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21st FAI World Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship

August 17, 2017, 12:24:33 pm MST -0600

21st FAI World Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship

Sneaking in under the wire

Jamie Shelden|World Class 1 Championships 2017

http://naughtylawyertravels.blogspot.com.br/2017/08/third.html

Aside from that great news, there's been much grumbling about guys making very dangerous approaches into the Esplanada on several days. I mentioned one such approach in one of my earlier posts, and they have continued. The field just adjacent to the Esplanada landing field has been approved for landing in situations where the Esplanada has many other pilots coming in at the same time. However, as this field just to the north is the first one you reach on a low approach, a few guys have used it because they couldn't make it in to the Esplanada and a few have come straight in on final, landing downwind having just barely made it over the buildings, trees and very low power lines.

At the same time, it was decided that although there was no perfect solution, the best criteria for what the Meet Director would consider a "safe" landing was the ability to make a circuit (downwind-base-final) approach prior to landing. Coming straight in on final and landing downwind because no other turns could be made beforehand, would be considered a dangerous approach and would be penalized. So, this is what we are using now and this guideline will be used for duration of the comp.

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21st FAI World Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship

August 15, 2017, 10:43:09 pm MST -0600

21st FAI World Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship

Dust Devil low

dust devil|record|World Class 1 Championships 2017

One pilot had to throw his chute.

Brazilian pilot Rafael Mello hits a dust devil 100m above ground, goes up side down, throws parachute, and got out with very minor injuries from this incident. According to the official registration records, he is sponsored by "God."

Dislocated shoulder as I recall from a translation.

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21st FAI World Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship

August 10, 2017, 7:16:54 pm MST -0600

21st FAI World Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship

Day 1 videos

Erick Vils|video|World Class 1 Championships 2017

Erick Vils <<erick>> sends:

Starting gate time lapse: https://youtu.be/e6oT73lUcpQ

Goal: https://youtu.be/aTcxLfFJD7M

Briefing: https://youtu.be/-CgLUHcATTw

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21st FAI World Hang Gliding Class 1 Championships

Sun, Aug 6 2017, 10:02:31 pm GMT

Opening ceremony was on Sunday

video|World Class 1 Championships 2017

http://eventos.cbvl.esp.br/en/21-fai-mundial-de-asa-delta-brasilia-2017

http://eventos.cbvl.esp.br/en/21-fai-mundial-de-asa-delta-brasilia-2017#program

August 7th
- from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM - official registration (Head Quarters)
- 7:30 PM - mandatory safety briefing (Museu Nacional Auditorium)
- 8:30 PM - first team leader briefing (Head Quarters)

August 8th
- official training day

August 9th to 18th
- contest flying days

https://youtu.be/my3n9bXOOVk

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Brasília Open 2015

June 26, 2015, 5:59:37 MDT

Brasília Open 2015

August 8th through 15th

video|World Class 1 Championships 2017

Betos Schmitz <<beto.schmitz>> writes:

The Brazílian Hang Gliding Association is pleased to invite pilots to participate in the Brasilia Open 2015. This year will be a chance for training. In 2016 (August 27th - September 3rd) we will have a test event (Pre-Worlds). In 2017 the 21st FAI World Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship, in which only pilots classified in their countries will be able to participate.

For the test event we will have a deadline for foreign teams, after that registration will be open until the maximum of 150 pilots.

More info : https://airtribune.com/hg-brasilia-open/info

Registration : http://www.abvl.com.br/foreigners/

https://youtu.be/SqhLs3ddXIo

Brasília for 2017 World Hang Gliding Championship

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