Thu. May 27th, 2010 thru Sun. May 30th, 2010
Open (Topless) Sport (Kingposted) Rigid
The 1st comp. in Chicago area
since 1993. We’ve had big XC’s in this date range, and hope for good
weather for a generation of area pilots that haven’t seen a comp. We are
75 minutes south of Chicago with potentially great flying in most wind
conditions
Meet Purpose
To have a safe, fair and fun hang gliding
competition. We hope to draw a lot of
new pilots into the competition family and have the meet in the best of
the season’s flying conditions. We plan a cross country competition
where there will be "race to goal" or "open
distance" tasks called, as the weather permits. Education to
elevate pilot skills is a key principal.
Our plan is for a 20 pilot field. If there is
REALLY big interest we would attempt to bring in outside launch gear and
pilots. We will support Open, Sport
and Rigid divisions in scoring.
There are some pilots flying on 'the circuit'
who have ties here along with some regional guys who have done
significant competition whom we hope to have fly in the comp, so we hope
for a good mix.
This comp is weekend
pilot friendly. We are flying Thursday
through Sunday with a possible makeup day
on the holiday Monday (May 31). Pilots do not
have to take a week off work.
We plan to have
seminars and tasks in the weeks leading up to the comp to educate
pilots in GPS usage and other task oriented skills.
There will be an awards dinner at the conclusion of the competition and commemorative T-shirts.
Further information is on this web site and will be added as it becomes available. i.e. turn-point files, camping facilities and fees, etc. Once you register we will email you updates as the are made available.
If you have ANY questions, drop us a note, or REGISTER to fly at the top of this page!
Email us at info@midwesthgcomp.org
Fees
$175.00 if paid prior to May 15th.
$225.00 if after May 15th.
$100.00 will be considered a registration with balance due before meet starts.
Tow fees are not included and will be paid by pilots by the close of each day.
Cancellation date of May 15th (fees refunded) if there is a shortfall in paid participants. Alternative(rain) competition dates are June 24th to June 27th. The decision to use the alternate dates will be made on May 15th. A refund will be granted if you cannot attend the alternative dates and give us notice by June 1st.
