 |
|
|
2nd World Air Games
2001 Ballooning Events
Event Dates The WAG 2001 Organising Committee proposed the last week of June
as the optimal dates for the events. Certain events to start at earlier
dates. Optimum scheduling of WAG air sport events, avoiding the worst
midday heat, is best achievable during the long days of June. The
proposed programme is as follows:
The area for the ballooning competition covers an area of 35 Km NS and 50 Km EW to the West of Sevilla, divided in the middle by the Sevilla/Huelva motorway (free) giving excellent access to all parts of the competition area. The area is excellent for ballooning with few power lines, no mayor built up areas, good land owner relations, large fields (up to 1 sq km) and during June the majority of the fields will have been recently cropped. Farms with animals are very unlikely to be found in this area and a single PZ is marked. Weather ConditionsThe winds in the morning generally come from the NE at ground level, N between 100 and 300 m agl andE from approx. 500 m agl. Thermals start from about 10:00 so early morning flying at 07:00would give a possible 2 to 3 hours safe flying. Evening winds generally come from the South or South West, fast, dying around sunset allowing a shortevening flight.
The National Institute of Meteorology will be responsible for meteorological briefings and WAGforecasting. State-of-the-art equipment is used by the National Institute of Meteorology to gather pertinentdata and transmit the latter to the different competition locations. Airspace restrictions for areaThe competition area is under the Sevilla TMA, which allows to fly under VFR conditions with no majorrestrictions. A general clearance will grant competitors to fly up to 10,000 ft. AGL in the western 80% ofthe area, having a eastern zone closer to Seville with a maximum altitude of 3,000 ft AGL.
Several pilots fly frequently in this zone and the landowner relations are excellent. The teams will bewelcome to use most of the fields for take off and landing, and we will organize special blanketpermissions for the large land extensions where it may be difficult to find the owner during the event dates. Number of pilots invited
Details of Launch Fields The common launch point for the HABC and fiesta events will be in the centre of the competition area(coordinates 4350 / 4440). The launch area for the GBC will be aither the Tablada Airfield (Sevilla) or the Olympic Stadium. Event Directors
Maps 1:50.000 maps are available for the area (updated in1995) from the Servicio Geográfico del Ejército andthe Instituto Geográfico y Catastral. Thecompetitors will receive the maps in a single sheetwith the relevant information (airspace, powerlines,etc…) preprinted. Acknowledgement:
All photographs in this article were taken during the WAG Cup 2000
|
| OTHER ARTICLES OF ASI MAY 2001
ISSUE From The Secretary General's Desk | Air Waves | | News In Brief | Letters To The Editor | World Records | | Ballooning | Paragliding | | Hang Gliding | Gliding | 
More articles on Ballooning |
