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Common launch at third flight

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Third flight - common launchWe had a rainy but successful morning flight. Tomas Haban won balloonpins.eu’s task with 13.89 m (FIN) and Michael Suchy won the balloons4sale.eu’s task with 0,59 m (HWZ). Blai Carbonell (ESP) performed 95 m but it was enough for 214 points only because most of them made great drops.
The wind is calmed and forecast promise big direction changing for tonight. Three tasks on the task sheet in third flight: MDT, LRN, FON.
All provisional results are published on Official Notice Board and here.

Czech National Championship 2012, Radesín (updated)

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Czech National Balloon Championship 2012, RadesinThe Czech National Championship 2012 will start tomorrow in Radesín. We are waiting 14 pilots. The first Spanish pilot Blai Carbonell Rodriguez will participate on the Event too. Ther organisers are did great job and we have target list too already. We have  a night the enjoy the excellent Czech beer.

The following documents are available: 

Schedule

  • Tuesday, 26th June
    • free training evening flight
  • Wednesday, 27th June
    • free training morning flight
    • registration for competition 9:00-13:00
    • general briefing 14:00
    • first competition evening flight
  • Thursday, 28th June
    • morning and evening competition flights
  • Friday, 29th June
    • morning and evening competition flights
  • Saturday, 30th June
    • morning and evening competition flights
    • closing ceremony
  • Sunday, 1st July
    • free flight or spare competition flight and closing ceremony
    • departure of team


Photo collections from the 1st FAI Junior Hot Air Balloon Championship

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Picture collections from 1st FAI Junior Hot Air Balloon ChampionshipYou may find here few links for photo collections from the 1st FAI Junior Hot Air Balloon Championship.

 

Last Task Sheet of the 1st FAI Junior Hot Air Balloon Championship

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The Event Debriefing of the 1st FAI Junior Hot Air Balloon Championship will start at 17:00. The last task briefing will start 18:30. The Task sheet is ready: calculated rate of approach task and Minimum distance time. Two take-off is permitted.
Rokas Kostiuskevicius was the best pilot after 10 tasks but three tasks results are not published. The championship is still open.
Good luck!

Results

Latest information:
A cold front approaching the area. Flight will be cancelled on the Task Briefing at 18:30 26/05/2012. No more competiton flight on 1st FAI Junior Hot Air Balloon Championship.

Sunny morning with 5 tasks

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Sunny but little bit cold morning, common launch from the city. We made the early wake-up for the citizens.
Five tasks in the Task Sheet: JDG, HWZ, Pilot Declared Race to an Area, Elbow and Fly on.
The Pilot Declared Race to an Area is a modified Race to an Area where the pilot have declare when he cross a line on the map. The winner is who can declare smallest result from the declared time and actual time of achieving first valid track point after the line.

The results are published here.