by top pilots, will perform. BOTTOM: Diana 2 VENTUS 3 The newest model is the Ventus 3, which has never been tested in a World Championship before. There will be six of these new super 18m ships in the skies around northern Victoria and southern NSW. Glider pilots, keep your eyes peeled. Steve Jones GB, Börje Eriksson SWE and John Coutts NZL will be flying the pure glider variety. Giorgio Galetto ITA, plus Wolfgang Janowitsch and Andreas Lutz AUT, will be flying the turbo Photo by Jens Trabolt, Nordic Gliding Magazine version. EB29 The Binder EB29 was flown to victory by four times Open Class Giorgio Galetto (TOP LEFT) and World Champion Michael Sommer at Leszno in 2014. In fact, since Börje Eriksson (RIGHT) in their 2010 Michael has won two WGCs and placed second at Uvalde in Ventus 3s. 2012, plus several European and national championships, in his ABOVE: Ventus 3 EB29. Benalla was Michael’s home club from 2002 to 2009 when he lived in Melbourne. So, he is no stranger to Australia and is clearly LEFT: Owe Engström with his the man and machine combination to beat in Open Class at these ASH25 EB28. championships. Jan Andersen, one of four pilots to have also flown BELOW: ASH25 EB28 at Benalla 1987, will be flying an EB29 as well. Germans Stephan Beck and Tassilo Bode, Belgian Pierre de Broqueville and Sebastian Eder from Austria will also be flying EB29s. ASH25 EB28 Owe Engström from Sweden is bringing his pride DIANA 2 and joy to Benalla. The design of the EB28 is based Current World Gliding Champion in 15m on the ASH 25. Glider manufacturer Binder purchased Class, Sebastian Kawa, and his Polish team unfinished fuselages and inner wing panels from mate Lukasz Grabowski will be flying the Alexander Schleicher and fitted modified, larger Diana 2. Kawa won the 2012 and 2014 WGC outer wing panels with 28m wingspan and a single in the Diana 2 as well as three World Grand piece canopy. He installed a Solo engine with an Prix Championships. In addition, Janusz extension and retraction system he had designed Centka took top place in a Diana 2 way back himself, and called his modification ASH 25 - EB 28. in 2006. Italian Stefano Ghiorzo In 2010 won It will be easy to recognise this impressive glider the WGC in Hungary on his Diana 2, then in both in the air and on the ground at Benalla.
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